KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah chaired a high-level cabinet meeting on Saturday to review budget proposals for the fiscal year 2025-26, setting out the government’s priorities for inclusive development, poverty reduction, and sustainable progress.
He highlighted key focus areas including water supply, drainage infrastructure, solar energy expansion, education, healthcare, agriculture, and industrial development. The meeting also discussed ongoing efforts to rehabilitate flood-affected populations and repair damaged schools and hospitals.
The cabinet explored plans for launching new mega projects through Public-Private Partnerships, strengthening social protection initiatives, and upgrading hospital equipment and public transport infrastructure in Karachi. Special emphasis was placed on increasing allocations for maintenance and service delivery improvements.
Proposals from cabinet members included reducing non-development expenditures, empowering local governments financially, and expanding digital cash transfers to improve social welfare outreach. Additional recommendations involved enhancing solid waste and solar energy systems and building new bus stands across multiple districts to improve transport facilities.
