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States » NorthPosted at: Aug 5 2020 5:17PM


Punjab govt approves Rs 501.07 cr expenditure incurred by state in Covid fight

Chandigarh, Aug 5 (UNI) The Punjab Cabinet, led by Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh, on Wednesday gave its approval for Rs 501.07 crore expenditure incurred so far by the state government to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
Stating this here, a spokesperson for the Chief Minister’s Office said that out of Rs 501.07 crore, Rs 76.07 crore was spent by the Health Sector Response and Procurement Committee for purchase of various equipment and relief, while Rs 425 crore was spent by various departments out of the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) and budgetary resources set aside for the management and control of the pandemic.
Giving the break-up of the provisional expenditure of Rs 425 crore incurred by the various departments, the spokesperson said that Rs 131.99 crore was by the Department of Health and Family Welfare, Rs 36.16 crore by Medical Education and Research, Rs 3.77 crore by Transport, Rs 10.12 crore by Information and Public Relations, Rs 10.11 crore by Rural Development, Rs 14.04 crore by Social Security, Women and Child Development, Rs 45.05 crore by PWD, Rs 0.11 crore by Jails, Rs 78.2 crore by Food and Civil Supplies, Rs 12.65 crore by Deputy Commissioners on the development, operation and maintenance of COVID care centres in state, Rs 4.86 crore by Water Supply and Sanitation, Rs 3.62 crore by Home, Rs 8.79 crore by Local Government and Rs 65.22 crore by Deputy Commissioners.
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