A meeting of the Planning and Budget Committee was held under the chairmanship of Federal Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal in which development budget proposals for various projects were reviewed. Federal Minister Ahsan Iqbal said that next year's development budget will be 800 billion. When the government left in 2018, the development budget was one thousand billion. Completion of ongoing projects will be the top priority of the government. It was a difficult task. The next budget reviewed the recommendations of all governors and ministries linked to the private sector development program. In the past, development schemes were launched on political grounds. The port, shipping and Gwadar projects were affected due to wrong policies of the previous government. However, building dams for water storage and higher education will be our priority.
Ehsan Iqbal said that the government would provide laptops to the youth on the basis of merit, adding that cyber security, artificial intelligence and youth training programs were included in the development budget. Laptops will be provided in installments, 250 vocational training institutes with provinces will be included in the budget.
He said that funds have also been allocated for accelerating C-Pac projects, funds have also been allocated for solving water and energy problems in Gwadar, Balochistan has been given priority in the development budget of next financial year. , Most of which is on Balochistan. Development budget. The share will be spent on projects in Balochistan. Rs 50 billion has been earmarked for integrated areas in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas. The government is focusing on timely completion of dams and will increase the budget for higher education.
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