Karachi, March 15, 2019 (PPI-OT): Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah reviewing the progress of 443 on-going development schemes of education, Rural Development Department (RDD) and Public Health Engineering Department of Rs33.6 billion said that he was not satisfied with the pace of work and urged the concerned department to complete 205 schemes by June 2019, otherwise action would be taken accordingly.
The meeting was attended by Minister Education Syed Sardar Shah, Minister Local Government Saeed Ghani, Chairman P and D Mohammad Waseem, Secretary School Education Qazi Shahid Parvez, Secretary Finance Najam Shah, Secretary PHE Hassan Naqvi, Secretary Colleges Pervez Sihar. Secretary School Education Qazi Shahid Pervez briefing the chair said that 201 schemes of Rs15.15 billion were in progress against which Rs6.9 billion have been released while utilization has been recorded at Rs3.5 billion.
These schemes include establishment of Early Childhood Education Intervention at Hyderabad and Karachi and construction of schools Tharparkar and construction of shelter less schools at different districts such as Jhudo-Mirpurkhas, Hyderabad (rural area), Tando Allahayar, Tando Mohammad Khan, Thatta, Sujawal, Mirpurkhas, Umerekot, Jacobabad, Kashmore and Karachi.
The secretary education said that 60 schemes for which 100 percent allocation has been released would be completed by June 2019. AT this the chief minister directed him to complete 118 schemes of shelter less schools and other schools which are required to be made functional just with the purchase of furniture. He directed Chairman P and D Mohammad Waseem to remove these 118 scheme from next ADP.
Secretary College Education Pervez Sihar briefing the chief minister said that 48 schemes of Rs5 billion were in progress, of them Rs2.1 billion has been released against which utilization stands at Rs917 million. He said that 100 percent funds have been released for 16 schemes, and 50 percent funds of 19 schemes have been provided while quarterly releases are made for rest of the schemes.
These schemes include construction of college buildings at Qazi Ahmed, establishment of Boys and Degree Colleges at Ubauro, Gadap, provision of furniture for colleges constructed at Mirpurkhas, Shaheed Benazirabad and Larkana. There are some repair and renovation works of different colleges. The chief minister directed Minister Education Sardar Shah to personally visit these college schemes and out of 48 complete 35 by June 2019 because they would be deleted from the next ADP.
Secretary RDD Hassan Naqvi briefing the chief minister said that 49 schemes of Rs800 million were going on. The finance department has released them Rs660 million, of them only Rs9 million have been utilized. AT this the chief minister said that despite financial crunch a handsome amount has been released by the finance department but the utilisation unsatisfactory.
These schemes include development of graveyard at Village Sheranpur, Distt Jacobabad, construction some small roads, link roads, culverts, installation of solar tube well etc. The chief minister directed the Secretary RDD to complete 28 schemes by June 2, 2019 and report him. Mr Hassan Naqvi told the chief minister that PHE department has launched 145 schemes of Rs12.7 billion against which Rs4.5 billion have been released while the utilization is Rs1.3 billion.
These schemes include water supply, tube wells, drainage, control of water logging, improvement sewerage discharge, construction drain nalas etc. The chief minister showed his displeasure on less utilization of the released amount. He directed PHED secretary to complete 26 schemes for which 100 percent allocation has been released. “I would delete these schemes from ADP book in the next budget, therefore they must be completed by June 2019.
The chief minister directed Minister Local Government Ghani to personally visit and complete schemes of RDD and PHED. Their schemes are most important and need to be completed by the end of this financial year. Meanwhile, the chief minister urged Chairman P and D Mohammad Waseem to send his teams on the on-going school, college, RDD and PHED schemes for their inspection and checking of the quality and keep posting the reports. Murad Ali Shah said that he would be reviewing ongoing uplift schemes so that they could be completed well in time.
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