ECC to consider supplementary grants, financial assistance package in meeting tomorrow

The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) is scheduled to meet on Friday under the chairmanship of Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb to consider a series of supplementary grants and funding requests for various government departments and institutions.

According to the agenda, the ECC will review and approve supplementary grants for several organisations, including a grant of Rs528 million for the Pakistan Land Port Authority.

The committee is also expected to consider a package for financial assistance to the families of those martyred in the Tarlai bomb blast.

A summary regarding the revision of the current fiscal year's development budget will also be placed before the committee for consideration.

The agenda includes a proposal to provide Rs150 million to the National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA).

The ECC will further consider a summary seeking Rs413.9 million for the Frontier Corps (FC) to meet security-related expenditures associated with the Reko Diq project.

A proposal to allocate Rs3 billion to Pakistan Television (PTV) is also on the agenda.

In addition, the committee will take up a summary regarding the provision of funds to the Special Communications Organisation (SCO).

A proposal seeking Rs120 million for the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs will also be discussed.

The ECC is further expected to consider a summary for the allocation of Rs1.3 billion to the Pakistan Mint.

Decisions on the various funding requests are expected after deliberations during the meeting.