ISLAMABAD: The budgetary allocation for Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) schemes
has been reduced from Rs 27,560 mi
llion to Rs 15,085 mi
llion this year.
The government had allocated a total of Rs 15,085 mi
llion for 14 ongoing and 13 schemes of PAEC under the Public Sector Development Programmes for fiscal year 2017-18.
According to the budgetary documents issued on Friday, a total of Rs 10841.104 mi
llion for ongoing schemes and Rs 4,243.896 mi
llion has been allocated for new schemes.
Among the ongoing schemes, a total of Rs 7,110.010 mi
llion has been allocated for Chashm
a Nuclear Power Project Unit C-3 & C-4, Rs 689.145 mi
llion for Chemical Procession Plant (CPP) Mianwali, Rs 136.642 for detailed exploration of uranium (Phase-VIII) Dera Ghazi Khan, Rs 18.362 for extension of INOR Abbotabad and Rs 152.950
has been allocated for Fuel Fabrication Plant (FFP) Mianwali.
A total of Rs 650 mi
llion has been allocated for MPB-2 Shanawa Uranium Mining Project (Karak), Rs 720 mi
llion for National Electronics Complex of Pakistan (Phase-I) NE
SCOM, Rs 221.851 mi
llion for New Minerals Survey Scheme (Phase-VI) Lahore and Rs 288 mi
llion has been allocated for Nuclear Fuel Enrichment Plant (NFEP) Mianwali.
Likewise, Rs 57 mi
llion has been allocated for Nuclear Power Fuel Testing Project (NPF-TP) Faisalabad, Rs 460 mi
llion for provision of equipment for five PAEC cancer hospitals (Bahawalpur, Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad), Rs 6.044 mi
llion survey and feasibility studies of six additional nuclear power plant sites and Rs 212.900 mi
llion has been allocated for up-gradation/extension of PINSTECH labs (Phase-II).
Among the new schemes, a total of Rs 50 mi
llion has been allocated for Biotechnology Driven Socio-Economic Development, Rs 230 mi
llion for detailed exploration of uranium resources in Bannu, Basin and Kohat Plateau (Phase-III), Rs 250 mi
llion for pre-project site studies and development For Nuclear Power Projects, Rs 163.896 mi
llion for establishment of facility centre for 3D printing NE
SCOM, Rs 850 mi
llion for Gilgit Institute of Nuclear Medicine Oncology and Radiotherapy (GINOR), Rs 500 mi
llion for Gujranwala Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Radiotherapy (GINUM) Phase-II and Rs 300 mi
llion has been allocated for MPS-4 Kaleri ISL Project.
Similarly, Rs 300 mi
llion has been allocated for National Cancer Hospital and Research Center, Rs 100 mi
llion for Tokomak Fusion Program, Rs 100 mi
llion for up-gradation and strengthening of R&D labs of National Centre for Physics, Rs 100 mi
llion for up-gradation of Nuclear Institute of Agriculture (NIA) Tando Jam, Rs 120 mi
llion for up-gradation of Atomic Energy Cancer Hospital-NORI (AECH-NORI) and Rs 100 mi
llion has been allocated for up-gradation of Silicon Strip Tracker and Muon System for the Co
mpact Muon Solenoid (CMS) Experiment, Research and Development.