Purchase of vehicles is a non-productive expenditure, Kaiser Bengali, it is a necessary expenditure, Nasir Hussain Shah. Photo: File
Karachi: Despite the poor economic conditions of the province, poverty and unemployment, the government of Sindh has completed preparations to buy new and expensive vehicles for hundreds of its officers, these vehicles are being purchased with the funds of the current financial year before the next budget.
In the recently held Sindh Cabinet meeting, formal approval was given to buy new vehicles, after which the Department of Services, General Administration and Coordination sent separate letters to all the commissioners and senior members of the Board of Revenue of the province and ordered the vehicles required by the concerned officers. Directed to provide details.
According to the copy of these letters available with Express, the official vehicles used by the Deputy Commissioners, Assistant Commissioners (Mukhtarkar) and other officers of the province have become old and therefore they face difficulties in moving from one place to another in connection with their official duties. is falling, therefore they should be informed immediately regarding the need for new vehicles.
The letter sent to the Board of Revenue has also mentioned how expensive vehicles will be purchased for the assistant commissioners of the respective sub-divisions or tehsils.
According to the policy mentioned in the letter, 1300 cc Toyota Yaris will be purchased for assistant commissioners or mukhtars working in urban tehsils or sub-divisions and divisional and district headquarters of the province, while for mukhtars or assistant commissioners working in rural taluks or sub-divisions. Hilux Four by Four Double Cabin Standard Edition will be purchased.
It should be noted that there are 31 districts and 150 tehsils or sub-divisions in Sindh province, while Karachi has 7 districts and 31 sub-divisions. The price of 1300 cc Toyota Yaris with different features in Pakistan is from Rs. 43 lakhs to Rs. 55 lakhs while the Hilux four Bi-four double cabins cost more than one crore.
It should be noted that even more expensive vehicles are bought for the deputy commissioners of the province. According to a report released by the World Bank under the name of Social Protection Delivery System in Sindh, the lack of food among children and women in the province due to poverty. stunning rate) is more than other provinces of Pakistan i.e. 49.9 percent.
According to a World Bank report on the health situation in Sindh, the proportion of women dying during pregnancy and childbirth in Sindh is higher than in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, while the mortality of children under the age of five is higher than in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Renowned economist Qaiser Bengali termed the purchase of new vehicles for provincial officials as non-productive expenses and said that due to the poor economic conditions of the country, the federal government and all provinces should avoid such non-productive expenses.
Provincial Minister for Development and Planning Syed Nasir Hussain Shah defended the purchase of vehicles and said that it is a necessary expenditure, funds were already allocated for it in the budget of the current financial year.
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