ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) has approved over Rs8.10-billion for execution of various development schemes in the four provinces under Public Sector Development Program.

The approval was accorded at a meeting of the Committee here in Islamabad on Friday with Minister for Finance and Revenue Ishaq Dar in the chair. The meeting also approved the lowest bid for import of thirty-three thousand metric tonnes of urea.

It also allowed the Ministry of Economic Affairs to sign debt rescheduling agreement with Japan Bank for International Cooperation for debt suspension of COVID related amount worth 26.150 million dollars.