Islamabad, February 09, 2023 (PPI-OT):The National Assembly Standing Committee on Inter Provincial Coordination (IPC) recommended to approve all the budgetary proposals of the Ministry relating to Public Sector Development Program (PSDP) for the next Financial Year 2023-24 in its meeting held today at 2:00 p.m. in the Parliament House Islamabad. The meeting was presided over by Mr. Nawab Sher, MNA/Chairman.
The Secretary, Ministry of IPC apprised the Committee regarding proposed allocations for 29 Projects (19 ongoing and 10 new) of the Ministry amounting to Rs.28869.291 million out of which Rs.836 million have been allocated for 10 new Projects.
After having detailed briefing, the Committee recommended to approve all the budgetary proposals of the Ministry relating to Public Sector Development Program (PSDP) for the next Financial Year 2023-24.
The Committee showed its displeasure over non-attendance of Chairman, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Chairman, Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) and President, Pakistan Athletics Federation (PAF); however, deferred the agenda items pertaining to the PCB, PFF and PAF.
The Committee directed that all the Heads of said Departments should attend the next meeting to brief the Committee. The Committee also recommended that the matter of demarcation between the Provinces should be considered in the presence of all the Chief Secretaries in the Inter Provincial Coordination Committee (IPCC) of the Ministry.
The Committee considered the Point of Order regarding the worst condition of roads in the constituency of the Hon’ble Mr. Speaker (Raja Pervaiz Ashraf). The Committee decided to dispose of the said matter with the direction to the Local Government, Punjab to expedite the construction/maintenance work of roads in NA-58 and the Hon.
Speaker may be taken into confidence before initiating any new development scheme in his constituency and report thereof should also be submitted to the Committee before its next meeting. The Committee also decided to dispose of the Starred Question No.145 regarding Annual Income and Expenditure of Pakistan Cricket Board for the last three years, moved by Dr. Mehreen Razzaq Bhutto, MNA.
Besides the Hon. Federal Minister for IPC, Mr. Ehsan Ur Rehman Mazari, the meeting was attended by Ms. Rubina Irfan. Makhdoom Syed Sami Ul Hassan Gillani, Ms. Wajiha Qamar, Sardar Riaz Mahmood Khan Mazari, Ms. Asiya Azeem, Mr. Zulfiqar Ali Behan and Mir Khan Muhammad Jamali, MNAs. The senior officers from Ministry of IPC and Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives were also present in the meeting.
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