The Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is committed to the uniform development of the province by approving several development projects in the PDWP meeting. The PDWP approved Ehsaas Hunar Program at a cost of about 3 billion rupees to employ the skilled youth of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the construction of 26 km road in Chitral district.
The Provincial Development Working Party approved the Ehsaas Hunar Program at a cost of about 3 billion rupees to make the skilled youth of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa employable. Under the program, interest-free loans of up to Rs. 5 lakh will be given to skilled youth for business. More than 35 thousand skilled youth in the province will benefit from the program.
A project was approved for Rs 2.9 billion for the reconstruction, rehabilitation, and improvement of a 26 km road from Arandu to Calcuttak Lowari in the Chitral district.
The ninth meeting of the Provincial Development Working Party was held under the chairmanship of Additional Chief Secretary Planning and Development Department Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ikramullah Khan in which several development projects were approved. Members of PDWP and officers of the concerned departments attended the meeting. The forum approved important projects related to irrigation, education, health, social welfare, and local government for the development of the province.
The command area for small dams completed under the Accelerated Development Program was approved. Improvement and rehabilitation of flood protection structures, bridges and existing structures on river Swat and nearby rivers in Tehsil Matta District Swat.
Rehabilitation and improvement of CRBC and Paharpur canal system in Dera Ismail Khan District. Construction and Feasibility Study of Solar Lift Irrigation Schemes in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Rehabilitation and reconstruction of damaged flood structures and channels in Swat, Shangla, and Buner districts, Construction and improvement of flood protection works, channels, tube wells, and crossing facilities in Tehsil Alpuri and Bisham District Shangla as per requirement. Improvement of irrigation facilities in Swat district, Development and construction of causeway and FPW, research studies, consultancies, surveys, detailed design, Establishment of Chief Minister Delivery Unit, Establishment of Government College of Commerce Dagar Bonir, Reconstruction of Agriculture Research Institute (ARI) Mengura Swat under Saudi Fund for Development Projects, Rehabilitation of Veterinary Research and Disease Investigation Center Balogram Swat, Primary Health Center Hayasrai Ko Category-D Hospital, Upgrading in late lower, Construction of Thalassemia Department at District Headquarters Butkhela Malakand, Construction of Special Children’s School with Special Children, Teacher Training School, Establishment of Monitoring and Development System in Swat Malakand Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Construction of blacktop road in Wana of South Waziristan district. Construction of Blacktop Road in Sub-Division Tank, Provision of EMOs in secondary hospitals in merged areas; Addition of 100 specialists (consultants) for health facilities in the merged districts. Strengthening and capacity building of PHED including establishment of Sector Reforms Unit in PHE Department, construction/rehabilitation of water supply and sanitation schemes in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Phase-II), Provision and cleaning of sewerage schemes in Dera Ismail Khan, Approval of scheme to support special initiatives in Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, establishment of 5 model schools in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to be worked on in Kirk, Haripur, Charsadda, Hangu, and Bitgram. Purchase of land for cemeteries in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 03 Pilot project for establishment of model religious schools, Establishment of computer labs in registered religious schools of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Construction of Batkhela Bypass Road from Sukai Bridge to Khodaguzo Bridge Terai, Batkhela Tutakan Kulangi Section Malakand District Road Rehabilitation, Width of Boni Bizand Torkho Road District Chitral Upper, Rehabilitation of Hasukhel and Boya Bridge in North Waziristan and others were also approved in the meeting while upgradation and rehabilitation of Lawrencepur Tarbela Road was cleared for PSDP.
