941 billion allocated for non-development projects, 69 billion proposed for higher education (Photo: File)
Lahore: The caretaker Punjab government will present the overall budget of more than 1368 billion rupees today.
The caretaker government of Punjab will announce the budget today after approval in the provincial cabinet meeting. A meeting has been convened at 8 Club at 4 pm for the approval of the provincial cabinet, the salaries of government employees from grade 1 to 16 will be increased by 35%. The salaries of government employees from grades 17 to 22 will be increased by 30 percent. The decision to increase the pension will be taken in the cabinet meeting. The Joint Priorities Committee approved the budget figures.
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According to sources, it is proposed to allocate 69 billion 8 crores for higher education development projects, 4 billion 64 crore rupees for literacy and non-formal education, 64 billion 84 crore rupees for primary and secondary health care. It is proposed to allocate 58 billion 21 crore rupees for school education.
According to the sources, it is proposed to allocate 32 billion 18 crore rupees for development projects of industry and trade, 11 billion 44 crore rupees for youth affairs and sports, 4 billion 82 crore rupees for tourism and archeology. According to sources, 8 billion 81 crore rupees will be allocated for environmental protection, 3 billion 41 crore rupees for information and culture.
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