Islamabad: (Staff Reporter) The federal government released another Rs8.5 billion to provinces and territories for conducting the digital census.
According to the source, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) spokesperson stated that the centre had granted Rs.4.14 billion to Punjab, more than Rs.2 billion to Sindh, Rs.1.36 billion to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Rs.780 million to Baluchistan, Rs.80.49 million to Gilgit Baltistan, Rs.70.29 million to Islamabad, and Rs20.5 million to Azad Kashmir.
As per details the funds will be used for vehicles, staff training, and field operation. Earlier, the centre had released Rs.10 billion for the census and the PBS spokesperson had said that the total expenditure for the census was Rs.34 billion with the Economic Coordination Committee overseeing the release of the remaining funds.
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