MVR 80 Million Allocated for Police Station Construction from PSIP Budget
The Ministry of Finance and Planning reports an expenditure of MVR 80 million from the PSIP budget for police buildings and stations. The police sector received the largest share of PSIP spending under National Security and Public Order projects.
Court building construction was the second highest expense, totaling MVR 20 million. Overall, PSIP spending for National Security projects reached MVR 109 million, while defense projects incurred MVR 1.4 million and rehabilitation projects MVR 3.6 million.
This year's PSIP budget reached MVR 7.5 billion, with MVR 12.4 billion allocated. Airport development projects accounted for the highest individual expense at MVR 3.2 billion. For next year, MVR 9.3 billion is earmarked for urban development and other projects, representing 14 percent of the total budget.
