Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has approved a solar home system programme worth Rs4 billion to be launched with the assistance of the World Bank in 10 districts of the province next.
Sindh s annual development programme to be welfare-oriented: CM Murad Ali Shah
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Saturday May 29, 2021
Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah presides over a meeting to review Annual Development Programme (ADP) for next financial year at CM House in Karachi. Photo: Twitter
CM Sindh Murad Ali Shah says community development programmes will be launched in upcoming budget to reduce poverty.
CM Shah says Sindh government would establish infectious disease hospitals in other divisional headquarters.
Directs all departments to finalise their development priorities so portfolios for budget 2021-22 can be completed.
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah on Saturday vowed that the Annual Development Programme (ADP) for the province in the upcoming budget will be welfare-oriented with schemes focusing on containing the pandemic, reviving the economy, reducing poverty, and empowering women.
10 Sindh districts to get 50% off solar systems: govt
Rs4b scheme to roll out next month SAMAA | Web desk - Posted: May 29, 2021 | Last Updated: 2 hours ago SAMAA | Web desk Posted: May 29, 2021 | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
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If you live in these ten districts in Sindh you could be one of 20,000 households eligible for a 50 percent subsidy to install a solar system at home with PV solar plates, a Lithium ion battery, three LED bulbs, one DC fan and one mobile charger port. Those districts are: Badin, Ghotki, Jacobabad, Kashmore, Khairpur, Qambar-Shahdadkot, Sanghar, Tharparkar, Sujawal and Umerkot. The Sindh government is working with World Bank assistance for this Rs4 billion programme. It will target 20,000 households in the 10 districts. The household will pay for half of the system and the rest will be covered by the government.Â