Rs65.7b allocated to the health sector
Peshawar
The Khyber-Pakthunkhwa government on Wednesday allocated Rs65.7b for the health sector in the budget of financial year (FY) 2017-18. The total budget outlay of Rs603b represents a 20 percent increase over the preceding year 2016-17.
Muzafar Saeed, Finance Minister unveiled the provincial budget at the floor of KP Assembly on Wednesday. Health sector formed 11pc of total budget volume of Rs603b for the year 2017-18. Saeed mentioned as many as 394 posts were created in the current financial year. As many as 1149 posts were created at province and 2793 at district level in outgoing FY 2016-17.
It was proposed that 1140 posts be created in 2017-18, 674 posts in the province and 466 for districts in 2017-18. Amount of Rs13.780b will be transferred to district health offices, including medical teaching institutions for a smooth health delivery system in 2017-18.
Grant in aid includes Rs963m for Ayub Medical College, Rs1594m for Ayub Teaching Hospital Abbottabad, Rs248m for DHQ hospital Bannu, Rs144m for women and children hospital Bannu, Rs587m for Khalifa Gulnawaz teaching hospital Bannu, Rs278m for Bannu medical college, Rs232m for Gomal Medical College DI Khan, Rs313m for Mufti Mehmood Memoral Hospital DI Khan, Rs 628m for DHQ Hospital DI Khan and Rs772million for Mardan Medical Complex Mardan.
