The Kaduna State Government has earmarked N4.7 Billion for the provision of water, sanitation, and hygiene services in its 2022 Budget.
This is contained in the 2022 Budget size of N278.6 billion, signed by Governor Nasir El-Rufai on December 22 and made available to reporters in Kaduna on Monday.
The Budget document showed that a total of N4.7 billion was allocated to the state’s rural water supply and sanitation agency, representing 1.7 per cent of the total budget.
Of the amount, N4.6 billion was allocated for capital expenditure, while N16.7 million was for recurrent expenditure.
The budget showed that N1.5 billion was earmarked as a matching grant for the partnership for expanded water supply, hygiene, and sanitation project.
It further showed that N406.1 million was allocated for the implementation of the state roadmap for eliminating open defecation in 20 Local Government Areas amongst others.
