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The NA Standing Committee on Defence meets

 

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT

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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY STANDING COMMITTEE ON DEFENCE MEETS TODAY

Islamabad, 3rd March, 2016: A meeting of National Assembly Standing Committee on Defence met today in Constitution Room, 2nd Floor, Parliament House, Islamabad, under the Chairmanship of Shaikh Rohale Asghar, MNA to discuss the Budgetary Proposals relating to Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for the Financial Year 2016-17. The Committee was briefed on the on-going, newly approved and proposed un-approved development projects by the Additional Secretary, M/o Defence in detail. The Committee after detailed discussion gave approval for inclusion the development projects in the PSDP for Financial Year 2016-17 and recommended to the Federal Government that the funds may be allocated in the next Financial year as demanded by the M/o Defence. The Committee also discussed and gave approval for inclusion the following development projects of Cantonment Board, Havelian in the PSDP for Financial Year 2016-17 on the recommendation of the hon. Deputy Speaker, National Assembly:

  1. Construction of Tube Well Over Head Water tank laying of water supply lines, improvement of Eid Gah and PCC of Streets along with Side Drains MohallahGujrat Ward No 1 HavellianCantt. With total estimated cost Rs. 29.5 Million.
  2. Construction of PCC Streets alongwith side Drains Ward No II Cantt Board Havellian With total estimated cost Rs. 29.5 Million.
  3. Installation of 03 Nos new Solar Tube wells and Water pipe lines and solar electrification / conversion of 03 Nos existing tube wells run on conventional energy at Havelian Cantonment Board with total estimated cost Rs. 44.5 Million.
  4. Proposal For Capacity Building Of Cantt Board Havelian Through Provision Of 02 Mini Dumper Trucks, 01 Solid Waste Compactor And Steel Rubbish Bins Thus Improving Garbage Collection, Better Solid Waste Management, Sanitation And Uplift Of Civil Area Of Cantt Board Havelian with total estimated cost Rs. 21 Million.

2.         The meeting was also attended by Mr. Tahir Bashir Cheema, Mr. Isphanyar M. Bhandara, Mir Dostain Domki, Ms. Surriya Asghar, Lt. Col. (Retd) Ghulam Rasul Sahi, Mr. Saeed Ahmed Khan Manais, Mr. Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhary, Syed Mustafa Mehmud, Dr. Shireen Mehrunnisa Mazari, Malik Muhammad Amir Dogar, Ms. Kishwer Zehra, Mr. Mahmood Khan Achakzai, Mr. Muhammad Ijaz -ul- Haq and Mr. Murtaza Javed Abbasi MNAs and Officers/Officials of the Ministry.

 

(Walayat Khan Bhettani)

      Secretary Committee