STANDING COMMITTEE ON TEXTILE INDUSTRY ENDORSED THE BUDGETARY PROPOSALS OF 03 PROJECTS HOWEVER; 07 PROJECTS WERE PROVISIONALLY APPROVED FOR THE CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR 2017-18

The Standing Committee was briefly apprised about the budgetary proposals relating to Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for the next financial year 2017-18. The Committee endorsed the budgetary proposals of 03 projects however, 07 projects of the ministry were provisionally endorsed with the view point to re-examine the projects in the next meeting. The meeting of the Standing Committee on Textile Industry held today in M/o Textile Industry under the Chairmanship of Khawaja Ghulam Rasool Koreja, MNA.

The Committee was informed by the ministry that Rs. 150 million were released for installation of 01 thousands Industrial Stitching Units for the year 2016-17 and Rs. 6183.690 Million has also been demanded for 10 projects for the current financial year 2017-18. The Committee was of the view that due to delay in completion of the projects, its cost increased which resulting in huge loss to the Government ex-chequer.

Earlier, Mr. Hassan Iqbal, Secretary, M/o Textile Industry briefly apprised the Committee about the detail of the projects included in the forth-coming Public Sector Development Program (PSDP) for the year 2017-18.    

MNAs, Sardar Muhammad Shafqat Hayat Khan, Rana Umer Nazir Khan, Haji Muhammad Akram Ansari, Malik Muhammad Uzair Khan, Ms. Ghulam Bibi Bharwana, Mian Shahid Hussain Khan Bhatti, Malik Shakir Bashir Awan, Ms . Belum Hasnain, Mr. Aqib Ullah Khan, Mrs. Asiya Nasir, Mr. Jamshaid Ahmed Dasti, Col. (R) Dr. Amir Ullah Marwat, Ms. Romina Khursheed Alam, Ch. Riaz-ul-haq, Malik Abdul Ghaffar Dogar, attended the meeting, besides officials of the Ministry.