Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar chaired the meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet, today
The ECC accorded approval for issuance of GoP guarantee amounting to Rs. 9,500 million for Hyderabad-Sukkur motorway. The ECC approved Rs. 12 billion NDMA for procurement of relief items to restock/replenish its reserves. The ECC approved fixation of Maximum Retail Prices ( MRPs) of 49 drugs on the basis of being lower as compared to their prices in the neighboring countries.
The ECC also approved following Supplementary and Technical Supplementary Grants:
Rs. 839.129 million in favor of the project titled “New Gwadar International Airport (NIGA) of Ministry of Aviation.
Rs. 120.450 million TSG in favor of Establishment Division.
Rs. 140, 584, 175 /- in favor of Establishment Division for Payment to Govt. Departments for Services Rendered from various sources.
Rs. 116.499 million in favor of Ministry of Human Rights.
Rs. 700 million in favor of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
Rs. 48 million in favor of Ministry of Interior for construction of FATA Levies Centre at Shakas Peshawar.
Rs. 470.827 million in favor of Ministry of Interior for the payment of troops cost/subsistence allowance to personnel of Civil Armed Forces deployed in UN Peacekeeping Missions.
Rs. 66.336 million for the construction of Frontier Constabulary Training Center, Michni, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Rs. 347.99 million in favor of Ministry of Interior to complete the raising process of 6th Battalion of Pakistan Post Guards for anti-smuggling purpose.
Rs. 49.5 million in favor of Ministry of Interior for further disbursement of amount as financial assistance for the families of Shuhada and injured persons of Swat terrorism incident.
Rs. 9,145 million in favor of Power Division for execution of 2×660 MW Coal fired Power project Jamshoro.
Rs. 48.429 million in favor of Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs.
Rs. 110.653 million in favor of National Counter Terrorism Authority.
Editor: Raja Kamran