NHA revenue increased by Rs99 billion in three years: Murad Saeed

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Communications Murad Saeed on Monday said revenue of the National Highway Authority (NHA) has increased by Rs99 billion in the first three years of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government.

Sharing the three-year performance of his ministry from his Twitter handle, Murad Saeed said Rs24.2 billion were recovered by the ministry through accountability drive, Rs1 billion was saved through austerity drive and state-owned land worth Rs5 billion was also retrieved.

این ایچ اے نے 3سالوں میں کُل آمدن 124.50% (99ارب) کا اضافہ ،احتساب سے کل 24.2 بلین ریکوری، Austerity سے کُل 100 کروڑ کی بچت اور 5ارب کی زمین واگزار کرائ ۔2000km سڑکوں پر کام مکمل اور 6118km کی پلاننگ کی۔شفافیت کے لئے ای پروکیورمینٹ کا آغاز اور تمام سڑکوں کا GIS فیلڈ سروے مکمل کیا

— Murad Saeed (@MuradSaeedPTI) December 27, 2021

The minister said E-procurement has been introduced in the ministry to ensure transparency, while construction of 6,118 kilometers highways has been planned.

Earlier on Feb 11, the overall revenue collection of the institution increased up to 70 percent as compared to the previous government, according to a report released by the Ministry of Communication.