Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has directed the health department to ensure completion of its ongoing 141 development schemes worth Rs13.5 billion so that healthcare facilities are provided in every nook and corner of the province.
“The COVID-19 situation has created financial constraints despite the fact the government has given priority to the health sector sothat on-going schemes can be completed in the larger interest of the people of the province.
”He was presiding over a meeting to Monday to review progress of development schemes of thehealth department here at the Cm House.
The meeting was attended by Minister Health Dr Azra FazalPechuho, Parliamentary Secretary health Qasim Siraj Soomro, Chief Secretary Mumtaz Shah and others.
The meeting was told thatthe health department has 192 schemes with an allocation of Rs93273.567 million against whichRs32886.737 million have been utilized upto June 2020 and the throw-forward was Rs60386.830 million.
Out of 192 schemes 141 are on-going for which Rs23500 million have been allocated for currentfinancial year and Rs4566.766 have been released while the utilization has been recorded at 36.11 percent or Rs1648.845 million.
The allocation for the 141 on-going schemes for 2020-21 is Rs13500million against which Rs4565.954 million have been released and the utilization is 36.11 percent orRs1648.845 million.
Since the chief minister gave priority to the completion of the on-going schemes, therefore no funds have been released for 51 new schemes.
The chief minister was told that 72 schemesare likely to be completed by the end of current financial year.
Some of them are asfollows:Establishment of Thalassemia Day Care Center at Dargah Jaral Shah, Larkana for Rs21.986 million, RHC at village Karejha Chandio, Naushehroferoze for Rs 65.832 million, upgradation of BHU to RHC Phull, Naushehroferoze for Rs63.832 million, Upgradation of BHC to RHC Fakir Faiz M. Bilalani,Mirpurkhas for Rs61.709 million, upgradation of BHU to RHC WahiPandhi, Dudu for Rs64.930 million,upgradation of three BHC to RHC in Kantio, Amrio, Veenjhniyari of Tharparkar district, upgradation ofBHC to RHC in Janhero, Samaro and New Chhor of Umerkot.
