Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Ahsan Iqbal, Federal Minister for Finance, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, Provincial Ministers, and Federal Secretaries attended the meeting.
It approved the increase in the scope of the Irrigation component of the Sindh Emergency Flood Rehabilitation Project and the revision of the scope for the CAREC Corridor road infrastructure project in Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces.
It also approved the revised scope of the Karachi Water Supply and Sewerage Improvement Project for Rs 25.4 billion besides approving the World Bank-funded project GRADES to improve attendance and learning outcomes in schools of Punjab.
On September 3, ECNEC okayed six major development projects worth Rs 178.1 billion in different sectors including health, agriculture, energy, and transport.
ECNEC okays ten projects costing over Rs172 billion
The ECNEC approved in a meeting chaired by Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar in Islamabad.
According to a press statement issued by the deputy prime minister’s office, the ECNEC greenlighted Rs. 52,772.52 million for the establishment of the Nawaz Sharif Institute of Cancer Treatment & Research in Lahore. The project will be financed through the Annual Development Programme (ADP) of the Government of Punjab.
The PC-I envisaged the provision of low-cost quality and comprehensive Cancer treatment through a 915-bed Institute of Cancer and Research located in Lahore. The Cancer treatment-related healthcare services will integrate various modalities such as surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and palliative care.
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