Education and Health gets attention of Federal Government

• Wednesday, 12 June 2013

Homer Baloch

ISLAMABAD: The government has allocated Rs 1,186,623,000 for the education and trainings division for the ongoing fiscal year of 2013-14. The Higher Education Commission has been allocated Rs. 39,000,000,000, while Rs. 3,817,727,000 has been allocated for the Federal Government educational institutes in cantonments and garrisons. On the other hand, National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination Division have been allocated Rs. 831,200,000.

Under the Functional classifications, the education and training division has been allocated Rs. 350,000,000 for Transfers; Rs. 635,603,000 for General services, Rs. 103,968,000 for General Economic, Commercial and Labour Affairs, and Rs. 97,052,000 for Education Affairs and Services not elsewhere classified.

Likewise Rs. 5,237,108,000 has been allocated for Development Expenditure of Education and Training Division under which, Rs 2,367,980,000 will be for Transfers, Rs. 352,000,000 for General Services, Rs 135,240,000 for General Economic, Commercial and Labour Affairs, and Rs. 2,381,888,000 for Education Affairs and Services not elsewhere classified.

The amount allocated to the HEC will be under the functional classification of Tertiary Education Affairs and Services.

The amount allocated for Federal government educational institutes in cantonments and garrisons has been further functionally classified as, Rs. 407,605,000 for Pre-Primary and Primary Education Affairs and Services, Rs. 2,394,553,000 for Secondary Education Affairs and Services, Rs. 797,236,000 for Tertiary Education Affairs and Services, and Rs. 218,333,000 for the Administration.

The Ministry of Capital administration and development has been allocated Rs. 1,608,122,000 for Pre. & Primary education affairs and services, Rs. 1,953,117,000 for Secondary Education Affairs and Services, 2,698,757,000 for Tertiary Education Affairs and Services, Rs. 103,300,000 for Education Services Not definable by level, Rs. 7,225,000 for Subsidiary Services to education, and Rs. 8,995,000 for Education Affairs and Services not Elsewhere Classified. Likewise the development expenditure as per the functional classification is, Rs 1,158,580,000 for Hospital Services, Rs. 131,790,000 for Public Health Services, Rs. 22,374,000 for Tertiary Educational Affairs and Services.

The amount allocated to the National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination Division is further functionally classified as, Rs 189,330,000 for Hospital Services, Rs 216,532,000 for Public Health Services, and Rs. 208,560,000 Health Administration. Likewise Rs 25,739,199,000 are allocated for the development expenditure of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination Division. The allocated amount is further functionally classified as Rs 3,054,916,000 for Public Health Services, Rs. 124,000,000 for Research and Development Health, and Rs 22,560,283,000 for Health Administration. While the ministry of Capital Administration and Development has also been allotted Rs. 5,684,237,000 for Hospital Services.

Federal government has allocated Rs 5.237 billion in annual development budget Public Section development program (PSDP) 2013-14 for 09 ongoing schemes  in education and training division, however no new projects in education sector has been introduced in annual development budget. While the Capital Administration and Development Division has been allocated Rs. 1505.688 millions in this regard. The Higher Education Commission has been allocated 18490.000 million for its 120 ongoing and 32 new schemes, while the National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination Division has been allocated 25739.199 million.