Pak: ICT administration develops rural areas

Islamabad: Chief Commissioner, Islamabad, Hamid Ali Khan said that ICT administration is spending tens of billion of rupees on development of rural areas of the capital city.

He said that administration has completed a number of projects in the rural areas of Islamabad during the last fiscal year and many on-going projects are under completion in ICT.

The projects, include water supply schemes, construction of rural roads, rehabilitation of rural roads, pavement of streets, up-gradation of basic health units and rural health centres in remote rural areas, many schemes relating to the development of agriculture and livestock in the rural areas.

Moreover, he said that many new development projects costing million of rupees are also being launched in the new financial year for the uplift of rural areas. He said that installation of water filtration plants in each union council is also underway.

Similarly, many health related projects like supply order/booking for procurement of three mobile dispensaries for the rural areas is also under way. He, further, said setting up of a district headquarters hospital in Tarlai equipped with modern medical facilities for the people of rural areas is also being undertaken very strongly. Hamid Ali Khan informed that Revenue department of ICT is also being computerised to ensure transparency.

He said that ICT administration is focusing on expansion of modern health services in rural areas similarly development of agriculture, livestock is also taking place and so far thousands watercourses have been constructed for provision of water. Micro credit schemes for giving loans to the women living in rural areas have also been undertaken and running very successfully.

Meanwhile, Deputy Commissioner, Amer Ali Ahmed, informed that ICT Administration is also expanding the network of computer literacy centres in rural areas for spreading and promoting computer technology in rural areas. Moreover, he said that ICT Administration is also setting up libraries in the union councils to promote the reading habit in the young generation and books are being arranged in this regard.

Deputy Commissioner Amer Ali Ahmed told that the Administration is also holding open kutcheries in rural areas very shortly to solve the problems of local community at their doorstep in rural areas. A schedule of open Kutcheries is being issued very shortly.