KP govt to spend Rs165b on subsidies in FY2025-26

No new project for people's relief was included in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Budget 2025-26 as old projects have already become a burden on the provincial exchequer, according to budget documents obtained by 24NewsHD TV channel on Friday.

A subsidy of Rs36 billion will be given on Health Card, while Rs4 billion subsidy will be provided to BRT Project after an addition of Rs1 billion.

The documents revealed that the government is considering purchasing new buses and for this purpose Rs5 billion were allocated.

Subsidy on wheat increased and surpassed Rs27 billion. The KP government proposed to allocate an amount of Rs65 billion on MTEs Hospitals and is considering allocating Rs6 billion for public sector universities.

An amount of Rs165 billion will be spent on different projects under the head of subsidy in KP Budget-2025-26 which Rs32 billion more than the previous year’s Rs134 billion.

Reporter: Manzoor Hussain