merged Sports Directorate funds: Rs57.48 million budget, only Rs8.59 million spent in first part of 2026-27

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Musarrat Ullah Jan , KikxNow , Digital Creator

Peshawar: The merged Sports Directorate of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has been allocated a total budget of Rs57.48 million under various heads for the financial year 2026-27, while Rs48.52 million has been released against the allocation. According to the available financial details, expenditure so far stands at Rs8.59 million, leaving Rs39.92 million from the released amount.

The figures show that approximately 17.72 percent of the released funds had been utilized, while around 82.28 percent remained unspent.

A substantial portion of the allocation is earmarked for employees' salaries and allowances. The basic pay heads alone account for Rs25.869 million, representing about 45 percent of the total budget.

Under the basic pay head A01101, Rs18.894 million was allocated, against which Rs3.096 million has been spent, leaving Rs15.797 million. Another Rs6.975 million was allocated under A01151, with expenditure of Rs833,550 and a balance of Rs6.141 million.

The data also shows allocations for house rent, conveyance, medical, executive, disparity reduction and various ad-hoc relief allowances. Among these, Rs4.22 million was allocated for the Ad-Hoc Relief Allowance 2024, of which Rs711,230 has been spent, while Rs2.596 million was allocated under the Ad-Hoc Relief Allowance 2023, with expenditure of Rs894,536.

For operational expenses, Rs1 million was allocated under the POL charges head for airplanes, helicopters and special cars, against which Rs178,209 has been spent.

Similarly, Rs350,000 was allocated for travelling allowance, with Rs87,488 spent, while Rs250,000 was allocated for stationery and the entire Rs62,500 released amount has been shown as expenditure.

The figures further show Rs10 million under the head "To Others", of which Rs3 million has been released but no expenditure has been recorded so far.

Under transport, Rs500,000 was allocated, Rs125,000 was released and Rs67,500 has been spent. Rs100,000 was also allocated for machinery and equipment, but no amount has been released or spent under this head so far.

An unusual feature in the statement is the Ad-Hoc Relief Allowance 2026 head, where the allocation and release are shown as zero, while expenditure of Rs275,108 has been recorded, resulting in a negative balance of the same amount. A similar negative balance of Rs40,664 appears under the pension contribution head, where no allocation or release is shown but expenditure has been recorded.

Overall, the financial statement indicates that against the Rs48.52 million released, the merged Sports Directorate has recorded expenditure of Rs8.597 million, with Rs39.923 million still available according to the statement.

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