RDA finalises budget for FY2025–26

Rawalpindi:Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) has finalised its annual budget for the fiscal year 2025–26, amounting to Rs3,953 million.

The Finance Sub-Committee, chaired by the Director General RDA, Kinza Murtaza, vetted the budget and submitted the estimates for development expenditure to the Government of Punjab for final endorsement.

The Finance Sub-Committee includes representatives from the Finance Department, Planning & Development (P&D) Department, and Housing, Urban Development & Public Health Engineering Department (HUD&PHE). The committee convened to scrutinise and approve the RDA’s financial plan, ensuring alignment with strategic development goals.

During the meeting, it was disclosed that Rs8,808 million has been earmarked for ongoing and new development schemes aimed at improving infrastructure and urban development in Rawalpindi.

Major projects include: Rawalpindi Ring Road – R3 Project: Construction of a 38.3 km main carriageway from Banth (N-5) to Thalian (M-2), with a budget allocation of Rs32,997.054 million, Nullah Lai Project: Feasibility study and detailed design of trunk/outfall sewer along the Nullah Leh corridor (N-5), allocated Rs1,000 million, Rawalpindi Ring Road (Phase-II): Feasibility study and detailed design from Thalian (M-2) to G.T. Road (N-5), allocated Rs1,000 million and others.

The meeting was attended by key officials including Qazi Sohaib Ahmad, Director Admn & Finance RDA, Masood Arshad, Deputy Director Finance RDA, representatives from the Finance Department, HUD&PHE Department, P&D Department and others. The proposed budget reflects RDA’s continued commitment to infrastructural advancement and sustainable urban development across the Rawalpindi region.