The National Assembly Standing Committee on Planning Development and Special Initiatives raised its concerns over the issues raised regarding Diamer-Bhasha Dam and Kartarpur Corridor Projects.
The Committee also recommended that the Ministry may reconcile and provide a detailed response in that regard in the next Committee meeting.
The 18th meeting of the Standing Committee on Planning Development and Special Initiatives was held under the Chairmanship of Member National Assembly (MNA) Junaid Akbar.
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​​The Committee unanimously confirmed the minutes of its previous meeting held on 12th April 2021. The Ministry gave a compliance report regarding the recommendations of the previous meeting.
However, the Committee raised its concerns over the issues raised regarding Diamer-Bhasha Dam and Kartarpur Corridor Projects. Therefore, it was recommended that the Ministry may reconcile and provide a detailed response in that regard in the next Committee meeting.
​The representatives of the Ministry of Planning, Development & Special Initiatives gave a detailed briefing on its mechanism to discourage the practice of spending development funds for the non-development expenses on a recurring basis by the various ministries.
It was informed that the process of approval of such projects had been streamlined to ensure their transparency at the initial phase. However, the process for proper monitoring and evaluation of the mature projects was also being improved.
The Committee recommended that Key Performance Indicators for such development projects may also be formulated to assess their relevance and utility.
The General Statistics (Reorganization) (Amendment) Bill, 2019, was also disposed-off by the Committee due to repeated non-attendance by the Mover.
On the issue of release of funds for the affectees of Suki Kanari Hydro Power Dam Project at River Kunhar, District Mansehra, the Committee appointed a sub-committee with the following composition and Terms of Reference (TORs):
​Composition:
- Saleh Muhammad Swati, MNA (Convener)
- Muhammad Sajjad, MNA (Member)
- Syed Agha Rafiullah, MNA (Member)
Terms of Reference (TORs):
To resolve the matter referred by the Speaker’s Office on 30th June 2021, regarding the release of funds for the affectees of Suki Kanari Hydro Power Dam Project at River Kunhar, District Mansehra.
To monitor the progress of the Earthquake Reconstruction & Rehabilitation Authority (ERRA) on the development projects in District Mansehra and New Balakot.
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MNAs Sher Akbar Khan, Saleh Muhammad, Shaukat Ali, Syed Faiz Ul Hassan, Nawab Sher, Dr. Seemi Bukhari, Imran Khattak, Muhammad Sajjad, Ahsan Iqbal Chaudhary, Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhary, Sardar Muhammad Irfan Dogar, Naveed Dero, Syed Agha Rafiullah, and the Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiative along with other senior officers from the ministry attended the meeting.
