ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly has approved one hundred and three demands for grants pertaining to different ministries and departments for the next fiscal year.
These were moved by Minister for Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb.
No cut motions were moved on these demands for grants.
These were related to Defense Division, Communications, Federal Education and Professional Training, Climate Change, Economic Affairs Division, Geological Survey of Pakistan, National Heritage and Culture Division, Housing and Works Division, Human Rights Division, Industries and Production, Information and Broadcasting Division, IT and Telecommunication Division, Combined Civil Armed Forces, Inter Provincial Coordination Division, Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan Division, Maritime Affairs Division, Narcotics Control Division, National Assembly, The Senate, National Health Services, Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development, Parliamentary Affairs Division, Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Division, Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Division, Privatization Division, Pakistan Railways, Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Division, Science and Technology Division, States and Frontier Regions, Water Resources Division, Aviation Division and Commerce Division.
The National Assembly has also approved twelve demands for grants relating to the cabinet division, establishment division and the national security division.
Cut motions moved by the opposition on the demands for grants were rejected by the House.
Another six demands for grants relating to various departments including Power, Petroleum, Revenue and Finance Divisions as well as the Federal Board of Revenue were also approved by the House.
The House will now meet again tomorrow at 11 in the morning.
