KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that out of Rs1.2 trillion provincial budget, Rs870.2 billion are spent on salaries, employees’ retirement benefits, operation expenses, grants, subsidies, including Rs75 billion to local bodies and repair and maintenance. The proramme was attended by Chief Secretary Mumtaz Shah, Secretary Finance Hassan Naqvi, Secretary Health Zahid Abbasi, Secretary P&D Shireen Narejo and others. “Now, we have decided to introduce in reforms in local bodies to make more effective and efficient,” he said. To a question, Shah said that the Sindh was the only province which had constructed two bridges on river Indus and an airport at Tharparkar. Replying to a question, the chief minister said that all the Basic Health Units, except Karachi and Nawabshah, have been given to PPHI and they all were operating perfectly.

Source: Pakistan Today January 30, 2020 14:48 UTC