Prime Minister
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi chaired meeting of the Executive Committee of the National
Economic Council (ECNEC) at PM Office
in Islamabad today.
ECNEC approved
following development projects :-
1. Financial
inclusion and Infrastructure Project at a total rationalized cost of Rs. 14.318
billion.
2. Balochistan
Education Project (Revised) at a total rationalized cost of Rs. 3.57 billion.
The Project aims at increasing student enrolment with special emphasis on
girls’ education through 31 districts of Balochistan.
3. Doubling of
Railway Track from Khanewal to Raiwind (246 Km) 3rd Revision at
a total rationalized cost of Rs. 14.261 billion.
4. Revival of
Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) at a total rationalized cost of Rs. 207.546
billion to be completed under CPEC framework. The project includes construction
of 24 stations, procurement of 162 locomotives. The project will serve
commutation of 515,000 passengers per day upon completion.
5. Provincial
Roads Rehabilitation Project by Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at a total
rationalized cost of Rs. 17.103 billion.
6. Construction
of 4-Lane Bridge across River Indus linking Layyah with Taunsa including 2-Lane
approach roads and River training works (24.272 km) at a total rationalized
cost of Rs. 9.775 billion. ECNEC also directed NHA to workout a masterplan for
future bridges to be constructed across the country.
7. Construction
of Rathoa Haryam Bridge and approaches across reservoir channel on Mirpur –
Islamgarh Road (2nd Revision) at a total rationalized cost of
Rs. 6.48 billion.
8. Remodeling
of Warsak Canal System in Peshawar and Nowshera District (Revised) at a total
rationalized cost of Rs. 11.137 billion on 50:50 cost sharing between Federal
Government and the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
9. Prime
Minister’s Youth Training Scheme 2015-17 at a total rationalized cost of Rs.
26.6 billion.
