The Pakistani government has allocated Rs 1146.563 million under Public Service Development Programme (PSDP) for Science and Technological Research Division in Fiscal Year 2011-12. According to a budgetary document released Friday, an amount of Rs 1067.563 million has been allocated for 41 on-going projects and Rs 79 million for 10 new schemes in the PSDP 2011-12.
Several new-schemes include establishment of Pakistan Institute of Cost and Contracts, rapid methods for the detection of Pathogenic Microbes, Genetic Improvement of Rice for Abiotic stress tolerance, DNA based vaccine vecters against hepatitis C virus, technical training centre for the precision mechanics and instrument technology at Jafferabad, Boluchistan and up-gradation renovation, reconstruction and moderniszation of animal house for R & D activities drugs development and evaluation, PCSIR Karachi at a cost of Rs 10 million each.