{"id":102442,"date":"2025-06-04T10:51:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T05:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=102442"},"modified":"2025-06-02T12:55:39","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T07:55:39","slug":"sindh-prioritises-infrastructure-expansion-in-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/sindh-prioritises-infrastructure-expansion-in-budget.html","title":{"rendered":"Sindh prioritises infrastructure, solar expansion in budget"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Karachi: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Saturday chaired a cabinet meeting to deliberate budget proposals for the upcoming fiscal year 2025\u201326, placing emphasis on infrastructure development, public health, and solar energy expansion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to a statement issued by the CM House, the meeting was attended by provincial ministers, advisors, Chief Secretary Asif Hyder Shah, and senior secretaries. The agenda focused on aligning budget priorities with the vision of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari for inclusive and sustainable development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI want to engage all cabinet members thoroughly in shaping the next budget to ensure it addresses the real needs of our people,\u201d said CM Murad during the session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/sindh-prioritises-women-in-new-sme-loan-initiative.html\">Sindh prioritises women in new SME loan initiative<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He stated that the outgoing year (2024\u201325) focused on completing ongoing development schemes without introducing new ones. However, the 2025\u201326 budget will incorporate new initiatives that deliver \u201ctangible benefits to the people,\u201d following directives from PPP leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Key priorities identified in the meeting include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Continued rehabilitation of flood-affected areas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Expansion of solar energy systems across districts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Upgrades in hospital equipment and healthcare delivery<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Completion of urban transport projects in Karachi<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Development of water supply, drainage, and sanitation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Boosting education and agricultural development<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To accelerate infrastructure development, the cabinet proposed launching new mega projects through Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs), particularly in underserved and high-impact areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Social protection programmes aimed at eradicating poverty are also expected to receive increased funding. Proposals included rolling out digital cash transfers with incentives to improve welfare distribution and expanding solid waste management coverage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/timeline-set-for-south-asias-longest-bridge.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Completion target set for South Asia\u2019s longest bridge in Sindh<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cabinet members further recommended reducing non-development expenditures, empowering local governments for financial sustainability, and constructing new bus terminals in multiple districts to improve public transportation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Highlighting the need for coordination with the federal government, CM Murad said, \u201cWe will finalise the budget based on the federal government\u2019s funding commitments and our provincial revenue targets to ensure fiscal responsibility and effectiveness.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He added that further consultations would be held after Eid to finalise and approve the budget proposals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur goal is to present a budget that is transparent, development-oriented, and focused on improving the lives of every Sindh resident,\u201d the chief minister concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karachi: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Saturday chaired a cabinet meeting to deliberate budget proposals for the upcoming fiscal year 2025\u201326, placing emphasis on infrastructure development, public health, and solar energy expansion. According to a statement issued by the CM House, the meeting was attended by provincial ministers, advisors, Chief Secretary Asif Hyder Shah, and senior secretaries. The agenda focused on aligning budget priorities with the vision of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari for inclusive and sustainable development. \u201cI want to engage all cabinet members thoroughly in shaping the next budget to ensure it addresses the real needs of our people,\u201d said CM Murad during the session. Read: Sindh prioritises women in new SME loan initiative He stated that the outgoing year (2024\u201325) focused on completing ongoing development schemes without introducing new ones. However, the 2025\u201326 budget will incorporate new initiatives that deliver \u201ctangible benefits to the people,\u201d following directives from PPP leadership. Key priorities identified in the meeting include: To accelerate infrastructure development, the cabinet proposed launching new mega projects through Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs), particularly in underserved and high-impact areas. Social protection programmes aimed at eradicating poverty are also expected to receive increased&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":84287,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20385],"tags":[5916,63152,8669,54157,7916,47122,62743,6332,59165,46305,65091,61095,1334,65090,64182,20531,60120,10378],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-102442","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-development-projects","8":"tag-agriculture","9":"tag-bilawal-bhutto-zardari","10":"tag-education","11":"tag-flood-rehabilitation","12":"tag-healthcare","13":"tag-infrastructure-development","14":"tag-karachi-transport-projects","15":"tag-murad-ali-shah","16":"tag-ppp","17":"tag-provincial-budget","18":"tag-public-transportation","19":"tag-public-private-partnerships","20":"tag-sindh","21":"tag-sindh-budget-2025-26","22":"tag-social-protection","23":"tag-solar-energy","24":"tag-sustainable-development","25":"tag-urban-development","26":"cat-20385-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Sindh prioritises infrastructure expansion in budget - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The 2025\u201326 budget will incorporate new initiatives that deliver \u201ctangible benefits to the people,\u201d following directives from PPP leadership..\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/sindh-prioritises-infrastructure-expansion-in-budget.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sindh prioritises infrastructure expansion in budget - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The 2025\u201326 budget will incorporate new initiatives that deliver \u201ctangible benefits to the people,\u201d following directives from PPP leadership..\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/sindh-prioritises-infrastructure-expansion-in-budget.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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