Govt proposes Rs 6 billion budget for IT and Telecom projects in 2023-24
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has proposed Rs. 6 billion budget for the projects of the Ministry of IT and Telecommunication projects.
This amount will be available for the Public Sector Development Project (PSDP) for the financial year 2023-24 for this sector.
The government has proposed Rs. 6 billion for 30 ongoing schemes in the IT and Telecom sector. Another Rs. 10 million will go to the new project in 2023-24.
Meanwhile, the government has recommended Rs. 230 million for the Smart Office Federal Ministries and Departments project and Rs. 150 million for the IT Certification project, according to the PSDP documents.
The government recommended another Rs. 50 million for Crime Analytics and Smart Policing in Pakistan and Rs. 548 million for Cyber Security for Digital Pakistan project.
Moreover, an amount of Rs. 160 million has been allocated to set up an IT Park in Karachi.
Also, Rs. 150.7 million will be available for for SINO-Pak Centre for Artificial Intelligence.
As per the PSDP papers, the government has proposed Rs. 397 million for the Expansion of Broadband Services in AJK and GB and Rs. 50 million for General Data Protection Regulation Compliance Management System.
The center has earmarked Rs. 300 million each for Hybrid Power Solutions in AJK and GB in the next financial year whereas it has proposed Rs. 180 million for the ICT internship program and Rs. 150 million for the expansion of the NICs program. An amount of Rs. 90 million has been suggested for the National Freelance Training Program and Rs. 45.8 million has been proposed for one patient and one ID project.
