Maavashu MP Ahmed Shakir has written to Speaker Abdul Raheem Abdulla requesting detailed information on Public Sector Investment Programme projects included in successive state budgets.
In the letter Shakir noted that MVR 8.2 billion is proposed for PSIP in 2027. He compared earlier figures, pointing out that MVR 12.4 billion was approved for 2025 while actual spending reached only MVR 8.6 billion, and that the 2026 allocation of MVR 8.3 billion is currently estimated at MVR 6.5 billion. The gaps, he said, raise questions about how projects are prioritised and tracked.
Shakir highlighted water and sewerage schemes in Kunahandhoo and Hithadhoo, which fall in his constituency. Physical work on the Kunahandhoo system has not yet begun, he stated, despite earlier commitments that such projects should be completed by 2027.
He asked the Speaker to disclose the island-by-island distribution of PSIP projects from 2024 to 2027, together with budgetary allocations and progress reports for the two named schemes. No response from the Speaker’s office has been reported.
