Despite the strict measures announced by the new government, more than Rs700 million is still being spent on fuel and maintenance of vehicles run by 41 ministries and divisions. According to a local media report, the official figures compiled by the Establishment Division, the government spent Rs622 million on as many as 398 vehicles run by various ministries and divisions between January 2013 and January 2017. Similarly, 41 ministries spent Rs403 million on fuel for these 398 vehicles and as much as Rs218 million was spent on their maintenance. However, this facility has been misused by several senior civil servants despite getting a good amount of salary. A senior official in the Establishment Division told the local media outlet that “soon after the government stopped giving out cars to bureaucrats, departments and divisions started purchasing new vehicles for “official use.”

Source: Pakistan Today September 10, 2018 04:52 UTC