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ECC approves Rs4bn for Defence Ministry

ECC approves Rs4bn for Defence Ministry. According to News, the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet approved Rs4 billion for the Ministry of Defence to cover its expenses.

According to a statement, the approval given at the ECC meeting in Islamabad, which presided over by Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Minister of Finance and Revenue.

The Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL)-based fertilizer plants given permission by the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) to continue using domestic gas after May 31 until August 31 without receiving any subsidies.

The Ministry of Industries and Production provided information on the country’s urea fertilizer situation as well as a summary of the needs for urea fertilizer in 2023.

The Sindh Forest Department is implementing two Indus Delta Mangrove projects, Delta Blue Carbon-I (DBC-I) and Delta Blue Carbon-II (DBC-II), to generate carbon credits and trade with international entities on the Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM), according to a summary submitted by the Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination.

The DBC-I and DBC-II projects started before the commitment made under the NDCs in 2021, and the ECC approved their proposal after discussion. These projects anticipated to generate between $200 and 220 million through 2043, with the added benefit of creating green jobs.

The Ministry of Energy’s (Power Division) summary of the payment procedures and contracts with M/s Uch Power (Pvt) Limited also taken into consideration by the ECC.

The Ministry’s proposals for a Novation Agreement, Master Agreement, and PPA amendment, which save Rs33 billion over seven years, approved by ECC.

The following technical supplementary grants and supplementary grants also approved by the ECC, including Rs 2.5 million in support of the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment Coordination to cover its expenses.

The ECC approved Rs497.261 million in favor of the Ministry of Housing and Works for the implementation of the development scheme titled “Construction of Railway underpass Gojra, district Toba Tek Singh” as opposed to Rs263.988 million in favor of the office of the Controller General of Accounts (CGA) for the implementation of online billing solutions in Federal and Provincial Accountant Generals.

the Federal Directorate of Immunization (FDI) to purchase vaccines and syringes for uninterrupted supply to the provinces, and Rs420 million in favor of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to cover its budgetary shortfall for Information Services abroad.

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The President Secretariat will receive Rs25 million for ERE expenses, the Cabinet Division will receive Rs20 billion for the Sustainable Development Goals Achievement Program (SAP), the Intelligence Bureau will receive Rs208 million to cover employee-related costs, and the Ministry of Defense will receive Rs4000 million to cover costs.

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