Govt earmarks Rs2.23bn for Defence Division under PSDP

June 10, 2022: The Federal Government has allocated an amount of Rs2.23 billion for five on-going and as many new schemes under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for Fiscal Year 2022-23.

According to a budgetary document released on Friday, an amount of Rs1,824.575 million was allocated for the five on-going schemes of the Defence Division.

An amount of Rs613.575 million has been allocated for the Construction of a Multi-Functional Office Building at DCI, Rs 300 million for the Development of ICT and Artificial Intelligence-Based Precision Agriculture System utilizing dual-use Aerospace Technologies -GreenAI, and Rs 21 million for the Establishment of FG Degree College for Boys at Kohat (Revised).

The maximum amount of Rs 800 million has been allocated for the Establishment of National Aerospace Science & Technology Park (NASTP) Aviation City Pakistan (ACP) and Rs 90 million were earmarked for the Feasibility Study for Establishment of National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) for Pakistan.

The federal government had allocated an amount of Rs407.515 million for new schemes including Rs 21 million for the Establishment of the New Generation National Geodetic Datum of Pakistan, Rs 86.515 million for the Establishment of the Institute of Inclusive Education, Islamabad and Rs50 million for NIHD Center of Excellence for Preventive, Cardiovascular Research & Development (NEPCARD) and as many for Acquisition of Land from CDA for Establishing Medical City at Islamabad by National University of Medical Science (Phase-I).

The maximum amount for any new scheme was allocated for the Establishment of National University of Pakistan, Islamabad.

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