PESHAWAR, Pakistan: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has allocated Rs 65.7billion for health sector in the budget 2017-18 showing a 20 percent increase over outgoing fiscal 2016-17.
The Provincial Finance minister Muzafar Said advocate presented the fifth budget of PTI government in the provincial assembly with Speaker Asad Qaiser in the Chair on Wednesday afternoon.
Unveiling the provincial budget at the floor of KPK Assembly in Peshawar, Finance Minister Muzafar Said advocate said the total volume of health sector was 11 percent of total budget volume of Rs 603 billion for the year 2017-18.
He said as many as 394 posts were created in the current fiscal year. As many as 1149 posts were created at province and 2793 at district level in outgoing fiscal.
Likewise, 1140 posts were proposed for creation in 2017-18 and 674 posts proposed for creation at province and 466 in districts in 2017-18.
A sum of Rs 13.780 billion has been estimated for 2017-18 to be transferred to district health offices including medical teaching institutions (MTIs) for smooth health delivery system.
Grant in aid to be provided to health institutions across the province including Rs 963 million for Ayub Medical College, Rs 1594 for Ayub Teaching Hospital Abbottabad, Rs 248 million for DHQ hospital Bannu, Rs144m for women and children hospital Bannu, Rs 587 million for Khalifa Gulnawaz teaching hospital Bannu, Rs 278 million for Bannu medical college, Rs 232 million for Gomal Medical College DI Khan, Rs 313 million for Mufti Mehmood Memoral Hospital DI Khan, Rs 628 million for DHQ Hospital DI Khan and Rs 772 million for Mardan Medical Complex Mardan.
