DLP Report
PESHAWAR
Advisor to Chief Minister for Finance Muzammil Aslam has said that the Chinese language is an important means of communication between two civilizations, two nations, and in this age of technology, the need to learn foreign languages is more important than ever.
He expressed these views while addressing the students who completed a Chinese language course at China Window Center Peshawar here on Tuesday.
On this occasion, Finance Advisor Muzamil Aslam distributed certificates among the students and teachers and also thanked the organizers of China Window Center for providing excellent service to the public despite limited resources.
CM-KP aide on Finance shared that 26pc of the world’s electricity is produced in China, which means that one in four units of the world’s electricity is produced in China and after the United States, China is the second largest economic power in the world.
He said that the youth said that the provincial government will start Ehsaas projects for the youth with a cost of 15 billion rupees, which includes Ehsaas Apna Ghar, Ehsaas Hunar and Ehsaas youth programs.
Under the Ehsaas Apna Ghar program, Akhut Microfinance Bank will provide interest-free loans of up to Rs1.5 million and under the Ehsaas Hunar program, they will provide interest-free loans of up-to Rs0.5 million to the youth.
With these interest-free loans, the youth of KP can start small businesses, he added.
Advisor Finance said that the KP government is starting an education card project after health card activation and the financial condition of the province is in a much better position than before.
Compared to Punjab and Sindh, KP has purchased wheat with cash and in this year, they have released about Rs 11 billion for health card projects so far, Mr Aslam said.
He furthered that R37 billion will be issued during this financial year only for universal health card projects while a surplus budget of Rs100 billion has also been given on June 30 last year.
