Ministry Of Information Technology And Telecommunication (MoIT&T) Utilized Almost 75 Percent Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) Funds In Last Fiscal Year

Faizan Hashmi Published July 13, 2018 | 02:50 PM

Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MoIT&T) utilized almost 75 percent funds allocated during last fiscal year for its new and ongoing projects in Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP), for the fiscal year 2017-18.

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 13th Jul, 2018 ) :Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MoIT&T) utilized almost 75 percent funds allocated during last fiscal year for its new and ongoing projects in Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP), for the fiscal year 2017-18.

The ministry has utilized the complete funds for the five schemes including Replacement of GSM Network of AJ&K for which Rs433.00 million were utilized, Strengthening of ICT Infrastructure and Automation of President Secretariat (Aiwan-e- Saadar) worth Rs31.

78 million, Expansion and Up-gradation of NGMS (3G/4G) Services and Seamless Coverage along KKH (in Support of CPEC) in GB worth Rs113.26 million.

E-Enablement of FIA worth Rs0.985 and Training in Open Source Software for the End Users and System Administrators Rs 0.320 million were utilized by the ministry.

In two projects ministry has not utilized any fund that include Purchase of Land in Karachi and Lahore for Establishment and Expansion of Broadband internet Services in AJ&K and Gilgit Baltistan Phase �III.