Central Development Working Party has accorded approval of twelve development projects with a cumulative cost of 30.32 billion rupees.

This approval was given in the meeting of CDWP, held in Islamabad with Deputy Chairman Planning Commission Mohammad Jehanzeb Khan in the chair.

The meeting recommended one project worth 27.9 billion rupees to the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council for further consideration.

Projects are related to transport and Communications, education, information technology, physical planning and housing, and industries and commerce were considered in the meeting.

Nine projects were related to Transport and Communications including "Construction of Black toping of Road from Pirwkoh to Peer Sohri Darbar" of 371.66 million rupees, Constructor of Flyer overs at Various Locations of Quetta City to Mitigate Traffic Congestion of 3053.49 million, "Construction of Black Top Road from Sui to Chakar Marri via Lehaq Qaisrani, Ashiqani, District Dera Bugti of 275.642 million, Construction of Black Topping of Road from Pirkoh to Pathar Nala of 380.500 million, Construction of Blackto Road from Sui to Bijo Qabristan Asreli, District Dera Bugti with the cost of 438.250 million, Feasibility for Road Sector Projects of Government of Balochistan 507.477 million , Construction  Rehabilitation Tourism Highway from Lower Topa Murree to Chowk Pindori via Kotli Sattian, District Rawalpindi of 4039.788 million, Dualization of Road from Lahore Sargodha, Khushab  and Mianwali Road District Khushab" of 9400 million and Dualization of Road from Salam to Sargodha via Bhalwal Ajnala Road District Sargodha with Length of 47 Km worth 7400 million rupees.

A project related to Education presented in the meeting namely "Establishment of National Curriculum Council Secretariat" worth 433.85 million rupees approved in the meeting.

A project related to Physical Planning & Housing presented in the meeting namely "Rehabilitation of Old Town of Gwadar, worth 4000 million rupees approved by the CDWP forum.

A project related to Industries and Commerce presented in the meeting namely Feasibility Study and Infrastructure Construction of the Establishment of Karachi Industrial Park on 1500 Acres of Pakistan Steel Mills at Karachi worth Rs. 20 million approved in the meeting.

A project related to Information Technology titled Pakistan Optical Remote Sensing Satellite worth 27913.567 million rupees was referred to ECNEC for further approval.

Senior officials from Planning Commission and Federal Ministries/Divisions also participated in the meeting while representatives from Provincial Governments participated through video conferences.