{"id":81473,"date":"2024-06-16T21:14:26","date_gmt":"2024-06-16T21:14:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/balochistan-unveils-ambitious-2024-25-budget-education-and-health-in-focus\/"},"modified":"2024-06-16T21:14:26","modified_gmt":"2024-06-16T21:14:26","slug":"balochistan-unveils-ambitious-2024-25-budget-education-and-health-in-focus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/balochistan-unveils-ambitious-2024-25-budget-education-and-health-in-focus\/","title":{"rendered":"Balochistan Unveils Ambitious 2024-25 Budget: Education and Health in Focus"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Syed Ali Shah:<\/strong><\/p>\n

QUETTA:<\/strong> The Government of Balochistan is set to present its eagerly awaited budget for the fiscal year 2024-25 on June 22. With a strong emphasis on education and health, the budget aims to uplift key sectors and improve the lives of citizens across the province.<\/span><\/p>\n

Key Highlights:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Salary Increase:<\/strong> The budget proposes a significant 25% salary increase for government employees, recognizing their dedication and service.<\/li>\n
  2. Education Boost:<\/strong> Non-development education spending will surge from 79 billion PKR to 107 billion PKR, marking a remarkable 35% increase. This investment underscores the government\u2019s commitment to quality education and skill development.<\/li>\n
  3. Healthcare Investment:<\/strong> The health sector will witness a similar boost, with funding rising from 51 billion PKR to 67 billion PKR (a 30% increase). The establishment of a state-of-the-art hospital in Naseerabad and the expansion of the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) in Quetta are among the flagship projects.<\/li>\n
  4. Transportation Initiatives:<\/strong> The People\u2019s Bus Service in Turbat will be expanded, and additional green buses will ply the streets of Quetta, enhancing public transportation options.<\/li>\n
  5. Federal Support:<\/strong> The federal Public Sector Development Program (PSDP) allocation for Balochistan will increase by a substantial 61%, reaching 58 billion PKR.<\/li>\n
  6. Revenue Projections:<\/strong> The budget anticipates 647 billion PKR from federal receipts and an 8% growth in provincial receipts (from 111 billion PKR to 121 billion PKR).<\/li>\n
  7. Fiscal Management:<\/strong> Despite ambitious spending, the budget aims for prudent fiscal management. The deficit of 701 billion PKR will be covered through better financial planning, reducing non-development outlay from 437 billion PKR to 430 billion PKR.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Balochistan ministers Mir Zahoor Buledi and Shoaib Nowsherwani addressed a press conference, providing these crucial details. The budget reflects the government\u2019s commitment to progress, welfare, and sustainable development for the people of Balochistan.<\/p>\n

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    Syed Ali Shah: QUETTA: The Government of Balochistan is set to present its eagerly awaited budget for the fiscal year 2024-25 on June 22. With a strong emphasis on education and health, the budget aims to uplift key sectors and improve the lives of citizens across the province. Key Highlights: Salary Increase: The budget proposes […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":81474,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.quettavoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_0822.jpeg?resize=1920%2C1440&ssl=1","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[123],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-81473","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-quetta-zila-news"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81473","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81473"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81473\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/81474"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81473"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81473"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81473"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}