Budget 2019-2020:Balochistan govt increases salaries, pensions by 10pc
The opposition created ruckus in the assembly but finance minister continued the budget speech.
QUETTA (Dunya News) - Balochistan Fin¬ance Minister Mir Zahoor Ahmed Buledi presented the province’s budget for 2019-20 with an outlay of Rs 419 billion in the Balochistan Assembly on Wednesday.
The salaries and pensions of government employees have been increased by 10%. The total developmental budget has been set at Rs108 billion while non developmental budget would be RS 257 billion.
The opposition created ruckus in the assembly but finance minister continued budget speech.
The budget deficit is Rs 48 billion and Rs 55.72 billion have been set for education. Rs 14.95 billion have been allocated for higher education. For health Rs 34.18 billion, for law and order Rs 44.70 billion, Rs 2.50 billion for mining while Rs 2.98 billion were allocated for livestock and forests in the provincial budget.
150 new federal projects would be started in the province while 100 projects with the help of foreign donors would also be started. Rs 28 billion have been set for water projects in the province. For industry Rs 19.7 billion and Rs 1.60 billion for sports and tourism have been allocated in the budget.
Besides this the province would receive Rs2.81 trillion from federal government and Rs 34 billion for its resources. The province would also get RS 10 billion in the context of gas development surcharge.
