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Punjab Budget 2019_20 ... Agriculture Total Allocation Rs. 40.8 bln,
subsidies, crop insurance Rs 5.35 bln, Agri Smart Cards Rs 50 mln, Model Auction Markets, Solarization of Drip Irrigation Rs 600 mln, Internship to 160 Agri graduates Rs 70 mln


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Punjab Budget 2019_20 ...Healthcare Total Allocation Rs. 134 billion,
Salaries Rs 7.5 billion, Revamping of THQ, DHQ, hospitals across Punjab Rs 3.5 billion, Drugs and medicines for healthcare services Rs 12 billion


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Punjab Budget 2019_20

Education District Education Authorities 273 bln rupees, Benefiting 2.6 million children 19.5 bln, Allocation of funds to School Councils 12.9 billion, Provision of free textbook 2.84 bln rupees

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Excellent work @ghazi52 bhai waiting for update on Punjab education allocation
 
Rs 2.305 trillion Punjab budget presented

LAHORE: Punjab Finance Minister Makhdoom Hashim Jawan Bakht presented Rs 2.305 trillion Punjab budget on the strength of additional Rs 404 billion from, federal divisible pool, enhancing the development budget to Rs 350 billion and has earmarked a surplus of Rs 232.9 billion at federal government’s request.

The Punjab government increased the pension in line with the announcement made by the federal government. The pensioners and employees from grade 1 to 16 will get a raise of 10 percent; grade 17-20 will be entitled to increase of 5 percent in pay. However, for police employees a commission has been formed that would recommend the increase. The current revenue budget has been increased by 2.7 percent to Rs1,298.8 billion for 2018-19. The provincial minister termed this increase austerity. Increase in expenses cannot be termed austerity. The federal government reduced its current expenditure by 5 percent that classifies under austerity.

The budget speech related only to the incentives provided by the government but did not disclose the new taxes imposed in the budget though many services, including doctors, beauty parlours have been brought under service tax. The budget document disclosed that the province would generate own revenue of Rs 388.4 billion against Rs 268 billion generated in 2018-19. In the ongoing year, this government missed provincial revenue target by about Rs 100 billion. However, this time many new taxes have been slapped on commercial enterprises and other services that might jack up its revenues. It is worth noting that provinces are not pushed to increase their revenues as they get over 80 percent of the receipts from the federal government through divisible pool and federal transfers. However, these federal receipts are subject to achievement of revenue targets by the federal government.

The Punjab government kept Rs 150 billion surplus on the request of federal government but as it received lower amount the surplus did not exist. The surplus in Punjab budget is again subject to achievement of tax revenue target at federal level.

He claimed that the Punjab government has allocated highest ever amount of Rs 279 billion for the health sector. The provincial government would spend Rs 40 billion to build nine modern hospitals in different cities of the province; these include Lahore, DG Khan, Rajanpur, Layyah, Mianwali, Rawalpindi, Rahim Yar Khan, and Bahawalpur. The Sehat cards would be provided in the 36 districts of Punjab for which Rs2 billion has been allocated. The allocation for education has been enhanced to Rs 383 billion. Six new universities would be established in under-developed regions, including Baba Guru Nanak University in Nankana Sahib; while 63 under construction colleges in Punjab would be completed this year.

The Punjab government would provide Rs20,00 per month each to 150,000 persons aged 65 years or above. It has earmarked Rs3 billion in the budget. The provincial government has also allocated Rs2 billion for providing Rs 2,000 monthly to widows and orphans. For handicaps and their families a sum of Rs3.5 billion has been allocated to provide Rs 2,000 per month to 20,000 persons/families. For the welfare of transgender Rs 200 million have been reserved. The Punjab government is also starting a five-year programme worth Rs7 billion to bring women into economic mainstream. An amount of Rs300 million has been allocated for the victims of terrorist attacks. Saaf Pani scheme will get Rs7 billion under which clean water plants would be established in remote rural areas.

The South Punjab region will get higher share than its population in the development budget which is 35 percent of the total development outlay of province. This amount would not be diverted to any other region or project. For agriculture Rs40.7 billion have been earmarked. For subsidies on seed, fertiliser, e credit and crop insurance a sum of Rs 7.85 billion has been allocated. An amount of Rs3.43 billion has been reserved for planting 550 million saplings in the province. The provincial government intends to upgrade Allama Iqbal Industrial City Faisalabad at a cost of Rs 23 billion.

Punjab Finance Minister announced that the provincial government intended to start construction of 170,000 low cost homes under Prime Minister's scheme of 5 million houses. He did not elaborate the financing source for these projects.

The concept of public-private partnership is being reintroduced in the province for which Rs42 billion have been earmarked. Under the PPP, mode 14 major highways would be upgraded. These include Lai Nullah Expressway and Rawalpindi Ring Road.
 
Under Construction Lahore Sialkot Motorway Project near Kanwalit Sialkot


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Industrial city to be set up in Faisalabad

The Punjab government is going to set up an industrial city in Faisalabad at a cost of Rs 23 billion.

It would be named Allama Iqbal Industrial City.
In addition to this, the government is going to revive the Quaid-i-Azam Apparel Park, Sheikhupura, during the new fiscal.
The finance minister said that industrial parks would also be set up in Muzaffargarh and Taunsa.

Rafhan Maize Products Faisalabad

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UK Businessman to Build 9 Hospitals in Punjab

Aneel Mussarat, the renowned British-Pakistani businessman, called on Sardar Usman Buzdar Chief Minister Punjab at his office and shared his plans to establish a hospital in every division of Punjab.

Mussarat said that state-of-the-art hospitals will be set up in locations that have a shortage of medical facilities. Emergencies and trauma centers will also be set up in these hospitals and the locals will be given ownership of these facilities.

He commended the Chief Minister for his work, saying that the province is heading in the right direction. Expat Pakistanis are content with public welfare steps taken by Usman Buzdar, he said.

Chief Minister lauded Mussarat’s pledge about setting up hospitals and reiterated the government’s commitment to providing quality medical facilities to the general public.

He added that the Punjab government aims to provide the best medical facilities to the citizens and stated that Nishtar-II hospital scheme was almost finished in Multan, costing several billion rupees. Similarly, a cardiology hospital is being built in DG Khan.

Mother-and-child hospitals are also being established in remote locations of the province, he added.



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Model of National Sports City Narowal 1st of its kind in Pakistan, which is 90% complete with 14 world class sports & residential facilities for 1,000 players to be fully completed by Dec, 2018 but work remains stopped.



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Under Construction Defence Housing Authority DHA Penta Square at Lahore


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Ship Restaurant Dancing Fountain Food Court Playland at Master City Gujranwala


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N-70 Multan to DG Khan Section.

Muzzafargarh to DG Khan section being converted to 4 lanes. Also adding a bypass to Chowk Qureshi. Chowk Qureshi Bypass Pics.

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