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Express Tribune
3 days ago
- Business
- Express Tribune
K-P to unveil Rs21b health outlay
The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government has proposed an allocation of over Rs21.31 billion for the health sector in the upcoming Annual Development Program (ADP) for the fiscal year 2025-26. According to official documents, Rs16.66 billion has been earmarked for ongoing health projects, while Rs4.65 billion is proposed for new development schemes in the health sector. For settled districts, Rs13.5 billion has been proposed, while Rs3.48 billion is allocated for health projects in the merged districts. Additionally, Rs4.67 billion is proposed under the Accelerated Implementation Program (AIP) aimed at fast-tracking healthcare improvements in underdeveloped areas. Key initiatives likely to be included in the new budget are the enhancement of dialysis services in designated hospitals, upgrades to ICU, HDU, and emergency services, and the installation of centralized oxygen-generating plants in hospitals across the merged districts. A new initiative for hemophilia patients is also planned, wherein 50 per cent of treatment costs will be covered by the government and the remaining 50 per cent by non-governmental organisations (NGOs). For the first time, a diabetes control program targeting young children is being introduced in the development budget. Furthermore, a performance-based payment scheme for human resource hiring in the health sector has also been proposed. The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government is set to present a Rs2,000 billion budget on Friday, with over Rs1,800 billion allocated for current expenditures. The budget will show a surplus of Rs180 billion and will not introduce any new taxes. However, the scope and rate of existing taxes will be expanded. A total of Rs433 billion has been earmarked for development projects, including funds for the development of the newly merged tribal districts. The government will also announce the imposition of an "education emergency" in the new fiscal year. Under this initiative, furniture will be provided to 100 per cent of public schools. To boost its own revenues, the province has set a 40 per cent higher target for provincial tax collection compared to the current fiscal year. The new budget includes the establishment of four additional cardiac centers in addition to the existing ones, as well as special funds for the merged districts. Measures to support the province's vulnerable, marginalized, and low-income populations are also part of the budget. Funding has been allocated for key infrastructure and welfare projects including the Peshawar-DI Khan Motorway, a new electricity transmission line, the establishment of an insurance company, and the Chashma Right Bank Canal. Safe City projects in Peshawar, Bannu, and DI Khan will receive financial support, and the education budget is being increased by 13 per cent. The monthly honorarium for artists will also be raised from Rs100,000 to Rs150,000. A significant portion of the development budget will focus on completing ongoing projects. Priority will be given to projects that are 80 per cent or more complete, followed by those with 60 per cent completion. The number of new development projects has been capped at 500, with Rs195 billion to be immediately released, and up to Rs250 billion allocated as needed. For the first time, a special committee will be formed to approve projects based on priority and necessity. The budget will continue to prioritize the education, health, and social welfare sectors. Additionally, the 13-year throw-forward period for the Annual Development Program (ADP) will be reduced to seven years. A safari park is also planned for Misri Banda in Nowshera as part of the new fiscal year's initiatives.
Time of India
09-05-2025
- Time of India
Techie loses 4.7L in digital arrest
Pune: A software engineer (26) working with a prominent company in Kothrud lost Rs4.65 lakh in a digital arrest case in September last year. The crooks, posing as CBI officials and Delhi crime branch officials, contacted him and told him that his cellphone number was being used for harassing women. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now By putting him in fear of arrest and promising to clear all cases against him, the crooks took money from him in a bank techie filed a complaint application with the cyber police. After preliminary investigations, a case was registered with the Warje Malwadi police on Wednesday. An officer from the Warje Malwadi police said the software engineer received a call from an unknown number on September 17 last year. The caller, claiming to be an officer from the Delhi crime branch, told him that his cellphone number was being used for harassing said investigations revealed that the bank account to which the victim transferred the money was of a private bank's Ranchi branch in Jharkhand. "We have sought the details of that bank account," he said.
