PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
LIST OF STARRED ASSEMBLY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR
FRIDAY THE 25TH MAY, 2018
*2189. MR. KHURRAM SHER ZAMAN: Will the Minister for Finance be pleased to state:-
(a) Is it a fact that corruption cases were registered against the officers/employees of Finance department during 2010 to 2013;
(b) If answer to (a) above is affirmative, the details thereof including the nature of cases?
ANSWER
SYED MURAD ALI SHAH (Chief Minister), Minister for Finance:
(a) Yes, it is a fact that corruption cases were registered during 2010-2013 against the officers/employees of District Accounts Offices, who are under the administrative control of Finance Department.
(b) The requisite information is at Annexure, placed on the Table of the House.
*3134. MR. KAMRAN AKHTAR: Will the Minister for Finance be pleased to state:-
(a) Is it a fact that Rs.94 million were approved (ADP 503 of 08-09) for a drainage scheme for Padeidan rown, Nausheroferoze;
(b) If answer to (a) above is affirmative, current status of the scheme along with expected completion date?
ANSWER
SYED MURAD ALI SHAH (Chief Minister), Minister for Finance:
(a) The subject scheme was approved at the cost of Rs.92.676 million on May 2010 with target date of completion upto June 2013. Total funds amounting to Rs.92.676 million were released by the Finance Department and scheme completed in June, 2014 by the Local Government Department.
(b) As above.
*4172. MS. NAHEED BEGUM: Will the Minister for Finance be pleased to state:-
Number of persons provided agricultural and microfinance loan by the Sindh Bank during 2013 and 2014 along with mark-up fixed?
ANSWER
SYED MURAD ALI SHAH (Chief Minister), Minister for Finance:
Sindh Bank Limited itself has not given any microfinance loans., however details of agriculture loans disbursed to farmers as to amount, number of persons and mark-up rate are as follows:
Description
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Year 2013
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Year 2014
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Number of Borrowers
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2860
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3251
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Disbursement Amount
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Rs.1094 M
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Rs.1592 M
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Average Mark-up rate
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11.59%
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12.78%
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For microfinance loans, Sindh Bank Limited has formed Sindh Microfinance Bank as a wholly owned subsidiary which has recently commenced its operations from March 2016, after receiving its license from State Bank of Pakistan.
*5293. MS. KHAIRUNNISA MUGHAL: Will the Minister for Finance be pleased to state:-
(a) Is it a fact that Sindh Bank is facilitating Benazir Income Support Program in district Mirpurkhas?
(b) If answer to (a) above is affirmative, the details thereof?
ANSWER
SYED MURAD ALI SHAH (Chief Minister), Minister for Finance:
BISP has designated different districts to various banks for facilitation purpose. Sindh Bank is handling Tando Muhammad Khan District. District Mirpurkhas is not being facilitated by Sindh Bank.
*6572. MS. NAILA MUNIR: Will the Minister for Finance be pleased to state:-
(a) Is it a fact that insurance policies are being registered under Sindh Bank;
(b) If answer to (a) above is affirmative, the details thereof?
ANSWER
SYED MURAD ALI SHAH (Chief Minister), Minister for Finance:
A commercial bank cannot be engaged into an Insurance business directly, as such Sindh Bank do not register Insurance Policies.
Karachi:- G. M. Umar Farooq
the 24th May, 2018 Secretary
Provincial Assembly of Sindh. |