Sindh Budget 2017-18

Sindh Budget 2017-18
Sindh Government presented Rs457.54 billion surplus plan for the fiscal year 2017-18 on Friday.
Sindh Finance Minister Murad Ali Shah presented your budget envisaging an overall total outlay of Rs457 billion 15 having a surplus of Rs882 million.
He introduced 15 raise within the salaries from the provincial government employees and 20 % rise in pensions.
The financial minister said that the budget is free of any new taxes.
The provincial finance minister said that 124 closed schools will be reopened and 300 new schools will also be set up.
He further said that education will be a priority and 26.20 billion is allocated for education in the budget.
20 billion will be allocated for flood hit areas of the province, he said.Universities of high level will be established in Larkana, Khairpur and other main cities of the province.

Shah said that by 2016, Sindh will be able to produce 1200 megawatts of power from Thar coal.

It was also announced that 80,000 new teachers will be appointed in all schools in the province. 300 new schools will be built while 124 primary schools will be restored.

Shah said that all decisions on budget were taken jointly. He further added that Rs6.95 billion has been allocated for the development of the health sector .

Rs20 billion were also allocated for flood affected areas.

The development package for
Karachi was announced to be Rs20 billion, while Rs10 million, Rs20 million and Rs2 million were allocated for Hyderabad, Larkana and Benazirabad respectively.

A new city called Zulfiqarabad will be established along coastal belt of Thatta, for which 335 acres of land were allocate


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