Merged districts projects’ funding status reviewed

PESHAWAR: Caretaker Minister for Newly Merged Districts Affairs, Industries, Commerce, and Technical Education, Dr Aamer Abdullah, on Monday chaired a meeting to review the funding status for ongoing projects.

A handout said the discussions centered on the allocation of funds for ongoing development projects across various departments, including Communications and Work, Irrigation, Agriculture, Livestock Fisheries, Forestry and Environment, Food, Primary and Secondary and Higher Education, Public Health Engineering, Sports and Youth Affairs, and the Board of Revenue.

The meeting involved a comprehensive review of each project’s status and the necessary funds essential for the timely completion.Secretary Communication and Works Idris Khan Marwat, Secretary Livestock and Fisheries Dr Muhammad Asrar, Secretary Food Zarif ul-Maani, Special Secretaries from the Interior and Tribal Affairs Department Muhammad Zubair and Environment Department Khuda Bakhsh, and Director General Sustainable Development

Unit Adil Saeed Safi, along with other planning and related officers, attended the meeting.

Addressing specific concerns, the minister instructed the completion of the biometric system required for parents to receive funds related to the government’s scholarship programme by December 30.He directed the inclusion of salaries for teaching staff in community schools within funding priorities and stressed the initiation of a double-shift program in areas with urgent needs.