Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar announced a new administrative division of the provincial capital will be established shortly. DawnNewsTV/File
LAHORE: Thanking the opposition for playing its democratic role in the discussion and approval of the provincial budget, fourth by the PTI government, Chief Minister Usman Buzdar announced a new administrative division of the provincial capital will be established shortly.
Speaking in the Punjab Assembly on Wednesday, he denied the impression that his government was ignoring Lahore. He said a sum of Rs86 billion had been earmarked for the provincial capital this year, other than the allocation made for the Orange Line train.
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Punjab Finance Minister Hashim Jawan Bakht. Photo: File This is the biggest budget in history of the province, says Punjab Finance Minister Hashim Jawan Bakht.
The budget was unanimously approved by the Punjab cabinet
The total outlay of the budget is increased by more than 18%.
LAHORE: The Punjab government on Monday approved the proposed budget for the fiscal year 2021-22 today with an estimated total budget outlay of Rs2.653 trillion, including an Annual Development Programme (ADP) worth Rs560 billion.
Punjab Finance Minister Hashim Jawan Bakht presented the budget, which received unanimous approval from the Punjab Cabinet.
The Punjab Cabinet also approved the much-anticipated 10% increase in salaries and pension of provincial employees and also greenlighted the decision to increase the minimum wage of workers from Rs17,500 to Rs20,000.