Five projects worth Rs60.259bn approved: CDWP injects energy into Uraan agenda

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives/Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission Professor Ahsan Iqbal on Sunday chaired a meeting of the Central Development Working Party (CDWP) that approved five development projects worth Rs60.259 billion. The forum okayed three projects valued at Rs11.714 billion and recommended two major projects worth Rs 48.545 billion to the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) for consideration, a news release said. The projects form part of the government’s development and reform agenda under Uraan Pakistan, aimed at strengthening human capital, modernizing infrastructure and governance and promoting sustainable and inclusive economic growth. READ ALSO: URAAN Pakistan Initiative: CDWP approves 7 uplift projects worth Rs24.385bn The CDWP approved the revised project for the Establishment of Medical & Nursing College at Gilgit, worth Rs4.924 billion. While reviewing the project, Ahsan Iqbal stressed the need to expand medical and nursing education opportunities in remote and underserved areas to develop a skilled local healthcare workforce and improve healthcare delivery in rural and mountainous