RS 280b to be allocated for development projects in budget

Federal Secretary Planning Commission Sohail Ahmed told the Standing Committee on Finance that Rs 280 billion would be allocated for the development projects in the coming budget. He said that Rs 27 billion has been spent on 171 projects earlier rolled back.Riaz Fatyana, member of the committee, demanded to increase the development budget up to Rs 500 billion by cutting unnecessary expenditures. The committee also asked the secretary to submit details of development projects of Pakistan Army.