The West New Britain Provincial Assembly passed its K246.8 million 2016 Provincial Budget on Tuesday, Feb 9, 2016.
Governor Sasindran Muthuvel told Loop PNG that the biggest slice of the budget will go to the education sector, health and infrastructure.
He said all the proposed high schools in the province will be benefitting in this years Budget, which include Talasea High School, Cenaka and others.
Muthuvel said significant Projects like the Bialla water supply project will be given a counter funding of K1m, the Ko bridge with a counter funding of K500,000, Saraklok Sec 8 bridge with K500,000, Amio road maintenance with K2m and other current projects.
The new nursing college will also get K1m, while other various health projects will get K4.1m.
The provincial TESAS scheme will get K3.5m for scholarships with educational infrastructures getting K8.9m while the major infrastructure, which includes roads, bridges and sports infrastructures will get K19m.
All the 12 LLGs in the province will be getting K200,000 each while the church, youth and women and various community development projects will get K6m.
Muthuvel said his main focus was on the PNG Games the province is hosting and education, health and infrastructures.