Only 32 percent of schools budget released in seven months

LAHORE

DESPITE the passage of over seven months of the ongoing fiscal year, the Punjab government has released just around 32 percent of the total development budget announced for its School Education Department for 2012-2013.

Out of total allocation of Rs15 billion, under the Annual Development Plan (ADP 2012-13), only about Rs4.8 billion have been released for development schemes of the department, belying government’s tall claims of the government regarding education. This slow pace

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