ISLAMABAD: The government has allocated Rs 811.788 million for 27 projects of Ministry of Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage, including 20 million for establishment of the National Film Academy, in the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for the year 2017-18.
A sum of Rs 100 million has also been set aside for modernisation of cameras and production unit of the P
akistan Television Corporation, while R
s 50 million has been allocate
d for repla
cement of equipment of the studio and the control room at the PTV Academy.
Other allocations include Rs 100 million for repla
cement of medium-wave transmitters in Mirpur and Rs 75 million for upgradation of the monitoring system up to 250 television channels. As many as R
s 50 million were earmarke
d for establishment of Sautul Quran FM Network Phase-II, while R
s 50 million were earmarke
d for institutional strengthening of the P
akistan Electronic Media Regulatory Au
thority (PEMRA).
