ISLAMABAD: The CDWP
approved Rs 1.2 billion equipment for five Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) cancer hospitals.
Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal directed the PAEC officials to expedite work on the project and complete it by March 2018. The project aims at procuring cancer-related equipment for five of PAEC centres, including two in Lahore (CENUM & INMOL) and one each in Karachi (KIRAN), Bahwalpur (BINO) and Islamabad (NORI).
Overall, the CDWP
approved seven projects worth Rs 6.9 billion, including one project
costing Rs 3.5 billion, which was referred to the executive committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC). It also
approved three positions papers and gave concept clearance of two projects.
The meeting was chaired by Ahsan Iqbal and was attended by officers of the provincial governments and ministries concerned.
In higher education sector, CDWP
approved upgrading of National Institute of Science and Technical Education (NISTE) Islamabad into a skill university
costing Rs 1 billion with FEC 276 million.
Iqbal directed HEC officials to develop a five-year roadmap an
d ensure to promote vocational and technical education through this university. The CDWP also
approved two position papers, including overseas scholarship
for Ms/MPhil leading to PhD in selected fields worth Rs 14.5 billion and science talent scheme worth Rs 1514 million for 1,800 young students. The CDWP
approved construction of official residence for the National Assembly speaker in Sector F-5/7 Islamabad worth Rs 112 million. It also
approved revised project worth Rs 401 million for extension of
Intelligence Bureau Academy in H-11/1 Islamabad.
In water resource sector, the CDWP
approved payment compensation to the 2007 flood affectees of Mirani dam of 2007 of worth Rs 3.5 billion.
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