The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government in Punjab said on Wednesday that it spent Rs100 billion in development money in southern Punjab during the last eight months.
In a report to Prime Minister Imran Khan, the Punjab administration stated that out of the total Rs170 billion released in eight months, Rs100 billion had been spent on the development of southern Punjab.
The report also gave the prime minister an update on the status of the development projects in southern Punjab.
According to the report, Rs189 billion has been set aside for the people of southern Punjab in the current fiscal year.
“Contracts have been awarded for more than 1,200 projects in southern Punjab,” it said.
“Funds worth Rs70 billion were allocated for new projects in southern Punjab during the current financial year,” it added.
“56 percent of funds have been utilized for newly launched projects in southern Punjab,” it stated.
