Govt authorises Rs220.72bn under PSDP in first quarter

Profit by Pakistan Today reported that federal authorities cleared Rs220.72 billion, about 22 per cent of the Rs1 trillion Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) outlay, during the opening three months of the new fiscal year. Planning Ministry figures indicate that Rs61.32 billion was actually spent on federal and provincial schemes between July and September 2026.

Of the Rs682.49 billion earmarked for federal ministries and divisions, Rs187.5 billion was cleared, while Rs33.216 billion was authorised against the Rs312.51 billion allotted to corporations. The Water Resources Division led the federal list with Rs86.52 billion, ahead of the Cabinet Division at Rs30 billion. Within corporations, the National Highway Authority obtained Rs22.384 billion of its Rs224.5 billion yearly allocation, while the Power Division received Rs10.832 billion from Rs88 billion.

Smaller shares went to the Federal Education and Professional Training Division (Rs7.162 billion against Rs46 billion) and the Railway Division (Rs5 billion against Rs40.658 billion). Rs4 billion is reserved for project liabilities under CPEC Phase-2 and Rs1 billion has gone to new initiatives.