Pakistan announces highest ever Rs 435 billion PSDP for FY 2006-07
'Pakistan Times' Federal Bureau

ISLAMABAD: The government on Monday announced the highest ever Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for FY 2006-07 at Rs 435 billion (gross), with a federal share of Rs 320 billion and focus on infrastructure and social sector development.

The allocation of Rs 435 billion under the PSDP 2006-07 shows an increase of 59.9% when compared with Rs 272 billion of PSDP in 2005-06.

The federal PSDP at Rs 320 billion for 2006-07 is also 56.9% higher than the previous year's budget estimates of Rs. 204 billion.

The federal ministries/divisions have secured a share of Rs 171 billion in PSDP 2006-07, which is 25.3% higher over the budget estimates of 2005-06.

The Corporations' PSDP 2006-07 has been placed at Rs 48 billion indicating an increase of 32.8% over budget estimates of 2005-06.

Special programmes have been allocated a sum of Rs 84 billion in PSDP 2006-07, which includes Rs 50 billion for Earthquake Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Authority (ERRA).

An amount of Rs 17 billion has been provided in the budget 2006-07 for the development of Special Areas i.e. AJK, Northern Areas and FATA which is higher by 23.5% as compared with budget 2005-06.

The provincial programme for 2006-07 has been kept at Rs 115 billion which is 69% higher than the budget estimates of Rs 68 billion in 2005-06.

The PSDP 2006-07 provides budgetary resources for development projects and programmes, with the main thrust on achieving the development objectives set out in the MTDF including economic growth, reducing poverty, achieving MDGs, good governance, ensuring equitable development of regions, developing human capital and facilitating growth of the private sector.

To this end, adequate provisions have been made including investment in human resource development and physical and technological infrastructure.

The key theme of the new PSDP is "development with equity."

Commitments for major on-going projects have been protected and high priority new projects catered for in the PSDP 2006-07.

As the financial year 2006-07 is the 2nd year of MTDF 2005-10, the PSDP has been formulated with the objectives to reduce poverty, achieving the MDGs, ensuring equitable development of regions and various social groups, empowering women and minimizing wastages.

Its strategic thrust is to facilitate the development of human capital and facilitate private sector as the engine of growth. To this end sufficient investment has been provided in physical, intellectual and technological infrastructure.

The government's overall target to maintain and sustain the economic growth rates between 6 to 8 percent was in accordance with the Medium Term Development Framework (MTDF) and the Vision 2030, with focus on knowledge- based economy and benefit from the globalization.

In order to successfully achieve targets set under the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the government was following a comprehensive strategy, with focus on energy security, water security and food security.

A total of 1885 short-term, medium term and long-term projects are covered under the PSDP for 2006-07, as against the last year's 1512 projects, of which 302 are to completed by June 30, 2006.

Education

The government has allocated Rs. 6560.258 million for education in Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for the Financial Year 2006-2007.

The allocation includes Rs. 3818.576 million for on-going projects and Rs. 2741.682 million for new ones.

According to Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 2006-07, among other new projects, a total of Rs. 2.000 million have been earmarked for Prime Minister's Merit Scholarships for Tribal Areas.

Similarly, the PSDP says that Rs. 15.000 million have been allocated for provision of quality education facilities for 200 Tribal students from FATA in settled areas outside North West Frontier Province.

Moreover, for capacity building teachers training institutes of Ministry of Education and training of elementary school teachers in ICT, FATA, NA, AJK, Punjab, Sindh, NWFP and Balochistan, Rs. 134.000 million, Rs. 604.000 million, Rs. 252.000 million, Rs. 207.000 million and Rs. 117.000 have been earmarked.

While a total of Rs. 35.475 million have been allocated for rehabilitation of damages caused by the earthquake on October 8 last year to educational institutions under Federal Directorate of Education.

Higher Education

The government has enhanced the allocation for higher education and earmarked Rs. 16.3 billion for 369 projects in the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for financial year 2006-7.

This allocation includes Rs. 11.423 billion for 209 ongoing projects while Rs. 1.832 billion for 62 new (approved) and Rs.3.044 billion for the new 98 (unapproved) projects.

According to Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 2006-07, the main emphasis would be laid on human resource development and faculty development by initiating Masters, M.Phil, PhD and post-doctoral programmes at indigenous and international level.

The scholarship programmes have been developed and are being developed for students to attain Ph.D degrees both within, as well as outside the country.

The ongoing scholarship schemes would be continued and new scholarship schemes will also be initiated to train students in key areas.

Besides allocating huge amount for various scholarship schemes and other key areas, the government has earmarked Rs. 746 million for establishment of National University of Law at Islamabad with four campuses at provinces and acquisition of land for establishment of Engineering University at Islamabad in collaboration with foreign universities.

The other areas of focus regarding infrastructure include physical infrastructure, electronic access highway, curriculum and distance education mechanism.

The universities will be encouraged to send their students on internship to industry and public/private sector organizations to gain practical experience.

The universities will also be encouraged for entrepreneurship, which includes support for the teaching of entrepreneurship related skills at universities and set-up of subsidized research and development facilities.

The universities will also be assisted in identifying areas requiring reform, identifying best practices, and suggesting mechanisms for improvement.

The central resource facility would be provided to all university faculties to assist them with the development of research projects, negotiate research contracts and enhance the ability of the faculty to attract research and development grants.

Under PSDP for the next fiscal year, Rs. 150 million have also been allocated for the development of AJK University, Muzaffaarabad (phase ll).

Defence Division

The government under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 2006-07 has allocated Rs 1303 million for 50 projects in the Defence Division sector.

Out of the total allocations Rs 637.17 million are for 34 new projects while Rs 666.62 million for 16 on-going projects.

The allocations under the new projects head include Rs 10.40 million for construction of residential quarters at Met Colony Karachi, Rs 8.16 million for construction of residential accommodation at PMD Centre Lahore, Rs 20 million for establishment of Degree College Nowshera, reconstruction of office building for CWO at Garri Dupatta, Rs 12.73 million for office building of PBO at Muzaffarabad, Rs 11.27 million for reconstruction of Met observatory at Balakot, Rs 8.73 million for construction of office building for Mt office at Okara, and Rs 40 million for construction of HQ MSA building Karachi.

The allocations also include development of various departments of SUPARCO comprising, Rs 80.21 million for Human Resource Development under National Satellite Development Programme, Rs 40 million for development of composite pressure vessel, Rs 59 million for development of large Dia Rocket Motor Casing using Marging Steel, Rs 55 million for upgradation of Quality Assurance and Quality Control Labs, Rs 85 million for Know-How Development and Capacity Building in Satellite Engineering and Technology, Rs 41 million for monitoring of lonoshoric and geomagnetic variations, Rs 14.70 million for satellite environmental validation and testing facility (Phase-I), Rs 22 million for fog aerosol characterization source apportionment and impact study, Rs 10 million for development of flexible bearing and Rs 50 million for upgradation of propellent testing facility.

Major allocations under the head of on-going projects include, Rs 38 million for training in advance engineering and technologies H-11/4 Islamabad, Rs 29.39 million for national centre for drought and environment monitoring and early warning, Rs 111.36 million for upgradation and strengthening of seismic network of PMD, Rs 297.49 million for Pak-Sat-I, Rs 100 million for new Gwadar International Airport, and Rs 20.39 million for Automation of Administration Functions Projects.

Water and Power

The government has allocated Rs. 47749.730 million for Water and Power Division (Water Sector) in Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for the fiscal year 2006-07.

According to Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 2006-07, the allocation includes Rs. 44521.600 million for ongoing projects and Rs. 3228.130 million for new projects in Water and Power Division.

In total allocated amount, Rs. 3037 million includes as foreign loan for on-going projects while Rs. 70.000 million allocated as foreign loan for new projects.

In new projects, an amount of Rs. 950 million has been allocated for Normal Annual Development programme (Emergent Flood Schemes) while Rs. 750 million allocated for rehabilitation of irrigation infrastructure in NWFP.

Similarly, the government has allocated Rs. 330 million for Chashma Right Bank Canal (First Lift) Project, D.I.Khan, NWFP. An amount of Rs. 200 million has been allocated for Makhi Farash Link Canal Project (Chotiari Phase-11), Sindh.

Other major new projects in PSDP include: Second Flood Protection Sector Project (allocated amount Rs. 150 million), Delay Action Dams (10) in Balochistan (Rs. 100 million), Naji Gaj Dam, Sindh (Rs. 100 million), Bazai Irrigation Scheme (Rs. 100 million) and Additional Works of Chashma Right Bank Canal (CRBC) (Rs. 100 million).

Similarly, out of total allocated amount for on-going projects, an amount of Rs. 11000 million has been allocated for raising of Mangla Dam.

In PSDP, the government has earmarked Rs. 5500 million for Kachhi Flood Canal Project (Phase-1) while Rs. 3000 million allocated for National Drainage Programme (NDP).

Other major on-going projects include: Extension of Right Bank Outfall Drain from Sehwan to Sea, (RBOD-11) (allocated amount Rs. 3000 million), Gomal Zam Dam (Rs. 3000 million), Irrigation System rehabilitation, Punjab (Phase-1) (allocated amount Rs. 2787.700 million) and lining of irrigation channels in Punjab (Rs. 1000 million).

Communications

The government has earmarked Rs.25558.000 million in the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 2006-07 for the Communications Division for its various ongoing and new projects while Rs 25040.000 have been allocated for National Highway Authority (NHA).

According to the budgetary allocations, out of total amount, Rs.18160.630 million is local component while Rs.7397.370 million is the foreign component.

In the PSDP 2006-07,total ten new projects have been initiated by Communications Division while number of the ongoing projects is five.

For new Communications projects, Rs 245.000 million have been earmarked in PSDP 2006-07. Under the new Road Safety component under the NWFP Road Development Sector project Rs 100.000 million have been earmarked with no foreign component.

For another new project-- Enhancement of the Training Machinery Training Institute (CMTI) Islamabad Rs.50.000 million have been allocated with no foreign aid component.

For establishment of National Highway and Motorway Police Training Centre, Sheikhupura, Rs 75.000 million have been allocated with no foreign aid component.

Rs 20.000 have been allocated for establishment of Construction Machinery training Centers in Quetta and Karachi.

For ongoing projects in the PSDP 2005-06 Rs.273.000 million have been earmarked for Communications projects and no foreign component is involved.

For Acquisition of Land for Establishment of Police Posts and offices of National Highways and pakistan Motorway Police along National Highway (N-5) Rs 254.000 million have been allocated with no foreign aid component.

Rs. 23080.000 million have been earmarked for the ongoing 37 National Highways Authority (NHA) projects with Rs 15693.630 million local component and Rs 7386.370 million foreign loan component.

For three NHA new projects 15.000 million have been allocated with no foreign aid component.

Similarly, Rs 1945.000 million have been allocated for NHA's unapproved projects numbering 16.

Railways

A total of Rs 10.88 billion have been earmarked for the development of Pakistan Railways under Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for the next financial year.

The mega public sector organization would receive Rs 1.66 billion for 8 new projects while Rs 9.28 billion for 19 on-going projects.

The new projects include, procurement and manufacture of 75 new diesel-fed locomotives at cost of Rs 250 million, procurement and manufacture of 150 passenger coaches at the cost of Rs 250 million, replacement of signal gears from Kotri to Rohri Rs 750 million, acquisition of land for dry port at Prem Nagar Rs 250 million, rehabilitation of GMU Locomotives Rs 100 million, feasibility study and investigation of defects of bridges and proposing their remedial measures Rs 20 million, replacement of overhead wires on Gopang-Dadu Section Rs 30 million and setting up of PMU Rs 14 million.

The major chunk of allocations goes to 19 on-going projects which includes, track rehabilitation Rs 1.77 billion, procurement of 69 locomotives Rs 2 billion, procurement of 1300 high-capacity Rs 2.05 billion, procurement and purchase of 1000 high capacity wagons Rs 1.10 billion, doubling of track Lodhran - Khanewal section Rs 1 billion, procurement and manufacture of 175 passenger coaches Rs 180 million, rehabilitation of 450 passenger coaches Rs 132 million, doubling of track from Khanewal to Raiwind Rs 775 million, provision of road over bridge connecting National Highway to Mehran Highway at Hospital Chowrangi Karachi Rs 75 million, construction of underpass at Okara Rs 35 million, and acquisition of land for Container Yard Gwadar rs 50 million.

Interior Division

An amount of Rs 8000 million have been earmarked under Public Sector Development Programme 2006-07 for various new and ongoing projects of the Interior Division.

The amount will be spent on 98 ongoing projects and 101 new projects to be completed in various parts of the country.

In the new financial year, the Interior Division has allocated a sum of Rs 306.419 million for procurement of fire-fighting vehicles for Islamabad.

An expenditure of Rs 500.000 million have been allocated for establishment of nationwide integrated trunk radio system for police: Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar and Quetta.

The Interior Division will spend Rs. 270.000 million on Islamabad Development package.

An amount Rs. 197.000 have been allocated for Machine Readable Passport and Machine Readable Visa project (Phase-II).

Another major project will be the construction of parliament offices for chairman standing committee of the parliament, to be completed at a cost of Rs. 100.000 million.

Among the ongoing projects, an amount of Rs 1000.000 million have been allocated for raising of Balochistan Constabulary, Balochistan and Rs 1000.000 million have been allocated for conversion of B-area of Balochistan into A-area.

An amount Rs. 609.000 will be spent on machine readable passport project (IT sector).

The Interior Division will spend an amount of Rs. 500 million on police record and office management information system.

An amount of Rs 130.000 million will be spent on addition of 3rd land of Murree road from Faizabad to Serena Hotel Islamabad.

Rs. 127.014 million will be spent on automated finger printing identification system under PSDP.

Women Development

An amount of Rs. 269.873 million has been allocated for the 13 on-going and four new projects of Women Development Division in the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 2006-07.

According to PSDP, Rs. 104.216 millions have been allocated for Gender Reform Action plan in the category of on-going schemes while Rs 50.65 millions have been allocated for crisis centers for women in distress at Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar, Quetta, Mianwali, Kohat, Vehari, Sahiwal, Rawalpindi, Sialkot, Faisalabad, Multan, Bahawalpur, Mirwala, Hyderabad, Sibi, Abotabad, Mirpur (AJK) and Nawabshah.

Likewise, Rs. 19 millions have been allocated for the community campaign to prevent violence against women including media.

In the category of new schemes, Rs 22.565 million have been allocated for the establishment of crisis centers for women in Distress at Jacobabad, Khushab, D.G.Khan, Khuzdar and Swat (Mangora).

Similarly, Rs. 9.447 millions have been allocated for Aman Skill Development Centre, Alipur Islamabad while Rs. 4.625 millions for Al-Noor Vocational Centers (Skill Development Centre for Rural Women) , Sialkot.

Rural Development

Government has allocated a total of Rs. 530 million for local government and rural development in the Public Sector Development Programme for the financial year 2006-7.

The amount includes Rs. 30 million for two on-going and Rs. 500 million for a new project.

Population Welfare

An amount of Rs. 4319.250 million have been allocated for 24 on-going schemes and Rs. 49.760 millions for three new schemes of Population Welfare Division in Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 2006-07.

According to details of the on-going schemes, Rs. 1389.070 millions have been allocated for Population Welfare Programme Punjab, Rs. 695.060 millions for Population Welfare Programme Sindh, Rs. 419.310 millions for Population Welfare Programme NWFP and Rs. 292.720 millions for Population Welfare Programme Balochistan.

Likewise, Rs. 438.590 millions have been allocated for the population Welfare Programme Federal, Rs. 51.640 millions for Population Welfare Programme FATA, Rs. 39.510 millions for population Welfare Programme Northern Areas, Rs.72.320 millions for Population Welfare Programme AJK and Rs. 29.990 millions for population Welfare Services in Islamabad.

Similarly, Rs 114.520 millions have been allocated for construction of population house at Islamabad, Rs. 52.100 millions for construction of buildings for population welfare training Institute Lahore and Rs. 37.070 millions for construction of office/hostel/residential buildings for population welfare training Institute Karachi.

According to the details of new schemes, Rs. 24.070 millions have been allocated for reproductive health training Center Islamabad, Rs. 22.690 millions for establishment of seven revenue districts in Sindh and Rs. 3 millions for up-gradation of NRIFC Karachi.

Narcotics Control

The government has allocated Rs 156.910 million under Public Sector Development Programme 2006-07 for various new and ongoing projects of the Narcotics Control Division.

The amount will be spent on nine ongoing projects and two new projects, to be completed in various parts of the country.

In the new financial year, the Narcotics Control Division has allocated a sum of Rs 17.800 million for Kohistan areas development project and Rs. 17.200 million for Kala Dhaka Area Development Project (Phase-I).

The Narcotics Division has allocated an amount of Rs 121.910 million for ongoing projects, including construction of ANF complex at Quetta, Model Addiction T & R Centre in Islamabad and Quetta.

Social Welfare

The government has earmarked Rs. 299.375 million in the Public Sector Development Program (PSDP) 2006-07 for the Social Welfare and Special Education Division for its various ongoing and new projects.

According to the budgetary allocations, the total amount is local component while there is no foreign component.

In the PSDP 2006-07, total fifty two new projects have been initiated while number of the ongoing projects are 35.

Under the new project for external development and land scalping of Housing Colony for Teachers of Director General Special Education (DGSE) Rs. 8.000 million have been earmarked.

Similarly for the construction of Housing Colony for teachers and staff of DGSE Rs. 5.000 million have been earmarked and no foreign component is involved.

For pilot project for up-gradation of Institute of Physically Handicapped Children from Primary to Secondary Level in federal Capital, Punjab and NWFP Rs. 7.500 million have been allocated in the PSDP 2006-07.

Rs. 1.400 million have been earmarked for the establishment of Special Education Centre for Hearing Impaired and Visually Handicapped Children at Primary Level in Mardan, Faisalabad, Khuzdar and Nawabshah.

For ongoing projects in the PSDP 2006-07 Rs. 148.875 million have been earmarked for Social Welfare and Special Education Division and no foreign component is involved.

Information & Broadcasting

An amount of Rs 834.437 million have been allocated for 35 new and ongoing projects of Information and Broadcasting Division during 2006-07 under PSDP.

Rs 699.437 have been allocated for 20 ongoing projects of Pakistan Television Corporation with no foreign aid component involved.

Most of these allocations have been made for rebroadcast stations. Besides Rs 300.000 million have been allocated for Replacement of Electronic Equipments. Rs 160.000 million have been earmarked for TV Center Multan with no foreign component.

For 15 new projects related to PTV and Radio Pakistan Rs 135.000 million have been allocated having no foreign aid allocation.

Health

The government has allocated Rs.2495.540 million in the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 2006-07 for new projects especially provision of diagnostic equipments, upgradation of hospitals and training and capacity building of doctors and paramedics.

A budgetary allocation of Rs.8.514 billion has been made for completion of ongoing schemes in the health sector during next financial year.

The new projects include provision of 64 Slice Helical CT Scan Angiography equipment at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), AFIC Rawalpindi and NICVD Karachi.

The provision of MRI and CT Scanner for Civil Hospital Karachi, Chandka Medical College, Larkana, People Medical College, Nawabshah and Liaquat University Hospital, Hyderabad will also be made under the programme.

An amount of Rs.200 million has also been earmarked for replacement and purchase of equipment at NICVD, Karachi.

To cater the health need of the people of Balochistan, Rs.290 million will be spent for operationalization of Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Federal Hospital, Quetta.

An amount of Rs.200 million have been allocated for up-gradation of National Institute of Hearth Diseases, Rawalpindi while Rs.100 million will be incurred on national maternal neo-natal and child health programme.

An Institute of Neurosurgery will be established in JPMC, Karachi at a cost of Rs.150 million in the next financial year.

According to budgetary allocation, an amount of Rs.107 million spent on installation of 1.5 Tesla MRI at 5 hospitals of NWFP.

The construction of a 400 bedded Fatima Jinnah Block in Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Lahore, 50 bedded hospital at District Kohlu, Balochistan and up- gradation of existing hospital in Swat to 300 beds with essential facilities will be made out of the budgetary allocation in heath sector.

For the completion of ongoing schemes, Rs.4 billion has been earmarked for National Programme for Family Planning and Primary Health care.

A amount of Rs.1.2 billion will be spent for expanded programme of immunization, control of diarrheal disease, National Institute of Health, Islamabad.

Rs.181 million and Rs.198 million have been allocated for Reproductive Health Project and National Tuberculosis Control Programme respectively.

Rs. 205 million for establishment of Cardiac Surgery facilities and Rs.228 million for establishment of Burn Care Center at PIMS, have been separately allocated in the PSDP 2006-07.

culture Sports

Government has earmarked Rs. 437.033 million for Culture and Sports Division in the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 2006-7.

The amount includes Rs. 220.434 million for 16 new and Rs. 216.599 million for 23 new projects.

Some new major projects include Laying of Hockey Turfs at Sargodha, Khuzdar, Muzaffarabad and Gilgit costing Rs. 20 million each.

Rs. 12 million have also been enhanced for Construction of National Museum Pakistan, Islamabad as well as Rs. 10 million for Establishment of Sports Medicine Centre at Pakistan Sports Board, Islamabad.

Special Projects

An amount of Rs. 8.974.174 billion has been allocated for the on-going and new federal-funded special projects in the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 2006-07 under Finance Division.

Major allocations with respect to the new projects in this segment of PSDP 2006-07 included Rs.1,389.563 nillon for Project for improvement of Financial Reporting and Auditing Rs. 1.200 billion, Rs. 812 million for Public Sector Capacity Building Project, Islamabad, Rs. 442 million for Greater Quetta Water Supply - main

While an amount of Rs. 250 million has been allocated for expansion of Raw Water Filtration Plant and Supply Network for Supplying Clean Water to Hyderabad and Rs. 200.00 million for construction of Dual carriageway from Gujrat to Salam Interchange through mandi Bahauddin, Rs. 150 million for widening and remodelling of Roads and Intersection of Islamabad International Airport Road from Jinnah Park Chowk to Flying Club.

Other on-going projects securing allocations in PSDP 2006-07 included Rs. 200 million for Construction of Bridge over Malir River connecting shah Faisal colony and Korangi section. Rs. 242.035 million Project for Lyari Expressway Resettlement proejct, Rs.360 million for TA for Local Goverment performance Ehancement (ADB Assistance).●