PESHAWAR: The KP government has released Rs16. 86 billion funds for ongoing Annual Development Programme schemes for merged areas. Maximum development funds have been released for construction of roads amounting to Rs4,010.999 million followed by Rs 2,001 million for Primary and Secondary Education, Rs1944 million for water and Rs1042 million for sanitation and clean drinking water projects.
The Finance Department has released Rs 683 million for Agriculture, Rs 828 million for Energy and Power, Rs398 million for Forestry, Rs 611 million for Higher Education and Rs 214 million for Home Department’s ongoing projects.
Likewise, Rs 515.719 million were released for the Industries Department, Rs 60 million for the Mineral Department, Rs 919 million for Local Bodies, Rs 708 million for Sports and Tourism, Rs528 million for Urban Development besides several others projects.