Work on the Kohat Sports Complex is in its final stages, with the government focusing on providing sports facilities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Playgrounds are playing a role in creating a healthy society and attracting young people to positive activities.
| S.# | Sector | Name of Scheme |
| 1 | Sports & Tourism | Establishment, upgradation & Rehabilitation of Sports Facilities (AIP) Sub-Scheme : Upgradation/Rehabilitation of Jinnah Stadium at Parachinar |
| 2 | Forestry | Billion Tree Afforestation Project in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Phase-III |
| 3 | Water | Construction and rehabilitation of flood protection works and irrigation channels in district Swabi (PSDP 2021-22) |
| 4 | Water | Construction of Flood Protection Structures at Vulnerable Locations on left and right banks for the protection of agricultural land/abadies at badri Nullah District Swabi (PSDP 2021-22) |
| 5 | Health | Outsourcing of supply chain of medicines and supplies. |
| 6 | Health | Extension of D-Talk and Insulin for Life |
| 7 | Health | Strengthening of 12 DHQ Hospitals (Building Capacity to respond Covid-19/Any future pandemic) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| 8 | Relief & Rehabilitation | Purchase of Land/ Construction of Rescue 1122 Stations & Blanace Works in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| 9 | Multi Sectoral Development | Provision for Contractors Decretal accrued Liabilities, Land Compensation and Uncashed Cheques Sub-Scheme : Renovate Sensing Solution for Forest Change Detection in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| 10 | Multi Sectoral Development | Special Development Package for Backward Areas of Tehsil Khwazakhela and adjoining Areas of District Swat. |
| 11 | Higher Education | Establishment of 16 Government Colleges (boys & girls) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – (Phase-II) (Cost of land & Boundary Wall+ academic infrastructure) Sub-Scheme: Establishment of Govt. Degree College Khwaza Khela, District Swat |
| 12 | Higher Education | Establishment of 15 Government Colleges (boys & girls) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – (Phase-II) (Cost of land & Boundary Wall+ academic infrastructure) Sub-Scheme : GDC Charbagh, Swat |
| 13 | Higher Education | Establishment of 15 Government Colleges (boys & girls) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – (Phase-II) (Cost of land & Boundary Wall+ academic infrastructure) Sub-Scheme : GDC Saidu Sharif, Swat |
| 14 | Higher Education | 180621- Establishment of 15 Government Colleges (boys & girls) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – (Phase-II) (Cost of land & Boundary Wall+ academic infrastructure) Sub-Scheme : 180621-9-GDC Pirbaba Gadezai Buner |
| 15 | E&SE | Provision of Free Text Books in Merged Areas (AIP) |
| 16 | E&SE | Establishment of IT labs in High & Higher Secondary Schools in Merged Areas (AIP) |
| 17 | Roads | Karak Area Development Project (To be funded from 10% Oil and Gas Royalty) Sub-Scheme : Improvement/ Widening Of Black Topped Road Karak To Banda Daud Shah Distt: Karak (17 KMs) |
| 18 | Roads | Karak Area Development Project (To be funded from 10% Oil and Gas Royalty) Sub-Scheme: Improvement and Rehabilitation of Black Topped Road From Ahmad Abad To Alam Sheri (10-KM) |
| 19 | Roads | Construction of Pir Baba Bypass Road & Pir Baba Kalabat Bypass Road, District Buner. |
| 20 | DWSS | Construction of Gravity Based water supply schemes for Matta, Khwazakhela, Minglot, Bara & Kuza Bandai, Dureshkhela, Asharay and Charbagh, District Swat |
| 21 | Urban Development | Urban Policy & Planning Unit in FATA (Reg.Dev) (MA) |
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A review meeting on the Peshawar Northern Bypass project chaired by Additional Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Shakeel Qadir Khan was held in the Planning and Development Department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The meeting was informed that Package 1 of the project is complete and traffic is flowing on it. The meeting directed to expedite work on the remaining parts of the project and also to settle land-related issues expeditiously. The Peshawar Northern Bypass project is very important in solving traffic problems in the city. Completion of the project will make it easier to reach Regi Lalma, Hayatabad, and Khyber Pass Highway in the future.
A meeting was held under the chairmanship of Additional Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Shakeel Qadir Khan on creation of command areas of small dams in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Creating a command area for small dams in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will enable existing and new land to be cultivated. The meeting directed the section of Agriculture and Irrigation to work out a plan of action regarding the command area of various small dams to be completed.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government decides to provide interest-free loans to young people for business at a cost of Rs 3.8 billion. Youths in all districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa including merged districts will be provided interest-free loans for business under the scheme of Rs. 2 billion and 1.8 billion have been earmarked for integrated districts. Provincial Development Working Party has already approved the plans. Department of Tourism, Culture and Youth Affairs will launch the project with the help of the Bank of Khyber while P&D Department will oversee the project.
A meeting was held under the chairmanship of Additional Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Shakeel Qadir Khan in the P&D department to finalize the project in which the Secretary Tourism and senior officials of Bank of Khyber participated.
The scheme has a special 25% quota for women, eunuchs, people with disabilities and minorities. There are three categories of loans for business. Under the first category, loans of up to Rs. 5 lakhs, under the second category up to Rs. 10 lakhs and under the third category up to Rs. 20 lakhs will be given. The project will operate under a unique model in which eligible youth for loans will be given special training with the help of special trainers and experts in the field of business after which the youth will be able to start their own business. The first phase of the project will benefit 3,500 businesses and 10,500 families. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government is working to stabilize the economy by providing jobs for young people through business loans and start-up programs, and by promoting business.
A review meeting on the e-governance measures of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government was held in the Planning and Development Department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The meeting was chaired by the Additional Chief Secretary of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Shakeel Qadir Khan.
During the meeting, it is decided that the ST&IT department will help prevent duplication in all departments regarding the implementation of software and online portals and meet the IT-related needs of the departments.
Special attention will also be paid to the training of departmental personnel and relevant staff. The ST&IT department will also look into the existing portals of other departments and the requirements for future software. The goal of e-governance measures is to save government
Socio-Economic Indicators of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa developed by the Regional Accounts Wing, Bureau of Statistics, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The brochure is based on secondary data and contains latest data on socio-economic sectors. This booklet will best serve the needs of policy makers, planners, administrators, developmental planners, academia, researchers and other data users in the context of evidence based planning and informed decision making. I would like to appreciate the team work put in by the staff of Regional Accounts Wing, Bureau of Statistics Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in bringing out this brochure and the cooperation extended by the Line Departments for provision of data. Suggestions for improvement of the scope and format of publication will be warmly
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An important meeting regarding the Provincial Annual Development Program was held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan at the Civil Secretariat Peshawar on Tuesday. The meeting reviewed in detail the progress on the 3rd quarter of the Provincial Annual Development Program, the status of utilization of funds allocated and released for projects, monitoring and evaluation reports of development projects, projects nearing completion as well as proposed projects to be included in the new development program.
Apart from Chief Secretary Dr. Kazim Niaz and Additional Chief Secretary Shakeel Qadir, administrative secretaries of concerned departments also attended the meeting. Briefing about the release and utilization of development funds for the third quarter of the annual development program, it was informed that Rs. 124 billion had been released for the third quarter of the provincial annual development program and 62% of the released funds have been spent so far. The meeting was informed that 51% of the funds released for the second quarter of the annual development program had been spent. Similarly, the utilization rate of funds has improved by 11% in the third quarter, which is satisfactory.
The meeting also reviewed the funds allocated for the development projects included in the annual development program during the last five years, the funds released, and the situation of their utilization. It was informed that during the last five years, the rate of disbursement and utilization of development funds has been the highest in the financial years 2019-20 and 2020-21. In the third quarter of the current annual development program, the meeting was informed that during the third quarter, 11 projects have been approved by the Central Development Working Party, 252 by the Provincial Development Working Party, and 112 by the Departmental Development Working Party.
The meeting was informed about the projects nearing completion that out of a total of 800 development projects, 621 projects are in the process of completion which will be completed by the end of this financial year. Regarding the monitoring and evaluation reports on development projects during the current financial year, it was informed that so far 2246 monitoring reports have been prepared and sent to the concerned departments out of which 1586 reports have also received feedback from the departments.
The meeting was briefed on the progress of the third quarter of the annual development program in terms of individual performance in various sectors. It was informed that the Department of Industry came first with 100% utilization of released funds, followed by the Department of Energy with 82%. The Department of Transport came in third with 79 percent.
The meeting was also apprised of the details of funds released for development projects of various departments for the third quarter and it was informed that Rs 10.43 billion for primary and secondary education projects, Rs 6.8 billion for higher education department projects, Rs 15 billion was released for health sector projects, Rs 20 billion for road projects, Rs 11 billion for irrigation projects, Rs 5.7 billion for tourism and sports and a total of Rs 124 billion for development projects. The meeting was also briefed on the new projects proposed by the departments for inclusion in the next annual development program.
In his address to the meeting, the Chief Minister termed the utilization rate of development funds released during the third quarter as satisfactory and stressed the need to further improve it so that 100 percent utilization of development funds released by the end of the financial year might be assured. Calling the timely completion of development projects a top priority of his government, he directed the heads of all departments to ensure progress on development projects as per the timelines so as to ensure their timely completion and the people without any delay take benefits of these projects. He directed the Administrative Secretaries to hold regular meetings to review the progress on development projects under their respective departments and take necessary steps to remove the obstacles in the way of progress on these development projects in a timely manner. The Chief Minister directed the officials of the Health and Industry Department to prepare and approve the plan for setting up at least two oxygen plants in the province as soon as possible for uninterrupted supply of oxygen to Corona patients in the hospitals in view of the present situation of Corona.
