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Contents
BUDGET SPEECH 2015-16 .................................................................................................................................. 3
SALIENT FEATURES OF BUDGET 2015-16 ........................................................................................................... 6
Revised Estimates 2014-15 ............................................................................................................................ 6
Budget Estimates 2015-16 ............................................................................................................................. 7
Sustainable Growth and efficient Service Delivery........................................................................................ 8
PRIORITY AREAS ................................................................................................................................................. 9
EDUCATION ...................................................................................................................................................... 10
Achievements .............................................................................................................................................. 11
Initiatives ..................................................................................................................................................... 11
International Support .................................................................................................................................. 12
Sindh Education Sector Plan 2014-18 .......................................................................................................... 13
HEALTH ............................................................................................................................................................ 13
Grants .......................................................................................................................................................... 14
Infrastructure Development ........................................................................................................................ 14
New Initiatives (2015-16) ............................................................................................................................ 15
Health Sector Strategy ................................................................................................................................. 16
LAW & ORDER .................................................................................................................................................. 16
Law Enforcement Agencies ......................................................................................................................... 17
Measures Planned ....................................................................................................................................... 17
National Action Plan .................................................................................................................................... 18
ENERGY ............................................................................................................................................................ 19
Thar Coal ...................................................................................................................................................... 19
Alternate Energy Sources ............................................................................................................................ 20
Solar Energy ................................................................................................................................................. 21
Wind Corridor .............................................................................................................................................. 21
Hydropower ................................................................................................................................................. 21
Sindh Transmission and Dispatch Company (STDC) .................................................................................... 21
Sindh Power Policy ...................................................................................................................................... 21
ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE .................................................................................................................................. 22
Achievements .............................................................................................................................................. 22
Future Program (2015-16) ........................................................................................................................... 23
IRRIGATION ...................................................................................................................................................... 23
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Water and Drainage Sector ......................................................................................................................... 24
Small Dams .................................................................................................................................................. 25
AGRICULTURE .................................................................................................................................................. 26
LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND PHE....................................................................................................................... 27
JUSTICE AND LAW COURTS .............................................................................................................................. 27
SOCIAL PROTECTION ........................................................................................................................................ 28
Poverty Alleviation ...................................................................................................................................... 28
Women Development ................................................................................................................................. 29
Minorities Affairs ......................................................................................................................................... 29
Social Welfare .............................................................................................................................................. 30
DEVELOPMENT PORTFOLIO ............................................................................................................................. 30
Karachi ......................................................................................................................................................... 30
Hyderabad Division ...................................................................................................................................... 34
Sukkur Division ............................................................................................................................................ 35
Larkana Division ........................................................................................................................................... 36
Mirpurkhas Division ..................................................................................................................................... 38
Shaheed Benazirabad Division .................................................................................................................... 39
Land Revenue Management Information System (LARMIS) ....................................................................... 40
Sindh Solid Waste Management ................................................................................................................. 41
PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS ...................................................................................................................... 42
SINDH REVENUE BOARD .................................................................................................................................. 44
SINDH BANK ..................................................................................................................................................... 46
BORROWING .................................................................................................................................................... 47
SINDH INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT BOND ............................................................................................. 47
DONOR ASSISTANCE ........................................................................................................................................ 48
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (REITS) ..................................................................................................... 48
RELIEF / WELFARE MEASURES ......................................................................................................................... 49
Grants and Subsidies On Food Items ........................................................................................................... 49
Special Packages .......................................................................................................................................... 50
Pays and Allowances of Government Employees ........................................................................................ 51
NATIONAL FINANCE COMMISSION .................................................................................................................. 52
GOVERNANCE REFORMS ................................................................................................................................. 52
Sindh Tax Revenue Mobilization Plan (STRMP) ........................................................................................... 52
Public Financial Management Strategy ....................................................................................................... 53
Budget Strategy Paper ................................................................................................................................. 53
CONCLUSION.................................................................................................................................................... 53
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‫‪BUDGET SPEECH 2015-16‬‬
‫سائينم سدائين ڪرين مٿي سن ُڌ سُڪار‪،‬‬
‫دوست مٺا دلدار‪ ،‬عالم سڀ آباد ڪرين‬
‫( شاهه)‬
‫محترم اسپيڪر سنڌ اسيمبلي‪،‬‬
‫محترم ميمبران سنڌ اسيمبلي‪،‬‬
‫اسالم عليڪم‬
‫جناب اسپيڪر ‪:‬‬
‫سڀ کان اول‪ ،‬نئين مالي سال ‪2015-16‬ع جي سالياني بجيٽ پيش ڪرڻ تي مان هللا‬
‫سائين‪ ،‬سنڌ جي عوام‪ ،‬سنڌاسيمبلي ۽ سنڌ سرڪار جو ٿورائتو آهيان‪ ،‬جن جي ڪري‬
‫مان ان الئق ٿيو آهيان ته بجيٽ پيش ڪري سگهان‪ .‬اسان جي ان ئي عوام ال ِء شاهه‬
‫لطيف دعا ڪئي هئي‪:‬‬
‫سارنگ سار لهيج‪ ،‬هللا لڳ اڃين جي‪،‬‬
‫پاڻي پوڄ پَٽن تي ارزان اَ ُن ڪريج‪،‬‬
‫وطن وسائيج‪ ،‬ته سنگهارن سُک ٿئي‪.‬‬
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!‫سائين منهنجا‬
‫اوهان کان اها اجازت پڻ گهرڻ چاهيان‬،‫ مان قاعدن موجب‬،‫بجيٽ پيش ڪرڻ کان اڳ‬
‫ٿو ته مونکي اها بجيٽ سنڌي ۽ اردو ٻولين کان سوا ِء انگريزي ۾ پيش ڪرڻ جي پڻ‬
‫ مان ايوان کي ڄاڻ ڏيڻ چاهيان ٿو ته اسان اها بجيٽ ٽنهي ٻولين ۾ سنڌ‬.‫اجازت ڏيندا‬
‫توڙي ملڪ جي عوام ۽ سڄي دنيا جي واسطي سنڌ سرڪار ۽ ناڻي کاتي جي وئب‬
‫سائيٽ تي به رکي آهي ۽ هتي موجود مانواري ميڊيا واسطي سنڌي اردو ۽ انگريزي ۾‬
:‫ سو هاڻي آئون بجيٽ پيش ڪريان ٿو‬.‫پڻ اها فراهم ڪئي آهي‬
I express my gratitude to Almighty Allah who has bestowed upon me
the privilege to stand before the elected representatives of the people of
Sindh and present the Budget for the fiscal year 2015-16. I am really
honoured and humbled. Our founding father Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali
Jinnah, said
“If we want to make this great State of Pakistan happy and
prosperous we should wholly and solely concentrate on the wellbeing of the people, and especially of the masses and the poor”.
Quaid-e Awam, Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Quaid-e-Jamhooriat
Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto, scrupulously followed the teaching of
Quaid-e-Azam and worked towards the well being of the common person. In
keeping with the collective vision of our leaders, I am proud to present the
people-friendly Budget of 2015-16.
Mr. Speaker,
Pakistan Peoples Party has made innumerable sacrifices for the
successful continuation of democracy and strengthening of institutions.
Sacrifices made by our leaders and workers together, have ensured that the
people of this land have a say in setting of priorities of governance and
development.
‫اب دہر میں بے یار و مددگار نہیں ہم‬
‫پہلے کی طرح بے کس و الچار نہیں ہم‬
(‫(حبیب جالب‬
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Mr. Speaker,
Pakistan Peoples Party has always believed in the politics of
reconciliation. With the Charter of Democracy, Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir
Bhutto laid the foundation of the reconciliation policy, which she further
expounded upon in her last book Reconciliation- Islam, Democracy and the
West. Co-Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party, President Asif Ali Zardari adhered
religiously to Shaheed Mohtarma’s vision during his tenure as the President
of Pakistan, and continues to work with all political forces.
We have always taken our partners along and have great respect for
all the elected representatives of the people. I would like to emphasize here
that this budget would not have been possible without the support and
invaluable contributions of all honorable MPAs, for which I am thankful.
Mr. Speaker,
It is our shared responsibility to come up to the expectations of
millions of people of Sindh who have reposed their trust and faith in us. Our
aim is the empowerment of people through policies and programs that can
facilitate growth and development; and help us move towards medium and
long term economic growth, a growth which is not for the few but for the
many. In exercising the responsibilities that flow from democratic
participation, we have the opportunity to create a better future for all, which
we must ensure. Through this House, I want to assure the people of Sindh
that InshaAllah, Sindh will prosper.
Mr. Speaker,
Our vision is the service of the people of Sindh across the board,
without any discrimination, and we are constantly striving to overcome all
obstacles in the achievement of our objectives.
It is pertinent to mention here that we are largely dependent on the
Federal Government for our revenue, as Federal receipts including revenue
assignments, straight transfers and OZT grant, constitute 77% of the
combined federal receipts and provincial tax and non-tax receipts.
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Mr. Speaker,
It has been seen in the past that the actual transfers to Government of
Sindh in a fiscal year, always fall short of the estimates provided, as FBR falls
short in collection of its set targets. With the unpredictability of these fiscal
transfers from the Federal to Provincial Government, Budget preparation
becomes cumbersome as the projections of our non-development
expenditure and our development portfolio are largely based on these
estimates. Resultantly, our development expenditure has to be adjusted to
offset the effect. However, it is our desire to work in close coordination with
the Federal Government in the larger interest of the people of Pakistan to
overcome these issues. We thus expect that the Federal Government would
also support us in all our endeavors and help come up with viable solutions
to the issues being faced by Sindh.
Mr. Speaker,
This budget has been prepared with focus on overall prosperity of the
people through optimal utilization of the resources to achieve targets of
socio-economic development. Let me now begin by briefly presenting the
broad contours of this budget.
SALIENT FEATURES OF BUDGET 2015-16
Revised Estimates 2014-15
The revised estimates for total receipts of province for Current
Financial Year 2014-15 are Rs. 617 billion, as against budget estimate of Rs.
672 billion, showing a decrease of 8.2%. Receipts from Federal Government
on account of revenue assignment, straight transfers and grants stood at
Rs.423 billion, which constituted 68.6% of total receipts of the province.
Federal receipts witnessed decrease of 10.7% over budget estimates of
Rs.474 billion of CFY 2014-15. The revised estimates of straight transfers
have reduced substantially by 28% to Rs. 60 billion from the budget
estimates of Rs. 83 billion. Receipts of Federal PSDP are revised to Rs. 17
billion; whereas FPA is revised to Rs. 10 billion. Receipts from provincial own
sources on account of tax and non-tax receipts are revised to Rs.128 billion,
which constituted 20.7% of total receipts. This is an increase of 2.4% over
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CFY budget estimates of Rs.125 billion.
The total expenditure for CFY 2014-15 is revised at Rs. 631 billion, as
against budget estimates of Rs. 686 billion, showing a decrease of 8%. The
current expenditure of the province is revised at Rs. 476 billion, which
includes current revenue expenditure of Rs. 454.5 billion and current capital
expenditure of Rs.21.5 billion. This shows an increase of 1% over budget
estimates of Rs. 471 billion for CFY 2014-15. The development expenditure
of the province is revised at Rs. 155 billion, which includes provincial ADP of
Rs. 126.5 billion, FPA of Rs. 9.5 billion and federal PSDP of Rs. 18.5 billion. It
shows a decrease of 28 % compared to budget estimates of Rs. 215 billion
for FY 2014-15.
Budget Estimates 2015-16
The total receipts of province for Financial Year 2015-16 are estimated
at Rs. 727 billion, as against budget estimate of Rs. 672 billion for CFY,
showing overall increase of 8.2%. Receipts from Federal Government on
account of revenue assignment, straight transfers and grants are estimated
at Rs. 494 billion, which constitute 68% of total receipts of the province. It is
an increase of 4.2 %, over estimates of Rs. 474 billion last year. However, the
budget estimates of straight transfers for next FY have decreased
substantially by 26.5% to Rs. 61 billion from the budget estimates of Rs. 83
billion of CFY. Receipts of Federal PSDP are estimated at Rs. 10 billion.
Receipts on account of Foreign Project Assistance (FPA), budgetary support
loans and grants are estimated at Rs. 47.5 billion. Receipts from provincial
own sources on account of tax and non-tax receipts are estimated at Rs. 144
billion, which constitute 19.8% of total receipts. This is an increase of 15.2 %
over estimates of Rs. 125 billion of CFY.
The total budget outlay for Financial Year 2015-16 is estimated at
Rs.739 billion, as against budget estimate of Rs. 686 billion for CFY, showing
overall increase of 7.7%. The current expenditure of the province is
projected at Rs. 525 billion, which includes current revenue expenditure of
Rs. 503 billion and current capital expenditure of Rs. 22 billion. This is 71% of
total expenditure of the province and shows an increase of 11.5% over
estimates of Rs. 471 billion for last year. The development expenditure of
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the province is estimated at Rs. 214 billion which includes provincial ADP of
Rs. 162 billion, FPA of Rs. 27 billion, federal PSDP of Rs. 9.6 billion and
development financing of Rs. 15 billion through Viability Gap Fund. Here, I
want to say few words about the share of Sindh in the Federal PSDP. The
share of Sindh for projects executed by the Provincial Government in the
Federal PSDP for the current financial year was Rs. 22.457 billion. Next year
this allocation has been reduced by the Federal Government to Rs. 9.6 billion
as proposed in the PSDP. This is a reduction of 57.2 %. Never in the past have
the allocation for development slashed by such a humungous amount.
‫امید تو بندھ جاتی ‘ تسکین تو ہو جاتی‬
‫وعدہ نا وفا کرتے‘ وعدہ تو کیا ہوتا‬
)‫(چراغ حسن حسرت‬
Despite the huge reduction in estimates of straight transfers from the
federal government and unprecedented slashing of Sindh’s development
share in the federal PSDP, the development expenditure has been
maintained at the level of last year. The development expenditure of Rs. 214
billion constitutes 29% of total expenditure of the province.
Current Revenue Expenditure of the province stands at Rs. 503 billion
and it constitutes 68.75% of total expenditure. Current Revenue Expenditure
includes salaries of government employees (Rs.232 billion; 46% of CRE),
pension and gratuity of retired employees (Rs.46 billion; 9% of CRE),
operational expenses including utilities (Rs.85.82 billion; 17% of CRE), grants
and subsidies including grants to local bodies and health and educational
institutions (Rs.91.1 billion; 18% of CRE), repair and maintenance of roads,
buildings, furniture and machinery and equipment (Rs.20 billion, 4% of CRE)
and other major head including interest payments, transfer payments and
physical assets (Rs.28 billion; 5.56% of CRE). The total allocation for SNE is Rs.
9.1 billion, which includes creation of 14480 new posts at an estimated cost
of Rs. 2.4 billion.
Sustainable Growth and efficient Service Delivery
The need to have a solid infrastructure development in place is a
mandatory prerequisite for sustainable growth, yet this alone does not
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ensure prosperity, unless accompanied by improved service delivery. This
budget aims at bringing relief in the shape of better education, health and
municipal services and a more responsive police force.
As a first step in the direction of sustainable growth and improved
service delivery, allocations for non-salary budgets of education and health
have been increased. Maintenance and repair funds for public sector
infrastructure have also been increased. This will be coupled with a
mechanism for their timely release and efficient utilization.
In the past, sole focus has been on the development of new schemes.
Resultantly, existing infrastructure was neglected. This is the reason that
most of our old infrastructure is in a dilapidated condition. However, we are
bringing this policy shift so that existing infrastructure is maintained along
with the development of new one. Consequently, the total Maintenance and
Repair funds have been enhanced to Rs. 20 billion for the FY 2015-16. This
includes significant increases in allocations for M&R of public infrastructure.
Our M&R budget for Works & Services will be increased by 31.33% from Rs.
6.09 Billion in CFY to Rs. 7.993 Billion for FY 2015-16. Similarly, the M&R
budget for Irrigation will be increased by 24.68% from Rs. 3.5 Billion in CFY to
Rs. 4.364 Billion for FY 2015-16. Out of this Rs. 1 billion has been allocated
for clearance of silt in canals. This is an increase of 72% over estimates of Rs.
582 million of CFY. We will also ensure that this huge M&R budget is utilized
in an efficient and transparent manner that will result in significant
improvement in the existing infrastructure.
PRIORITY AREAS
Mr. Speaker,
Our commitment to the development of Sindh is unfaltering. To
continue with the progress in development, the total development outlay for
FY 2015-16 is pitched at Rs. 214 billion. Of this Rs. 177 billion will be funded
from Provincial Resources, Rs. 9.6 billion will come from grants by the
federal government and Rs. 27 billion is estimated to come as Foreign
Project Assistance. Keeping in view ever-growing throw forward of
development schemes, Government of Sindh has decided to continue with
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Page 9
its policy of allocation of 80% of development funds to the ongoing schemes
and only 20% for important new schemes and special initiatives. Moreover,
it is ensured that at least 25% of the total cost of the scheme is allocated for
each new scheme in the ADP. The number of schemes in ADP has been
reduced but the allocations for each scheme have been increased. As a result
of this policy, the throw forward of development schemes has been reduced
from Rs. 704 billion on 1st July 2014 to Rs. 552 billion on 1st July 2015 by
21.3%.
Our focus will be on the improvement of the overall service delivery
through development of social service sectors of education and health;
economic sectors of energy, communications and irrigation; and social
protection sectors of empowerment of women and protection of minorities
and children. Notwithstanding these sectoral priorities, let me assure you
that none of the sectors will be neglected. This reflects our resolve to bring
significant improvement in the life of the common man by focusing on the
short term and long-term development of the province.
Planning and Development Department, with the assistance of
Administrative Departments, has developed sectoral plans for key
departments of Government of Sindh. These include plans for Education,
Health, Agriculture, Irrigation, Communications and Energy sectors, which
are highlighted hereunder:-
EDUCATION
Mr. Speaker,
Education is the single most important factor in the development of a
nation. The Government of Sindh envisages providing quality education to
all, enabling our children to realize their full potential.
The Government of Sindh attaches top most priority to Education. This
is evident from the fact that it leads in terms of resource allocation with a
share of 28.65% in total Current Revenue Expenditure (BE 2015-16). The
Budget Estimates for Current Revenue Expenditure for Education including
medical education and technical education have been enhanced from
Rs.134.37 billion in CFY to Rs. 144.67 billion for the next year, showing an
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increase of 7.6 %. This includes grants for universities and educational
institutions, which are proposed at Rs.6.12 billion in next budget as against
CFY allocation of Rs.5.89 billion. In the Current Financial Year, the ADP
allocation for Education Sector was Rs. 10.71 billion. For the next financial
year the volume of ADP has been increased to Rs. 13.2 billion, including Rs. 2
billion kept separately for Boards and Universities, 1 billion for STEVTA and
Rs.200 million for Special education. This allocation is 83% higher than the
released amount for development of Rs. 7.2 billion during the current
financial year. Besides provincial ADP, Rs.2.616 billion have been allocated
for foreign funded projects of education department, which include Sindh
Basic Education Program (Rs.2.113 billion; USAID) and upgrading Primary
Schools into Elementary Schools in Rural Sindh (Rs.0.5 billion; JICA).
Achievements
Mr. Speaker,
The Sindh Government is proud of its landmark achievements in
Education.
 Teachers have been recruited on merit through independent testing
agency i.e. National Testing Service (NTS). 1600 headmasters have also
been recruited on meritorious basis
 All education works will now be carried out by Education Department
 Numerous Development schemes relating to schools, colleges and
universities for providing buildings and missing facilities are being
carried out.
 769 Shelter less Primary Schools have been provided buildings
 86 degree colleges have been rehabilitated
 More than 130 schools have been upgraded
 33degree colleges and various higher education institutes have been
established
 Postgraduate courses have been introduced in 24 degree colleges
 Teaching cadre has been separated from the management cadre
Initiatives
 Sindh School Education Standards and Curriculum Act 2014 will help
ensure standard curriculum.
 25 comprehensive & 25 English medium schools are being constructed
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on Fast Track Construction Technology with Cold Framed Steel
Structure, at a cost of Rs. 3.743 billion & Rs. 3.235 billion respectively,
to provide quality education to people of remote rural & urban slum
areas across Sindh.
The Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Youth Development Programme will carry
out skills development of approximately 100,000 youth in pedagogy,
mathematics, English and ICT.
For better management of schools, 1484 new posts have been created
in education department, which includes creation of 1300 posts for
Head Masters/Mistresses
With an objective to ensure availability of teachers and to eliminate
menace of ghost teachers and ghost schools, through better
monitoring & evaluation, Rs. 200 million have been earmarked for
provision of physical assets including vehicles for school management
cadre.
The Government of Sindh is also putting in place Sindh Education
Management Information System with a cost of Rs. 4.662 billion, to
streamline the department on modern lines. Some of its features are: Comprehensive Resource Management Information System
(HRMIS)
 It will be based on Geographic Information System (GIS)
 It will provide an IT enabled monitoring and surveillance system
 300 ICT academies will be established in existing schools/colleges
International Support
The International community has shown great faith in the Sindh
Government’s commitment and efforts, especially in the education sector.
Our development partners support the government in fulfilling its
commitment to the people of Sindh for a better-educated society. The
investment of development partners with following funds is evidence of
their confidence in the present government.
 58 Girls primary schools are being upgraded to Elementary Schools
with the assistance of Rs. 1.667 billion by JICA.
 £16 million grant-in-aid is provided by DFID (UK Aid) for Sindh
Education Fund to promote early learning and introduce private
schools in rural areas
 Sindh Teachers Elementary Training Program, at a project cost of Rs.
1.262 billion funded by CIDA, has provided scholarships to 500 inservice teachers, training to 4474 teachers and carried out
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infrastructure development of 25 teachers training institutes
30 million Euros have been funded by EU for Sindh Education Sector
Support Program
$ 66 million have been funded by GPE for Sindh Global Partnership for
Education to revamp public sector education
World Bank is assisting the Sindh Education Reform Programme
costing US $2600 million, with a loan of US $400 million. Rs. 14 billion
have been released for the CFY. SERP aims to address key constraints
and improve quality, equity and efficiency in education service
delivery, through improvement of infrastructure (Rs. 4 billion),
distribution of free text books (Rs. 2 billion), stipends for girls (Rs. 1.5
billion), school management committees (Rs. 1.75 billion) etc.…
Sindh Basic Education Program is USAID funded, $ 159 million program.
Under this program 120 schools are being built across the province
and up to 400 communities are being engaged through Sindh
Community Mobilization Program for operation and maintenance of
schools and increase of enrolment. Further, through Sindh Capacity
Development Project, Capacity building is also being done.
Sindh Education Sector Plan 2014-18
To achieve long term goals, the Government of Sindh is implementing
Sindh Education Sector Plan 2014-18 approved by the Honourable Chief
Minister Sindh, to provide a road map for improved quality education in the
province, at a cost of Rs.940 billion for new policies and continuation of ongoing ones. The department has estimated requirement of Rs. 188 billion for
FY 2015-16. The objectives of the plan are: To increase equitable access to quality education with focus on
eliminating social exclusion of marginalized segments of society,
especially the girls
 To increase enrollment and retention rate
 To ensure merit based recruitment and capacity building
 To strengthen governance and service delivery.
HEALTH
Mr. Speaker,
Despite many challenges, health services have improved in the
province. Health is the third largest sector in terms of resource allocation.
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The current revenue expenditure of Health excluding medical education has
been significantly increased by 32% from Rs.43.48 billion in CFY to Rs. 57.49
billion in next FY. In addition to allocation for health, Rs.3.94 billion have
been allocated for medical education as against Budget Estimates of Rs. 3.36
billion; this indicates yearly increase of 17.26%. During Current Financial
Year, Government of Sindh has allocated Rs. 13.224 billion for 209
development schemes in health sector. The amount released for
expenditure in the CFY for health schemes is Rs. 9.641 billion. The next year
ADP of Health is pitched at Rs. 13 billion, which includes Rs. 10.063 billion for
ongoing schemes and Rs. 2.937 billion for new schemes. This is almost 35%
higher than the released amount in CFY. In addition an amount of more than
Rs. 1 billion is estimated to be spent for vertical programs in health such as
EPI, MNCH, Hepatitis control, Prevention & Control of Blindness, TB and
Malaria Control Programs.
Besides provincial ADP and Federal PSDP, Rs.2.38 billion have been
allocated for foreign funded projects of Health Department, which are
Nutrition Support Program of Sindh (Rs.1.385 billion; IDA) and Establishment
of Child Health Care Institute at Sukkur(Rs.1 billion; Korea)
Grants
Grants to acclaimed health institutions like SIUT, GIMHS, NICVD, PPHI,
Indus Hospital Karachi, Institute of Medical Science Jacobabad and other
health institutions has been significantly increased by 105% from Rs.6.46
billion in CFY to Rs.13.26 billion in next FY. This includes new grants of Rs.10
million for kidney Centre, Rs.35 million for LBRT and one time grant of Rs. 2.3
billion for liver transplant at SIUT Sukkur Complex in the next financial year.
Grant for PPHI Sindh has been significantly increased by 19% from Rs. 2.73
billion in CFY to Rs.3.255 billion in next FY to improve primary health care
services in rural areas of Sindh.
Infrastructure Development
To extend the outreach of health services, there is focus on
rehabilitation of Infrastructure with establishment of additional services in
existing Health outlets throughout Sindh. A number of measures have been
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 Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Accident, Emergency & Ancillary Services
Complex at Civil Hospital Karachi will be completed by December
2015. It will work as Trauma center and a tertiary care facility of
excellence for the province.
 THQ/ DHQ Rehabilitation Program (2008) to improve the DHQs, THQs
and Trauma Centers in different districts of Sindh, has completed 80%
of its planned work.
 Jacobabad Institute of Medical Sciences, a state of the art, 200 bedded
hospital, has been built in District Jacobabad, with the support of
USAID
 Establishment of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Unit at NICVD Karachi
 Establishment of new Children Hospital at North Karachi funded by
JICA
 Establishment of Liver Transplant Unit and strengthening of Medical
Complex at SIUT Karachi.
New Initiatives (2015-16)
To further improve the delivery of health related services, a number of
new initiatives have been planned for the Fiscal Year 2015-16: Establishment of SIUT Multi-Organ Transplant and biological Centre at
Kathore Karachi at a cost of Rs.5.3 billion.
 Up gradation of Nuclear Institute of Medicine & Radiotherapy (NIMRA)
Jamshoro.
 Construction of Talib-ul-Moula Medical College and teaching hospital
Hala.
 Establishment of Divisional Directorate Health Services at all Divisional
Headquarters
 Provision of equipment for new 580 bedded surgical complex at JPMC
(building is under construction through NGO at cost of Rs 1.5 billion)
 Targeted 25 RHCs in dilapidated condition are planned to be improved
and up-graded for delivering medical services including emergency
services.
 Arrangement of Capacity Building Programs for training of nursing
Paramedics (For rescue , CPR & life guard etc. ) in Sindh
 Improvement of Monitoring &Evaluation system in Health Department
 In order to eliminate the menace of polio, thalassemia and kidney
failure, allocation of Rs.412 million is proposed for remuneration of
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polio workers, Rs.250 million for treatment of thalassemia and Rs.250
million for dialysis.
 To ensure availability of services of qualified surgeons, physicians and
specialists in the DHQs and THQs, especially in remote areas, an
amount of Rs.500 million has been earmarked for their hiring on
market pay packages on contract basis.
 For procurement of equipment and machinery for existing hospitals in
Sindh, an amount of Rs. 500 million has been allocated for the next FY.
Health Sector Strategy
The Government of Sindh has developed a health sector strategy that
will focus on improving Service Delivery, Infrastructure, Governance and
Accountability. The operational plan to implement the health sector strategy
details the financial requirements along with the monitoring and evaluation
matrix. Overall focus will be on completion of maximum ongoing
development schemes and strengthening and improvement of existing
health infrastructure. A network of specialized services will be spread out in
rural areas and modern blood banks and a trauma centre will be established
in each district. Priority will be given to preventive measures rather than
curative.
LAW & ORDER
Mr. Speaker,
In keeping with the principles of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah
who said that “the scrupulous maintenance and enforcement of law and
order are the prerequisites of all progress,” the Sindh Government has kept
law and order as one of its topmost priorities.
We must acknowledge that Pakistan continues to pay a heavy price in
its unwavering stand against terrorism. On 16th December 2014, the attack
on Army Public School Peshawar shook us all to our cores. The subsequent
attack at Wagah further enraged this nation. And the more recent attack on
the Agha Khani community at Safoora broke our hearts. Shaken though we
were, as a nation, that did not deter us in our single-minded purpose of
apprehending the perpetrators of these heinous crimes. While our hearts
were with the innocent lives lost and the grieving families left behind, our
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actions were aimed only at bringing the culprits to justice. I am relieved that
we have been able to provide a small measure of solace to people, as the
culprits of the Safoora massacre stand behind bars today.
Mr. Speaker,
Our commitment to establish and maintain law and order is also
evident from the fact that Home Department (including police, jails, rangers
and other security agencies) is the second largest department in terms of
resource allocation with a share of 13% in total current revenue expenditure
in FY 2015-16. Home Department has been allocated Rs. 64.458 billion in
next FY 2015-16 as against CFY budget estimates of Rs. 58.623 billion; which
is an increase of 10%.
Law Enforcement Agencies
Our Law Enforcement Agencies are the frontline fighters in this war
and we stand behind them. To strengthen our Law Enforcement Agencies,
the overall budget of Police has been increased from Rs. 50.915 billion to Rs.
61.84 billion for FY 2015-16 and similarly, overall budget of Rangers has been
increased from Rs. 2.22 billion to Rs. 2.448 billion for FY 2015-16. I salute the
personnel of Police and Rangers who have suffered injuries and laid down
their lives so that the people can live in peace. Although, there can be no
adequate compensation for their act of valor, to recognize their services,
compensation cheques of over Rs 500 million have been distributed to the
families of Shaheed and injured police personnel. To encourage and support
our police, the salaries of Sindh Police have been raised and brought at par
with Punjab Police and outstanding performing officers and officials have
been granted cash reward in millions of rupees. Rewards have also been
approved for the recipients of the Quaid-e-Azam Police Medal (QPM) and
President Police Medal (PPM). Further, 100 Police vehicles have been made
bullet proof and 35 APC have been upgraded to bomb proof level.
Measures Planned
A number of measures have been planned to further improve the law
& order situation: To equip Sindh Police with state of art operational and security
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equipment such as bullet proof police mobiles, jackets, helmets, arms
and ammunition and CCTV cameras, Rs. 4.115 billion were provided to
Sindh Police during CFY, whereas, Rs.6.23 billion have been allocated
for the next financial year.
To strengthen Sindh Police and to address the issue of shortage, 10030
posts have been created in the budget of 2015-16, which will improve
police to citizen ratio especially in Karachi and generally in Sindh, at
the cost of Rs. 1 billion.
Rs. 2 billion have allocated for the purchase of transport and Rs. 500
million have been earmarked for bullet-proofing of 200 vehicles and
bomb-proofing of 100 police vehicles
Rs. 2 billion have been allocated for the purchase of new weapons and
other assets for police
Rs. 650 million have been allocated for expansion of security
surveillance system and purchase of other equipment for technical
advancement of police
Rs. 250 million have been earmarked for the up gradation and
renovation of police training centres
National Action Plan
Government of Sindh is also actively pursuing the National Action Plan
with following measures to root out the menace of terrorism and hatred
from society: 447 terrorists/criminals have been killed since Jan 2015 and 4107
terrorists/criminals have been arrested during the first quarter of 2015,
including commanders of Al Qaeda and TTP. 421 kg of explosives, 7
suicide jackets, 292 bombs and 292 sophisticated weapons have also
been recovered across Sindh. 61 banned religious outfits have been
identified.
 The Sindh Sound System (Regulation) Act, 2015 has been passed to
regulate hate speeches. 736 cases have been registered and 400
accused have been arrested for violating Loud Speaker Act since Jan
2015. 38 cases have been registered and 44 accused have been
arrested for promoting hate material
 585 cases were registered and 1211 Afghan Refugees were arrested
and a comprehensive strategy has been designed for their repatriation
 Sixteen terrorists have been executed across the province
 85 cases were identified, out of which 64 were recommended for
transfer to the military courts. 3 were cleared by the Ministry of
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Interior for trial.
Counter Terrorism Department has been established. 2000 retired
army/rangers/police personnel have been appointed and 1000
counter terrorism force is raised, with only 6 weeks of Army training
left.
Madaaris promoting terrorism identified after process of registration
Media Committee has been formed to stop glorification of terrorists
Witness Protection Advisory Board has been notified according to
Witness Protect Act and Addl. IGP (CTD) is the Chief Witness
Protection Officer.
ENERGY
Mr. Speaker,
Pakistan’s energy shortage is one of the greatest challenges hindering
our national growth, progress and prosperity. Pakistan is currently facing
shortage of 5000 MW in peak summer time, due to which, the country is
experiencing economic slowdown while our growth rate is lower than our
actual potential. For industrial and economic development, it is imperative
that the country is able to meet its energy demands. Therefore, we are
looking for new investments in the power sector and offer a variety of fiscal
and monetary incentives to investors.
Budget Estimates for Current Revenue Expenditure of Energy
Department are estimated at 25.9 billion, which includes Rs. 25 billion for
clearance of outstanding liabilities of electricity dues of various government
departments pertaining to DISCOs such as KE, HESCO and SEPCO. The ADP
for energy department is pitched at Rs. 16.5 billion for FY 2015-16, which
includes Rs 13.833 billion for ongoing schemes and Rs. 2.666 billion for new
schemes.
Thar Coal
The Sindh Government considers Thar coal development as a flagship
project vital for Energy Security towards which the Government of Sindh has
undertaken numerous initiatives. The Government of Sindh has spent more
than Rs.30 billion in last six years on various mega projects and studies.
Some of these efforts include commissioning of large scale infrastructure
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projects such as construction of Airport; improvement and widening of roads
for transition of heavy machinery and equipment from seaport to Thar
Coalfield; installation of RO plants and provision of water; construction of
effluent disposal channel; and conduct of various technical studies. However,
further works such as installation of transmission line and construction of
railway track for transportation of coal are in the pipeline and would require
Federal Government’s support.
Physical work on Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company’s (SECMC) Project
at Thar Block-II has begun during current year and about 3Mn BCM (Bank
Cubic Meter) overburden has been removed. Commercial operation of first
phase of 2x330 MWs power plants by SECMC is scheduled in 2018. Thar Coal
and Wind Projects at Thatta have been enlisted as early harvest projects by
the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). SECMC and Sino Sindh
Resources have been prioritized as top priority projects to be financed by
Chinese institutions.
Working towards our goal of producing 10,000 MW from Thar coal by
2020, Government of Sindh is creating a conducive environment for foreign
direct investment, through development of physical infrastructure and
institutional infrastructure necessary for setting tariff, pricing and other
concessions. MOUs with some investors have been signed and the rest are in
process. This reflects the Sindh Government’s vision to combat and
overcome the energy crisis, and our policy of prioritizing Thar Coal as a
means to that end.
Alternate Energy Sources
Sindh is blessed with vast resources of renewable and non-renewable
energy. These include a significant wind corridor, round the year sunshine
and abundant coal, gas and oil reserves. For the Financial Year 2015-16, in
keeping with our vision of an Energy sufficient Sindh, the Government of
Sindh has made sufficient allocation for coal, wind and other energy
projects.
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Solar Energy
Sindh is rich in solar irradiation and there is huge potential of energy
generation from this source. 5 projects of 20 MW each have been planned
in PPP mode for solar based power generation facilities at Thatta,
ShaheedBenazirabad, Sukkur, Jamshoro and Larkana districts. 6 projects of
100 MW each are planned to be developed in IPP mode.
Wind Corridor
The wind corridor of Sindh is 80 km long along the coast and 170 km
deep towards land with potential wind power generation capacity of
55,000MW. The Government of Sindh has so far completed 5 projects that
are supplying 256 MW of electricity to the national grid, while 9 projects of
477 MW are under construction and 25 projects of 2200 MW are at various
stages of development. It is expected that each year 100 MW will be added
to the national grid.
Hydropower
Various international agencies have identified approximately 190 MW
hydropower potential projects on various Canal falls in the Province. The
Government of Sindh has issued Letters of Intent for construction of 9 MW
and 15 MW power generation facilities at Rohri Canal and Nara Canal. Power
generation from these two projects is expected to begin by 2017.
Sindh Transmission and Dispatch Company (STDC)
The Government of Sindh has also established “Sindh Transmission
and Dispatch Company (STDC)”. Initially, the STDC is constructing a power
dispatch line of 90 km from Nooriabad up to KDA Scheme 33 Grid Station of
K-Electric at Karachi. I will give details of this project later in my speech when
I talk about the Sindh Nooriabad Power Project.
Sindh Power Policy
The main thrust of our Power Policy is to magnetize private sector
investment. Only strategic projects will be developed in the public sector in
case of no interest and initiative from the private sector. The Government of
Sindh will, in no way, act as a competitor to the private sector but merely as
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their facilitator. The Policy covers (i) Private Sector Power and/or
Transmission Line Projects, (ii) Public-Private Partnership Power and/or
Transmission Line Projects and (iii) Public Sector Power and/or Transmission
Line Projects with a definitive time frame for divestment.
ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE
Mr. Speaker,
Government of Sindh has assigned top priority to Roads sector funding
so as to achieve enhanced level of connectivity with particular emphasis on
Strategic Access Roads that will improve the socio-economic condition of the
people and facilitate poverty alleviation. The government is also injecting
more money to improve existing infrastructure.
One of the key indicators for performance evaluation is percentage
utilization of development funds and the number of schemes completed
during the year. Works & Services Department will achieve almost 100%
utilization of released funds and complete 40 road schemes by 30th June
2015.
Achievements
During FY 2014-15, construction of 387 kms of new roads and
improvement of 410 kms of existing roads has been carried out. Foreign
aided projects of 84 kms of roads have also been completed. All of this has
been achieved at a cost of Rs. 10 billion. During the last 5 years, construction
of 4270 kms of new roads and improvement of 2543 kms of existing roads
has been carried out at a cost of Rs. 49.2 billion. Out of the budgetary
allocation of Rs. 2.5 billion, Rs. 2 billion has been spent on maintenance and
repair of roads.
Under Flood Emergency Reconstruction Project (FERP), 920.15 kms of
roads have been constructed in flood-affected districts of Sindh with a total
cost of Rs. 12.569 Billion with 90% funding provided by ADB and 10% by
GOS.
Under Japanese Assisted Rural Road Construction Project II (Sindh), a
total of 528.5 Kms of rural access roads have been constructed with the
assistance of Japanese Government at a total cost of Rs. 8875.19 million.
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Future Program (2015-16)
A number of important roads will be constructed in the year 2015-16
 ADB-Road Sector Development Project:- 134 Kms NawabshahPadidan-Ranipur roads will be completed during the coming financial
year 2015-16.
 Nawabshah Sanghar Road having length of 61 kms will be
rehabilitated/ reconstructed with the assistance of Chinese
Government. The cost of the project is Rs. 2094.747 million and will be
completed in a period of 2 years.
 ADB Assisted Provincial Road Improvement Project – Sindh. Works &
Services Department has received Technical Assistance (TA) of US
$200 million from Asian Development Bank for the improvement of its
city to city roads, during the financial year 2015-16. Six roads having
length of 328 Kms will be rehabilitated with the proceeds of this loan.
 Saifal to Jacobabad
44 Kms
 SM Thahim to Ratodero
36 Kms
 Khyber to Sanghar via Tando Adam
64 Kms
 Sanghar to Mirpurkhas via Sindhri
63 Kms
 Tando Muhammad Khan to Badin
67 Kms
 Digri to Naukot
55 Kms
The proposed allocation under road sector, in the ADP for the coming
financial year 2015-16 is about Rs. 8.5 billion. In addition, Rs.1.211 billion
have been allocated for foreign funded development projects of Roads
Sector, which includes construction of Nawabshah Sanghar Road (Rs.1
billion; Chinese loan) and Japanese Assisted Rural Roads Construction Project
(Rs.211.5 million; JICA).
IRRIGATION
Mr. Speaker,
Being a predominantly agricultural country, water is the lifeline of our
country, and the Sindh Government is mindful of this reality. Efforts are
therefore underway to improve irrigation supplies and harness / conserve
maximum quantity of water. Irrigation Department has envisaged short term
& long term development plans, which include Rehabilitation of Barrages;
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Rehabilitation, Protection & Capacity Enhancement of Irrigation and
Drainage Networks especially those affected by Floods of 2010 & 2011; and
Conservation of Water through Lining of Channels & building Small Dams.
Budget Estimates for Current Revenue Expenditure of Irrigation
Department are estimated at 17.685 billion as against CFY allocation of
Rs.15.974 billion; this indicates increase of 10.7%. The current Annual
Development Program consists of 310 Schemes costing Rs. 99 billion, with
current allocation of Rs. 12.602 billion. Out of these 160 were on going and
150 have been initiated during current financial year. The program has a
throw-forward of Rs. 68.266 billion. The allocation for ADP 2015-16 is Rs. 12
billion, out of which Rs. 8.964 billion is for ongoing schemes, whereas Rs.
3.035 billion is for new schemes. Two new special projects are also being
planned. One is the lining of the Rohri canal at a cost of Rs. 9.14 billion and
other is the lining of Jamrao canal at an estimated cost of Rs. 9.535 billion.
Government of Sindh is also executing 15 development programs funded by
the Federal Government, costing Rs. 102.487 billion.
In addition to provincial ADP of Rs.12 billion for FY 2015-16, foreign
project assistance of Rs.9.457 billion will be available to irrigation
department for rehabilitation and modernization of Guddu Barrage, Sindh
water sector improvement project and procurement of machinery for
rehabilitation of infrastructure.
Water and Drainage Sector
Water distribution projects include lining and rehabilitation of
irrigation networks and water supply schemes. Water conservation can also
be achieved by these schemes. Lining of at least 50 Channels every year will
prevent irrigation water from going to waste and help in putting additional
land under cultivation. I would particularly like to talk about a major
initiative, which the government undertook during the current FY. Lining of
main canals had always remained a challenge. President Asif Ali Zardari had
tasked WAPDA to execute lining of our main canals. However, they failed to
do so primarily for the reason that these main canals flow for 11 months
during a year and their lining in running water is very difficult. The task of
lining of 8 miles of the Rohri canal was given to the irrigation department.
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The department mobilized on site and completed this gigantic task in 25
days. The benefits of this project are huge. Water logging has reduced in the
area, water losses have reduced, and the velocity of flow has increased. This
has resulted in water reaching to tail sections of Rohri Canal. This venture
has been so successful that we have planned further lining of main canals in
future years.
Under the Federal PSDP, 82 % progress has been achieved on
strengthening of 4450 miles of canal banks, re-sectioning of 2600 miles of
canal, construction of 65 bridges and 6150 modules and stone pitching of
400 miles of canals. 60% progress has been achieved on lining of 109
Irrigation Channels up to carrying capacity of 200 cusecs, mainly in the
perennial canal commanded areas of the Guddu, Sukkur and Kotri Barrages,
to conserve water.
Drainage projects include construction of surface drainage schemes,
boring and installation of tube wells, construction of link drains and
rehabilitation of drainage networks. Some of the ongoing schemes in this
sub-sector are: Rehabilitation of LBOD and Kotri Drainage Network System at a cost of
Rs. 3.458 billion
 Rehabilitation of SCARP Drains & Allied Structure Works in LarkanaShikarpur Drainage Project at a cost of Rs. 1.191 bn.
Extension of Right Bank Outfall Drain (RBOD) from Sehwan to Sea is
also an important project funded from Federal PSDP, which will provide the
facility to carry out the drainage effluent of Sindh and Balochistan Province
from Karampur to Sea at Gharo Creek. After completion of this project,
pollution of Manchhar Lake will be eliminated, thus fertility of Right Bank of
River Indus will be restored.
Small Dams
Sindh irrigation has command area of 13 million acres, out of 20
million acres of cultivable land. To irrigate the remaining 7 million acres,
feasibility study of 140 Small Dams and Detention Weir sites has been
conducted, out of which 80 sites have been found feasible for execution. In
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addition to storing rainwater, these schemes will contribute to ground water
recharge and render the ground water level feasible for tube well irrigation,
which will ensure water availability for people and livestock of remote areas
and for cultivation of land. It will also enhance socio-economic conditions
and discourage migration. 300,000 acres will also be brought under
cultivation with the help of Federal PSDP small dams projects.
AGRICULTURE
Mr. Speaker,
Socrates once said that “Nobody is qualified to become a statesman
who is entirely ignorant of the problem of wheat.” He rightly understood the
pivotal role of agriculture in the prosperity of a nation. Today, agriculture is
the mainstay of our economy with over 60 per cent of our population
deriving their sustenance from it. It contributes to 23% of GDP. The
Government of Sindh fully appreciates the importance of agriculture and is
cognizant of our duties towards this sector. Current Revenue Expenditure of
Agriculture Department has been increased by 5.79% to Rs. 5.482 billion in
next financial year as against Rs. 5.182 billion in CFY. The ADP for the next
financial year is pitched at Rs. 4.5 billion, out of which Rs. 3.976 billion is the
allocation for ongoing schemes and Rs. 0.532 billion is for new schemes. For
promotion of mechanized farming, Agriculture Department has provided
subsidy of Rs. 2 – 3 lacs on purchase of 29089 Tractors to the farmers. 1300
watercourses have been improved under NPIW, 4580 under OFWM,
whereas 94 Watercourses of (Additional Lining) are under improvement in
Sindh On Farm Management Comprehensive Project during 2014-15.
Sindh Agriculture Growth Project has been approved by ECNEC at a
total cost of Rs. 8.867 billion, with the assistance of World Bank, for five
years from 2014-15. Its main objectives are to improve the productivity and
market access of small and medium producers in important commodity
value chains and strengthening public sector institutions to enhance the
enabling environment for sustained sectoral growth.
Sindh Irrigated Agriculture Productivity Enhancement Program Phase-I
Project (World Bank Assisted) has been prepared at a cost of Rs.30.139
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billion. 5,500 watercourses will be improved and high efficiency irrigation
system will be installed on 14,267 hectares. The project has been approved
by ECNEC and will start from July, 2015.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND PHE
Mr. Speaker,
Local Government & PHE Department and Local Bodies stand at fourth
in terms of resource allocation with a share of 10.5% in Current Revenue
Expenditure. Rs. 52.457 billion has been allocated in next FY for Local
Government and PHE Department, which includes Rs.47.3 billion grants to
Local Bodies. The grant of Rs.47.3 billion includes performance grant of Rs.4
billion, which will be distributed amongst the local bodies on the notified
criteria of performance in delivery of municipal services. Provincial ADP of
Rs.18.76 billion has been allocated in the next year for Local Government,
Rural Development and Public Health Engineering Department. Besides,
Rs.6.12 billion have been earmarked under foreign funded project for
improving municipal service delivery, which includes Sindh Cities
Improvement Program (Rs.3.87; ADB) and Municipal Service Delivery
Program (Rs.2.25 billion; USAID)
JUSTICE AND LAW COURTS
Mr. Speaker,
In order to increase access to justice in the province, budget of Justice
and Law Courts has been increased by 15 % to Rs.6.6 billion in next financial
year as against Rs. 5.818 billion in CFY. Furthermore, 718 new posts including
9 posts for Additional District and Session Judges, 17 posts for Senior Civil
Judges and 31 posts of Civil Judges have been created in lower judiciary in
the light of decision of National Judicial Policy making Committee. In
addition, Rs. 507 million have also been earmarked for purchase of physical
assets including vehicles for lower judiciary.
Government of Sindh has allocated an amount of Rs.309.2 million for
FY 2015-16 against Rs.274 million for CFY 2014-15 for Provincial Ombudsman
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to redress public grievances and provide inexpensive and easy access to
justice.
SOCIAL PROTECTION
Mr. Speaker,
Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto said that “leadership is to do what
is right by inspiring an electorate, empathizing with the moods, needs,
wants, and aspirations of humanity.” In keeping with her vision, the Sindh
Government has initiated social protection schemes aimed at addressing the
needs of the people of Sindh.
Poverty Alleviation
After successful implementation of Union Council Based Poverty
Reduction Program (UCBPRP) in 4 districts (Shikarpur, Kashmore, Jacobabad
and Tharparkar), it is being further expanded in six new districts (Umerkot,
Sanghar, Mirpurkhas, Khairpur, Badin and Thatta) under ADP. This scheme
has been approved by the PDWP at an estimated cost of Rs.4.9 billion. The
overall objective of this program is to reduce poverty and improve the
quality of life of the poor and marginalized communities. The specific
objectives are to build the capacity of the households through social
mobilization, asset creation, income generation and social protection.
Remarkable achievements of UCBPRP attracted the interest of donor
agencies. The European Union has committed to provide grant in aid to
contribute through SUCCESS (Sindh Union Council & Community Economic
Strengthening Support) by building on UCBPRP’s experience to further
extend the geographical outreach of the project in Sindh. The total duration
of the SUCCESS Project will be 6 years and it will benefit 1.1 million
households. It will be implemented with the help of Rural Support
Organizations (RSPNs, NRSP, SRSO, TRDP) covering 8 more districts in Sindh
(coverage of 216 UCs of Tando Muhammad Khan, Sujawal, Matiari,
Jamshoro, Tando Allahyar, Dadu, Kamber Shahdadkot and Larkana districts).
The financing agreement is being finalized, according to which the total
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estimated project cost will be 82.13 million Euros, out of which 77.5 million
Euros will be granted by the European Union whereas 4.63 million Euros will
be the contribution from the Government of Sindh.
Women Development
Government of Sindh has taken a number of steps towards economic,
social, political and legal empowerment of women to realize the dream of
Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto who wished to see the women of this
country actively and equally participating in all walks of life. During the
Current Financial Year 2014-15, Rs. 88.4 million were allocated for non-ADP,
whereas Rs. 313.2 million were allocated under Annual Development
Programme for the execution of 11 ongoing and five new schemes to
achieve these objectives. For the next financial year 2015-16, Rs. 91.997
million have been allocated for non-ADP, whereas, Rs.400million have been
earmarked under Provincial ADP 2015-16, out of which Rs. 320 million are
for ongoing and Rs. 80 million are for new schemes. Some of the important
schemes are Establishment of Women Development Complex, Sales &
Display Centres, Working Women Hostel Karachi and Women Complaint
Cells across Sindh.
Minorities Affairs
The Sindh Government is fully committed to safeguard the Rights of
Minorities as enshrined in the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of
Pakistan, under Article 25. Sindh Assembly has passed resolutions for the
implementation of 5% quota reserved for minorities; for enforcement of
measures to stop forceful conversions and kidnappings of minorities; and
inclusion of religious books in curriculum for minorities in accordance with
the UN Declaration 1981. Accordingly, Education Department has revised
curriculum in Text Books from Grade I to V and revision of religious books
from grade VI to XII is expected to be completed by the end of year 2015.
The allocation of Minorities Affairs Department has also been increased from
Rs.143.291 million in CFY to Rs.156.534 million for the next financial year.
Additionally, Rs. 100 million has been allocated as grant-in-aid for uplift of
the social and economic conditions and welfare of minorities in Sindh. The
ADP allocation for FY 2015-16 is pitched at Rs. 567 million.
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Social Welfare
Government of Sindh has taken a number of steps for the social
welfare of the marginalized segments of the society. A total 2539 sewing
machines have been distributed throughout Sindh and 3420 orphans have
benefited through the services of Darul Atfal centres during the last five
years. Child Protection Units and Children Help Lines have been established
in Karachi, Hyderabad and Sukkur.
For the next FY, the government plans to establish 3 Rehabilitation
Centres for senior citizens at a cost of Rs. 210 million, 3 Rehabilitation
Centres for Beggars at a cost of Rs. 210 million and construct 3 community
development centres for shemales at a cost of Rs. 150 million, amongst
various other initiatives.
DEVELOPMENT PORTFOLIO
Mr. Speaker,
Government of Sindh has made maximum efforts to spread the
benefits of development across the province. Both the urban cities and the
rural areas have been the focus of our development with emphasis that no
area shall remain neglected. We intend to continue with this policy in future.
Karachi
Karachi is the largest populated metropolitan city of Pakistan and the
financial and trading hub of the country. Due to its size, population and fast
urbanization, efficient service delivery and provision of civic facilities has
always remained a gigantic challenge for every government. The present
government is fully aware of the importance and issues of the mega city
including law & order, absence of efficient Mass Transit System, poor road
conditions, inadequate water supply & sewerage system, improper disposal
of Solid Waste and dilapidated condition of infrastructure.
Looking at the immediate needs for Infrastructure in Karachi, an
amount of Rs. 700 million was released outside budget in the last quarter of
the current financial year. This included Rs. 300 million for consolidation of
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road network, storm water drainage and street lighting; Rs. 126 million for
immediate repairs of Jam Sadiq Ali Bridge; Rs. 124 million for immediate
rehabilitation of 200 ft. wide Safoora Chowrangi road from Al-Azhar Garden
to Superhighway and 100 ft. wide road to Kiran Hospital Malir; and Rs. 150
million for repair of machinery of the KMC and establishment of rain
emergency centre.
A comprehensive program for developmental needs of Karachi has
been planned and the government has allocated Rs. 49.736 billion for
development schemes in next financial year 2015-16, against the current
year allocation of Rs. 33.425 billion thus showing an impressive increase of
48.7%. Out of above allocated funds, the Government of Sindh has planned
mega projects in the area of transport, water supply and sewerage, and
waste management in the metropolis.
To fulfill the transportation needs of Karachi, the Karachi Mass Transit
Project, with the Circular Railway, 5 Bus Rapid Transit and 2 Metro Rail
Transit have been planned for Karachi. InshaAllah the Government of Sindh
will start 5 BRT projects in the next FY 2015-16. These include the Yellow
Line, which passes through Aorangi Industrial Area and terminates at Saddar
(Regal). The Orange Line Project connects District West to BRT Green Line at
Board Office Chowrangi. The Green Line Project passes through the heart of
the city and starts at Municipal Park (Aurangzeb Park) and culminates at
KESC Powerhouse. The Red Line Project will operate in the thickly populated
area of Gulshan e Iqbal. The Blue Line Project, starts at Bahria Town and it
has two terminating points. One ends at the Airport and the other at MW
Tower. The BRT Yellow Line project is under implementation in PPP Mode
with an estimated cost of Rs. 13 billion. Its route is 26 km long, and will
facilitate 150,000 commuters per day. The Concession Agreement of the
Project will be signed in this month and financial close is expected to be
achieved in 3 months. We will InshaAllah start physical work on this project
by October 2016. The estimated completion time is 18 months. The BRT
Orange line Project is being implemented under ADP at a cost of Rs. 2.364
billion. It is 4.7 km long and will facilitate 50,000 daily commuters. We have
kept the entire allocation for the project in next year’s ADP. It is expected to
commence in August 2016. The BRT Green Line Project will cost Rs. 16 billion
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and will be funded by the Federal Government. It is a 21 km long corridor
and will facilitate over 400,000 daily commuters. Project execution is
expected from July 2015. The Federal Government has promised to
complete this project in one year; however, the entire allocation has not
been kept in the federal PSDP of 2015-16. We are following this up with the
Federal Government. The BRT Red Line Project will be implemented through
ADP at an estimated cost of Rs.15 billion. This project is expected to be
funded through 85% loan from China and 15% contribution of the
Government of Sindh, for which Rs.2 billion have been allocated in FY 201516. This corridor is 22 km long and will facilitate 350,000 commuters each
day. We hope to start the project in the next FY and commission it in the
year 2017. The Blue Line project will be implemented under PPP mode as
BRT, but will be convertible to MRT. Its corridor is 54 kms long and will
facilitate 357,000 per day. It’s expected to be executed from December 2015
to May 2017. An amount of Rs. 10 billion is allocated under VGF funding for
this Project. In addition to above, 36 Green Buses have been made road
worthy and are now plying on city routes. Additionally, modern bus
terminals have also been planned for Karachi city.
Government of Sindh is also fully committed for the Revival of Karachi
Circular Railways project with the assistance of JICA. KCR will have a dual
track of 43.3 km with 24 stations at an average distance of 1.5 km. The
estimated cost of the project is US $ 2.6 billion. JICA appraisal Mission is
expected during FY 2015-16 for negotiations/signing of Loan agreement. We
are also talking to the Chinese to assist us in this project in case the JICA
funding does not go through. The Brown Line MRT from Nagan Chowrangi to
Landhi is also under active consideration and we are talking to Chinese to
provide funding for this project.
Karachi Sewerage Project S-III is a mega project for treated sewerage
disposal for Karachi having a cost of Rs. 7.982 billion out of which Federal
Government has to contribute Rs. 3.991 billion. The project is conceived to
enhance the capacity of sewerage treatment of 500 MGD. The total
sewerage generated in the city is 465 MGD. Rs. 1 billion has been allocated
in the ADP 2015-16. This project will have immense environmental and
health related benefits, in keeping with our vision of a clean, green Sindh.
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Greater Karachi Bulk Water Supply Scheme K–IV has been envisioned
at a cost of Rs. 25.522 billion with 50 % share of Government of Sindh, to
address the water shortage issues of Karachi. Presently, Karachi is drawing
1200 cusecs (650MGD) approved quota of water from Indus, which is
insufficient for the ever-increasing water demand of 23 million people of
Karachi. K-IV project is planned for provision of additional 1200 cusecs (650
MGD) in 3 phases. Government of Sindh has allocated 485 cusecs (260 MGD)
of additional water quota for the first phase of K-IV project, which will be
completed by 2018. Rs. 2.5 billion have been earmarked for this project for
the next FY. It is expected that Federal Government will match this
allocation.
In addition to above a major initiative for waste management in
Karachi is being undertaken by the Sindh Waste Management Board. I will
elaborate on this later in my speech.
Other important schemes of Karachi are mentioned below:  Conversion of Selected Existing Schools in to Model Schools (Primary,
Secondary and Higher Secondary of CDGK) with a cost of Rs. 1.52
billion
 Establishment of Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto University of Law at
Karachi with a cost of Rs. 1.2 billion. The first batch of students will
start by August 2015.
 Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Accident Emergency & Ancillary Services
Complex at Civil Hospital Karachi having a cost of Rs. 6.3 billion. This
facility will be completed by July 2015.
 Construction of 400 Bedded Hospital at NIPA Chowrangi Gulshan-eIqbal Karachi has a cost of Rs. 1.73 billion.
 Establishment of Children Hospital at SIUT Karachi with a cost Rs. 577
million
 Establishment of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Medical Complex at National
High way, near Razzaqabad, Bin Qasim Town Karachi has a cost of
Rs.1.42 billion.
 Extension of the Services of SIUT at Karachi at the cost of Rs. 1.5 billion
 Strengthening / Up gradation of Jinnah Sindh Medical University
Karachi at cost of Rs. 1 billion
 Establishment of Medical College at Karachi with Rs. 1 billion cost.
 Construction of 3 Lane Flyover at Malir 15 at Shahrah -e-Faisal Karachi
 Construction of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Flyover at Shaheen Complex
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 Up-gradation of Dhabeji Pumping Station
 65 MGD Additional Water Supply from Haleji to Pipri having cost of Rs.
6.2 billion
 Widening / Improvement of Main Hawks bay Road, Karachi.
 Reconstruction & rehabilitation of Jam Sadique Bridge Korangi
 Construction of fly over at Malir Halt at a cost of Rs. 386 million
 Construction of Madar-e-Jamhoriyat Nusrat Bhutto Under pass at
Mehran Hotel at a cost of Rs.458.761 million
Hyderabad Division
Mr. Speaker,
Hyderabad division consists of districts Tando Allahyar, Tando
Muhammad Khan, Thatta, Sujawal, Matiari, Dadu, Jamshoro and Hyderabad
district itself. Rs. 37.56 billion (including District ADPs) have been allocated
for all above districts.
Hyderabad is the second largest city of Sindh Province and is a district
and divisional headquarters. Separate allocation under special development
package has been provided since many years and Rs. 483.038 million has
been released during current financial year. A special package for Dadu,
Thatta and Sujawal was also provided during current financial year. The
major schemes are mentioned below for Hyderabad division: Strengthening of Eye Hospital, Liaquat University Hospital having a
cost of Rs. 114 million.
 Establishment of Medical College Hyderabad at the cost of Rs. 1.39
billion
 Construction / Rehabilitation of Various Premixed Carpet Roads CC
Roads & Sewerage / Drainage Works at Qasimabad, Hyderabad &
various villages around at the cost of Rs. 977 million
 Rehabilitation of water supply scheme K.N.Shah district Dadu at cost
of Rs. 120 million
 Gorakh Hills Development Project Phase-I Construction of Road from
Wahi Pandhi to Gorakh Hill at Cost of Rs.583.359 million
 Provision of external works for the Turkish Housing for flood affected
people of Thatta District at Cost of Rs. 228.607 million
 Construction of Sindh Coastal Highway (Ghaghar Phatak – Keti Bunder
Phase-1) of 90.0 Kms at cost of Rs. 2.4 billion
 Improvement & Extension of Urban Drainage Scheme Tando
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Muhammad Khan at cost of Rs. 202 million
Water supply scheme Nasarpur at cost of Rs. 98 million
C.C. Lining of New Shekhani Minor Ex-Rohri Main Canal including Old
Shekhani Minor, Chhar Minor &Tarah Tail at cost of Rs. 400 million
W/R of National Highway Chandan Escape to Oderolal Station (12.88
Km) with cost of Rs. 212.3 million
Up gradation of Taluka Hospital Sehwan to the level of Institute of
Medical Science with cost of Rs. 286.4 million
Urban drainage scheme Sehwan at cost of Rs. 305 million
During the last quarter of the Current financial year, accelerated funds
were released to expedite infrastructure uplift of Hyderabad city. Rs. 400
million were released for various roads in Qasimabad ADP 1349 from
development side. For the next ADP 2015-16, Rs. 39.736 billion has been
proposed for ongoing as well as new schemes.
Sukkur Division
Mr. Speaker,
Sukkur division consists of districts Sukkur, Ghotki and Khairpur.
Sukkur is the 3rd largest city of the province and the district & divisional
headquarters has very strategic and historical importance. A vast network of
institution building and infrastructure development has taken place in the
whole of Division during tenure of this government. Rs.19.44 billion has been
allocated in ADP-2014-15. For next financial year 2015-16, Rs. 27.346 billion
has been proposed to execute ongoing & new development schemes.
Following are few ongoing & new initiatives in Sukkur division: Railway Overhead Bridge at PanoAkil at a cost of Rs. 468 million
 Establishment of Sindh College of Arts & Design at the cost of Rs. 1.5
billion
 Strengthening of Sukkur Institute of Business Administration (Sukkur
IBA) at cost of Rs. 492 million
 Establishment of Women University Sukkur with a cost of Rs. 2.7
billion
 Establishment of Ghulam Muhammad Mahar Medical College at cost
of Rs. 1.9 billion
 Establishment of child health care complex with foreign assistance of
$46 million
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 Construction of Sports Complex at Sukkur with a cost of Rs. 646 million
 Widening &reconditioning of road from Salehpat to Sikanderabad (40
km) with a cost of Rs.714 million
 Strengthening of Gambat Institute of Medical Sciences at cost of Rs.
1.42 billion
 Establishment of Constituent Medical College of Liaquat University of
Medical & Health Sciences (LUMHS) at Khairpur Miras at cost of Rs.
795.208 million
 Establishment of Sachal College of Agriculture Engineering
&Technology at Setharja, District: Khairpur Miras Constituent College
of Sindh Agriculture University Tandojam with a cost of Rs. 601.755
million
 C.C. Lining of FaizBux / MohabbatWah& Mahar Minor with cost of Rs.
340.997 million
 Cost: of Overhead Bridge over main Railway line at Thehri Phatak
along National Highway Khairpur city at Cost of Rs. 716.835 million
 Khairpur Special Economic Zone at Cost of Rs. 1.48 billion
 Establishment of Jam Mumtaz Hussain Dahar Government Boys
Degree College Ubauro District Ghotki with cost of Rs. 105 million
 Remaining Works of Cadet College Ghotki with a cost of Rs. 497.9
million
Larkana Division
Mr. Speaker,
Larkana division consists of districts Larkana, Kamber Shahdadkot,
Jacobabad, Shikarpur and Kashmore. Rs. 25.51 billion has been allocated for
the development schemes during current financial year. This amount also
includes special development package for Larkana, Jacobabad &Kashmore. In
next years’ ADP 2015-16, an amount of Rs. 33.586 billion has been proposed
for ongoing & new schemes of Larkana division.
Few major ongoing and new initiatives are mentioned below: Larkana Intra city Project would facilitate city commuters of Larkana
City with better public transport service with the use of 50 Diesel
Buses. An amount of Rs. 500 million has been earmarked in the Budget
2015-16. Modern bus terminals have been planned for Jacobabad and
Garhi Khairo.
 Improvement of Larkana circular road (16km) at a cost of Rs. 340 mn.
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 Integrated rehabilitation and provision of missing facilities to existing
elementary schools Taluka Ratodero (50 units) at cost of Rs. 195
million
 Construction & reconditioning of roads in district Larkana having a cost
of Rs. 608 million
 Establishment of Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering Science &
Technology, Constituent College / Campus at Larkana with a cost of Rs.
2.6 billion
 Protection, Preservation Promotion and Development of World
Heritage Sites of Mohen-Jo-Daro at cost of Rs. 285.4 million
 Establishment of Madam Faryal Talpur Cardiac Surgery Complex at
CMC Hospital, Larkana at cost of Rs. 290.5 million
 Remaining Work along J-Spur at Mile 0/7 Abad Manguli Extension
bund in Northern Dadu Division Larkana (Revised) at cost of Rs.608
million
 Extension & Improvement of Existing Sewerage system of Larkana City
with cost of Rs.829million
 Establishment of Public School at Kamber @ Shahdadkot with cost of
Rs.242.3 million
 Up gradation of THQ Hospitals at Shahdadkot Qubo Saeed Khan,
Nasirabad Sujawal and Miro Khan at cost of Rs. 410.5 million
 Improvement & Extension Drainage Scheme Kamber having a cost of
Rs. 648.5 million
 Extension / Improvement of Urban Drainage Scheme Jacobabad
(Revised) at Cost of Rs. 1187.000 million
 Establishment of allied facilities for Jacobabad institute of Medical
Sciences District Jacobabad at cost of Rs. 478.265 million
 Establishment of Cadet College at Karampur Kashmore at cost of Rs.
496.9 million
 Urban Water supply scheme Thull Town at cost of Rs. 585 million
 Establishment of Shikarpur University Campus with cost of Rs. 988
million
 Construction / Improvement of road from RukGharhiYaseen /Amrot
New Sharo (19.6 Km) with cost of Rs. 342 million
 Rehabilitation of SCARP Drains & Allied Structure Works in Larkana
Shikarpur Drainage Project with a cost of Rs. 991 million
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Mirpurkhas Division
Mr. Speaker,
Mirpurkhas division consists of four districts i.e. Mirpurkhas, Badin,
Umerkot and Tharparkar. During CFY-2014-15, Rs. 36.4 billion has been
allocated for schemes of provincial & district ADP. For the next ADP-2015-16,
Rs. 34.584 billion for executing ongoing & new schemes has been proposed.
Mr. Speaker,
Among all districts of Mirpurkhas division, Tharparkar district has
remained focus of the government priority due to its backwardness, poverty
and availability of coal reserves. Out of total outlay of annual development
program, Rs. 20.577 billion have been allocated for 91 schemes of Thar.
Those schemes include schemes related to development schemes of thar
coal.
Drinking Water Hubs project has been planned to meet the drinking
water need of the population. One plant has been installed for every 15002000 persons and livestock will also benefit from this scheme. The Phase-III
of this Project has been approved at a cost of Rs. 4 billion, exclusively for
Tharparkar District and 300 out of 750 RO plants are in operation, while the
remaining plants are expected to be completed by December, 2015.
Major steps have been taken to combat nutrition deficiency, especially
in children in Thar by launching Nutrition Support Program. This program will
be piloted in 9 districts of Sindh at a cost of Rs. 5 billion, with the support of
World Bank IDA loan with particular focus on Umerkot, Badin and Tharparkar
districts. To supplement this program, Parental Iron therapy program costing
Rs. 500 million for removing iron deficiency in mothers will also be started.
Mobile Emergency Health Care Unit (MEHCU) Project will provide
mobile Operation Theater facility, ICU facility with 4 beds, OPD, Cardiac
treatment, Central Sterilization Laboratory and Immunization / Vaccination.
16 such units will be provided by next year at a cost of Rs. 1.2 billion out of
which 4 will start functioning by August, including Mirpurkhas division.
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Small Industrial Estate Mithi scheme will be completed during the
current financial year 2014-15, at a cost of Rs.38.471 million over an area of
50 acres of land, for acceleration of industrialization and development of the
remote area.
A pilot project of solar schools has been successfully executed in
border areas of Nagarparkar in district Tharparkar, in which 350 off-grid
schools have been electrified through solar system. The target for next year
is electrification of 5000 off-grid schools.
Other few important schemes of Mirpurkhas Division are:
 Establishment of Medical College at Mirpurkhas at Cost of Rs. 2.1
billion
 Mirpurkhas Road sector development at cost of Rs. 164 million
 Mirpurkhas development package of Rs. 1000 million
 Improvement and Extension of water supply in Badin city at Cost of Rs.
478.861 million
 Improvement & Extension of Drainage in Badin at Cost of Rs. 263.294
million
 Construction and up gradation of DHQ Hospital Badin at cost of Rs.
 Establishment of Public school at Umerkot with a cost of Rs. 183
million
 Urban water supply scheme ultra filtration Umerkot at cost of Rs. 650
million
 Pipeline water supply scheme en route villages Chore Khokhrapar at
cost of Rs. 231 million
Shaheed Benazirabad Division
Mr. Speaker,
Shaheed Benazirabad is the newly created division with districts
Shaheed Benazirabad, Sanghar and Naushehro Feroze. Rs. 17.3 billion has
been allocated for current financial year for execution of schemes. In next
year ADP 2015-16, Rs. 18.015 billion has been proposed for ongoing & new
schemes. Following are some of the important development schemes:
 A pilot project of solar electrification of 2 villages having 140
households has been successfully completed in Achro Thar, District
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Sanghar. The target for next year is solar electrification of 200 off-grids
villages.
Reconstruction of Nawabshah Sanghar road 61 km (85% Chinese Loan
Rs. 1785.85 Million+ 15% GOS funding Rs.315.150 Million) at Cost of
Rs. 2094.747 million
Makhi Fars Link Canal Project (GoS Revised Share Rs. 809.3672 Million)
Improvement Tando Adam Barany Kundiari with as sphalt surface Mile
0/0-26/4 = 26-4 = 42.66 Kms at Cost of Rs. 421.403 million
Constructing stone pitching along Rohri Main Canal at cost of Rs. 1.298
billion
Imp: & Ext: Drainage Scheme Naushehro Feroze with cost of Rs. 216.4
million
Establishment of Cadet College for Girls @ Benazir Abad (Re-revised)
at Cost of Rs. 1888.784 million
Reconditioning / Construction of District Roads of Shaheed
Benazirabad with cost of Rs. 1606.2 million
Establishment of Benazir Institute of Urology & Transplantation (BIUT)
at Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto District with cost of Rs. 741.23
million
Land Revenue Management Information System (LARMIS)
In compliance of presidential directives and Supreme Court’s order,
the Government of Sindh has started the project for Land Revenue and
Management Information System (LARMIS) for computerization of land
records. This project is estimated to cost Rs. 4.997 billion and is expected to
be completed by June 2016.
Under LARMIS, all transactions of land record made in Sindh,
pertaining to all districts, in the last 5 years, have been computerized and
made available through operational Service Centers. 90 % of the remaining
record has also been computerized and are in the process of field verification
by the Deputy Commissioners. Service Centers which will provide
computerized records to people have been planned in each District Head
Quarter. Three Service Centers, Hyderabad, Tando Mohammad Khan, and
Jamshoro have already been made functional, and the remaining Service
Centers will be made functional by December 2015. Microfilming process,
which has become obsolete, will also be replaced by digital scanning in the
entire province by December 2015.
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Additionally, a project for the development of digitized maps through
introduction of GIS that will be linked with LARMIS is also under
development at a cost of Rs. 648.86 million. It will have numerous
advantages, including provision of reliable data to help resolve land disputes.
Land use analysis through it, will help identify sites and differentiate
between the government and private land and protect them from misuse &
encroachments. Land assets as well as natural resources can also be
inventoried using it. The boundaries of different administrative units will also
be digitized, and it can also be expanded in future for various other uses.
Sindh Solid Waste Management
Government of Sindh, taking cognizance of the growing volumes of
waste and garbage in our cities and also the inability of the local councils to
lift and transport garbage in an environment friendly manner, has
established Sindh Solid Waste Management Board to support local councils
in managing municipal solid waste, medical hazardous waste and industrial
hazardous waste in all cities of the Province. On the non- ADP side Rs.474
million has been allocated for SSWMB for the FY 2015-16 as a single line
grant. The ADP for FY 2015-16 is pitched at Rs. 3016 million.
Sindh Government has assigned very high priority to this sector as it
has a direct impact on the health of the people and environment of our
cities. In its Phase I, Integrated Solid Waste Management Projects are being
started in 06 districts of Karachi, Hyderabad, ShaheedBenazirabad and
Larkana districts. These projects are being undertaken on fast track basis and
will be on ground from October 2015 onwards. In Phase II, ten (10) districts
of Sindh will be taken up and in Phase III all remaining districts will be
completed. So we intend to complete all districts in two and half years
InshaAllah.
Sindh Solid Waste Management Board is bringing Integrated Municipal
Solid Waste Management Projects whereby the present method of manual
sweeping and collection and transportation of garbage will be replaced by a
modern, scientific and environment friendly system of mechanical sweepers,
door to door collection of garbage, complete ban on burning of garbage and
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transportation of waste from community dustbins to Garbage Transfer
Stations and then to Sanitary Engineered Landfill sites.
Government of Sindh is also constructing 06 Garbage Transfer Stations
in Karachi, for which an amount of Rs. 1790 million has been allocated.
First time in history, garbage will be recycled in a modern way and
Biogas and electricity will be generated from it. Not only will this make the
environment safer, but will aid in the energy crisis and supplement the
income of local governments.
PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
Mr. Speaker,
With a view to bring in the expertise and efficiencies of the private
sector, for the cost-effective and quality development of the public sector,
Government of Sindh has taken the initiative of Public Private Partnerships.
We are actively pursuing innovative modes of financing, to attract the
finances of the private sector for enhancement of funding for PPP projects.
The Works and Services Department has most effectively harnessed
the PPP mode of procurement, with the Hyderabad Mirpurkhas Dual
Carriageway at a cost of Rs. 6.5 billion. Following its success, Jhirk Mullah
Katiar Bridge at cost Rs. 4.2 Billion is under construction and scheduled to be
complete during the year 2015-16. The financial close for the National
Highway i.e. Karachi Thatta Dual Carriageway is expected to be completed
within two months at an estimated cost of Rs. 9.9 billion. It will be
Government of Sindh’s first contract with Frontier Works Organization. The
project is expected to be due for completion before mid of 2017. Further,
Government of Sindh will also solicit private sector participation in
Hyderabad-Tando Muhammad Khan road project and Ghotki-Kandhkot
Bridge.
The Transport Department also recently made its first PPP signings
with Daewoo Private Limited for Intercity Bus Project at a cost of Rs. 2 billion
which is expected to attain financial close before September 2015. Initially, it
will inter connect all Divisional headquarters. First Rapid Bus Transit project
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for Karachi named BRT Yellow Line project is also under development in PPP
mode. Government of Sindh is also out sourcing Motor Vehicle Inspection &
Certification across Sindh under Public Private Mode of financing. The
project involves state of the art vehicle inspection and certification system
complying with International standards and specifications. This will reduce
accidents caused due to malpractice in current vehicle examination system.
The Energy Department has also entered into Public Private
Partnership ventures. Sindh’s first gas based project, Sindh Nooriabad Power
Project of 100MW is likely to receive soft commissioning by early 2016. We
earnestly expect that the Federal Government will cooperate with the Sindh
Government in seeing this vital project through.
In the education sector, the Government of Sindh, for the first time in
Pakistan, has planned an innovative policy under which the governance and
management of government schools will be significantly improved, in a short
period of time, through the support of well-reputed Education Management
Organization (EMOs), with proven track record. Rs. 200 million have been
allocated for EMOs to meet operational cost. The pilot project will start with
Sindh Basic Education Program, with USAID support, and is expected to
benefit more than 200,000 children. The Education Department is also
making efforts to increase participation rates in government schools at
various levels through Public Private Partnership under Adopt a School
Intervention. The Special Education Department intends to improve the
quality of education in special education schools under PPP mode.
The Health Department has procured services of credible private
partners such as Indus Hospital, Aman Foundation, Merlin International and
Integrated Health Services (IHS) through management and services contract
for RHCs/THQs/DHQs, other hospitals and Ambulance Services for improving
infrastructure and availability of health services. Health Department also
signed a management contract under PPP mode for outsourcing the Security
and Safety at National Institute of Child Health in Karachi.
Some other projects in the development phase that are worth
mentioning here are Link Road Project-Connecting Super & National
Highway; Hyderabad and Karachi Bus Terminal Project; Kinjhar Lake Project;
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Khajoor Mandi District Khairpur; Livestock Tagging Project to improve the
Livestock Exports; Live Stock Farms project; Ghotki-Kandhkot Bridge Project;
Tidal Energy Project along Sindh Coast; Mangoes Processing Facilities
Project; & Larkana Fruit & Vegetable market.
SINDH REVENUE BOARD
Mr. Speaker,
The performance of Sindh Revenue Board has been exemplary. Its rise
to a major tax-collecting agency in such a brief period is unparalleled. It is
the only tax authority in Pakistan that has exceeded its budgetary targets.
After recording a growth of 200% on collection of Sales Tax on Services in the
initial year, it has consistently demonstrated 25-35% growth every year. This
was despite the fact that the tax rate was reduced from 17% to 16%.
InshaAllah in the CFY, Sindh Revenue Board will achieve its target of
collecting Rs. 49 billion. This is up 24% from last year, despite once again a
reduction in the standard rate of sales tax from 16% to 15%. This has been
achieved with only 160 employees, which depicts an outstanding collection
of Rs. 306 million per employee.
To further improve collection, SRB has devised a programme to
substitute the existing positive list of taxable services with a negative list
implying that all services shall be liable to tax except the ones specified in
the negative list Schedule. This will make the tariff Schedule simpler and
dispute-free, which, in turn, will reduce litigations and classification disputes.
SRB expects to introduce this Negative List Schedule during 2015-16.
SRB has a fully automated and electronic tax collection system.
Recently, SRB has successfully negotiated Sindh Government Reforms
program with World Bank where World Bank will assist in improving the
capacity of SRB employees and further automation of the system. SRB is a
big beneficiary in this. Also, under the capacity building program negotiated
with London School of Economics, capacity building program for SRB Training
Centre will be conducted the first time ever by LSE in Pakistan.
SRB has also evolved a strategic plan, which envisages annual growth
of 28% in tax revenue collections and targets tax receipts of Rs. 61 billion in
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2015-16, Rs. 78 billion in 2016-17 and Rs. 100 billion in 2017-18. The
Honourable Chief Minister, Sindh, has already approved this strategic plan
and the requisite measures for implementation of this strategic plan are in
progress.
I am extremely pleased to announce that we are reducing the rate of
Sindh sales tax on services from 15% to 14% (coupled with the increase in
lower rate from 5% to 6%). With this we intend to gradually move towards
uniform rate of taxation. The tax on telecommunication sector will be
reduced from 19.5% to 18%. There will also be reduction in rate for program
producers from 10% to 6%. The Construction and Building Industry will be
given the option of selecting between higher rate of 14% with input
adjustments and lower rate without input adjustments on a financial year
basis.
Mr. Speaker,
The education and medical services have been exempted from Sindh
sales tax on services. These measures are intended for the benefit of the
common man. The advertisements in newspapers will also be exempted
from tax.
Despite reduction of these taxes, the Sindh Revenue Board will
InshaAllah achieve its target of revenue collection for the next year. But, in
order to achieve these targets the tax net will need to be broadened by
bringing those services in the tax net that have not been taxed up till now. In
this context following categories of services will start to be taxed from the
next FY.
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Travel Agents @ 10% (Fed 16%, Punjab 16% KPK 15%)
Credit rating Agencies @ 14% (Punjab 16%)
Underwriters @ 14% (Punjab 16%)
Indenters @ 14% (Punjab 16%)
Commission Agents @ 14% (Punjab 16%)
Auctioneers @ 14% (Punjab 16%)
Dredging and Desilting @ 10% (Punjab 16%)
Copyright or Intellectual property right Services @ 10% (Punjab 16%)
Technical inspection and certification services, quality control and
testing and erection services @ 14% (Fed 16% Punjab 16%)
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 Packers and Mover Services @ 14% (Fed 16%)
 Services of Shares / Derivatives / Reg/ Trf/ Custodianship@ 14% (Fed
16%)
 Valuation services @ 14% (Fed 16%)
 Services by labs (other than the labs doing pathological / medical
diagnostic tests for patients) @ 14% (Fed 16%)
 Utility Bill Collection by Banks and NADRA @ 14% (Fed 16%)
 Renting of commercial property @ 6%
 Ready Mix Concrete Services @ 14% or 6% service provider option.
I would also like bring to the notice of this august house the fiscal
measures planned for Excise & Taxation and the Board of Revenue.
The Government of Sindh intends to revise the rate of Infrastructure
Cess collection from existing 0.9% - 0.95% to 1% - 1.05% through Finance
Act, keeping in view the inflation and expects to collect additional Rs.2.5
billion from this Cess for the maintenance & development of infrastructure
of the Province.
The Government of Sindh also intends to facilitate the retired
Government Servants by granting exemption of Property Tax to the
properties owned by them having gross annual rental value up to Rs.48000/, through Finance Act. It will hardly have a minimal impact of Rs.1 million on
the exchequer. This facility was available to them up to 30-06-2010.
The Government of Sindh intends to increase stamp duty on every
hundred rupees by 5 paisas on contract and purchase order. We also intend
to rationalize the rate of stamp duty on policies of insurance as well as
impose duty on transfer of shares of CDC account holders at the rate of one
paisa for each share. This will result in additional revenue generation of Rs.
175 million.
SINDH BANK
Sindh Bank Limited has Alhamdollilah completed four and half years of
successful operations and has earned an operating profit of more than Rs 6
billion since its inception and provided direct employment to around 2,000
people through its network of 225 branches, many of which are in
underserviced and under-banked areas. The bank continues to expand its
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branch and ATM network to facilitate the general public. Key achievement of
Sindh Bank during the last year is the establishment of Sindh Microfinance
Bank as a wholly owned subsidiary; this is in addition to the technical
facilitation provided to the Government of Sindh a year earlier in
establishing Sindh Leasing Company Limited, Sindh Modaraba and Sindh
Insurance Limited. The other major achievement is opening of record 57,000
bank accounts of employees of the local government and autonomous
bodies by the Sindh Bank, as well as their biometric verification so as to
streamline their payroll system.
BORROWING
Mr. Speaker,
The NEC has recently decided that provinces may be allowed a
domestic borrowing limit of 0.5% of GDP after exclusion of domestic loans.
The province of Sindh has been allowed borrowing to a maximum limit of Rs.
20.05 billion based on this formula. As a result of this, the Government of
Sindh plans to borrow between Rs. 10 to 20 billion in the next Financial Year.
SINDH INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT BOND
Mr. Speaker,
The Government of Sindh faces major challenges in fulfilling the
infrastructure needs of the province and its people. Despite these
challenges, the GoS is fully committed to undertake major infrastructure
projects across the province. The development of mass transit projects
(green, yellow, red and blue BRTS lines) for Karachi, dual carriage highways,
bridges and solid waste management projects are just a few of the examples
of mega infrastructure projects announced recently by GoS.
The crucial developmental challenge for GoS will be the arrangement
of necessary funding for financing such projects given the budgetary
constraints. While the Federal Government has been quite successful
recently in pursuing alternative funding through floating sovereign bonds,
currently there are no viable alternatives for provincial governments. In light
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of Article 167 of the Constitution, the Government of Sindh plans to launch a
Sindh Infrastructure Development Bond (SIDB) to raise up to US$ 200 million
for development and infrastructure projects in Sindh. With excess liquidity in
the Islamic Finance Markets, this is the ideal opportunity for Government of
Sindh to leverage some of its unencumbered assets and issue a Sukuk /
Islamic Bond. As the first ever-provincial debt issue at the provincial level,
the Sukuk will reduce dependence on the federal government and will set
the precedent providing viable funding alternatives for the Government of
Sindh. The Islamic Bond issued will also be a tradable instrument creating a
secondary market and encouraging greater public participation in
development of Sindh, which is one of the objectives of the present
Government.
DONOR ASSISTANCE
Mr. Speaker,
Donor Assistance for the Financial Year 2015-15-16 amounts to Rs.
47.47 billion which includes (i) project loans of Rs. 21.98billion,(ii) budgetary
support loans of Rs. 18.04 billion,(iii) project grants of Rs.5 billion, and (iv)
budgetary support grant of Rs.2.447 billion. The Budgetary Support Loans of
World Bank for Financial Year 2015-16 include disbursement of Rs. 16.8
billion for Sindh Education Reform Project and Rs.1.233 billion for Sindh
Public Sector Reform Management Project. The European Union is also
providing budgetary support grant for Sindh Global Partnership for
Education and the disbursement amount of the grant in FY 2015-16 is
estimated at Rs.2.447 billion. In addition, European Union is providing grant
of Rs.1.05 billion to non-government organizations in Sindh for Sindh Union
Council Community Economic Strengthening Support Program (SUCCESS).
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (REITS)
Mr. Speaker,
The Government has provided an opportunity to real estate
developers to conduct their business in an organized, documented and
transparent manner in which property developers can raise funds from the
capital markets and the general public can also participate. This will be
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achieved through the Real Estate Investment Trusts or REITs. We have
rationalized the transfer duties and taxes for REITs in a manner that it will
encourage businesses to undertake projects under the REITs structure
without compromising the government’s revenues. In fact, this
rationalization shall result in a higher quantum of revenues for the
government on the one hand and enhanced activities in the construction,
real estate and investment sector on the other. It is estimated that in the
next fiscal year, we would see three or four new REIT funds in the market. In
the long-run REITs can also contribute towards addressing the housing
shortage challenge.
By making the necessary legislative changes earlier in April 2015, Sindh
has taken the lead over not just the other provinces of Pakistan but all of
South Asia as this legislation has facilitated the launch of the first REIT Fund,
for which a formal launch took place at the Karachi Stock Exchange on
Monday 8th June 2015.
RELIEF / WELFARE MEASURES
Grants and Subsidies on Food Items
Mr. Speaker,
To overcome the severe shortage of food in times of drought,
Government of Sindh distributed free of cost wheat costing Rs. 3.653 billion
amongst the drought affected people of various districts of Sindh Province
including people of Tharparkar and Achro Thar. This measure was in addition
to the wheat subsidy incurred during the procurement of wheat throughout
the province.
In accordance with the decision of the Sindh High Court, the growers
of Sugar Cane were to be given a subsidy of Rs. 12/mds (40kg). Accordingly,
Rs. 5.191 billion subsidy has been released to Agriculture Department for
disbursement to the growers through sugar mills after verification of Cane
Commissioner Sindh.
In light of the decision of the ECC, subsidy at the rate of Rs. 10/kg was
to be given on export of sugar on cost sharing basis, in which, cost of the
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subsidy was to be borne equally by the Federal Government and the
respective Provincial Governments. Rs. 450 million has been given as subsidy
by the Government of Sindh on this account.
Special Packages
The Peoples’ Government is pleased to announce three special
schemes for the population of the province catering to the aspects of food
inflation relief, social security and encouraging entrepreneurship amongst
skilled youth, for which a cumulative amount of Rs 6 billion has been
allocated in the budget. Firstly, for relief against food price inflation, the
Government will grant cash relief of Rs 1,000 per household, based on the
poverty scorecard developed by the Benazir Income Support Program and
distributed through the BISP ATM cards already available with these
beneficiaries. This amount would InshaAllah be provided before the
upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr in the month of Ramadan.
Most of the population in the country has no social protection in the
event of the sudden demise of an adult family member or breadwinner. The
Government does provide compensation on a case-to-case basis, but it has
been decided that universal accidental death coverage be given to the
citizens of the province. Hence, for any accidental death of a citizen
occurring in the province, the Government shall now provide a social
security amounting to Rs 100,000 to the family of each such deceased. This
scheme shall be rolled out expectedly from October 2015.
The third scheme is particularly close to my heart as it deals with the
future of our nation. Shaheed Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto rightly said
that “the youth of our country are our most precious asset. The right way to
equip them is to trust them instead of repressing them.” And this is what we
are aiming to do, as we endeavour to provide loans to skilled youth trained
under the Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Youth Development program (BBYSD) and
STEVTA approved institutions, through microfinance banks. Unskilled youth
can also take advantage of these loans to the extent of dairy farming in
which the Government shall bear the cost of livestock insurance. The
Government would partially guarantee the repayment of the loan to the
bank on behalf of the youth so as to encourage banks to provide credit to
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such youth to start their own businesses. This facility is necessary because
most commercial and microfinance banks are shy of lending to small start-up
businesses due to the higher credit risk and smaller scale of businesses. So
the idea is not to lend directly to the youth but to create an enabling
environment for the banks to extend such micro loans to the skilled youth of
the province.
Pays and Allowances of Government Employees
The Government of Sindh being cognizant of the low compensation
level of government employees and pensioners, has taken the following
measures: 10% Ad-hoc Relief Allowance on running basic pay will be allowed to
all Sindh Government employees with effect from 1st July 2015.
 Ad-hoc increases of 2011 and 2012 will be merged in the pay scales.
 Medical Allowances of all government employees will be enhanced by
25%.
 One premature increment will be allowed to employees of grade 5
with effect from 1st July 2015. Last year pre-mature increment was
allowed to employees of grade 1-4.
 A uniform Ph.D. Allowance of Rs.10,000 per month will be allowed to
Ph.D./D.Sc. degree holders working under Sindh government with
effect from 1st July 2015. This will replace the existing Science and
Technology Allowance of Rs.7,500 per month and Ph.D. Allowance of
Rs.2,250 per month.
 The rates of special pay to Senior Private Secretaries, Private
Secretaries and Assistant Private Secretaries are being increased by
100%.
 The rate of orderly allowance and special additional pension is also
being increased to Rs.12,000 per month.
 For the welfare of the labor class and in line with increase in pay of
government employees, the minimum wage rate is also being
increased from Rs.12,000 to Rs.13,000 per month
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NATIONAL FINANCE COMMISSION
Mr. Speaker,
The 9th National Finance Commission was constituted on 24th April
2015 and its first meeting was held on 28th April 2015 at Islamabad. The term
of the last National Finance Commission is set to expire on 30th June 2015
therefore, maximum efforts were made by the Government of Sindh to
conclude the National Finance Commission before this deadline as
Government of Sindh had done its homework and was fully prepared. The
Federal Government and other members were of the view that the matter
should not be decided in haste, therefore four working groups have been
constituted to conduct studies on different topics that will assist in the
formulation of the new award. Further deliberations will carry on in the next
financial year after the completion of these studies.
GOVERNANCE REFORMS
Mr. Speaker,
Government of Sindh has initiated governance reforms with the
assistance of World Bank and European Union to address systematic
weakness and missing links in the Public Financial Management such as
credibility of the Budget, budget predictability, policy-based budgeting,
transparency, predictability, accounting and reporting. With the approval of
provincial cabinet and Chief Minister Sindh, Government is implementing
Sindh Tax Revenue Mobilization Plan and Public Financial Management
Strategy (PFMS) with the overall objective of revenue mobilization and
expenditure management.
Sindh Tax Revenue Mobilization Plan (STRMP)
Sindh Tax Revenue Mobilization Plan (STRMP) envisages establishment
of Tax Reform Unit in FD for evidence based tax policy formulation,
administration and coordination; re-engineering and simplification of
business process with the use of ICT to enhance tax revenues; tax-payer
education and facilitation to increase tax base; and policy dialogue to create
and sustain tax reforms.
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Public Financial Management Strategy
Public Financial Management Strategy aims to improve budgeting and
planning process, strengthen budget execution, reporting, accountability and
transparency. It also aims at enhancing revenue generation, and
strengthening institutional framework for oversight.
Budget Strategy Paper
Government of Sindh, under Sindh Public Sector Management Reform
Program (initiated with the assistance of the World Bank), has for the first
time, prepared Budget Strategy Paper 2015-16. The Budget Strategy Paper
(BSP) is three year rolling plan that sets policies and priorities of the
government in the medium term. The Paper presents the fiscal performance
of the government over the last two financial years and provides insight into
the fiscal performance of current financial year. The BSP project estimates of
provincial receipts (from federal government and own resources) and
estimates of development and non-development expenditures over the next
three years. The paper also sets out strategic resource allocations and lays
down the underlying sub-national macro-economic assumptions.
In a quest to make budgetary process more transparent and
participative and to engage elected public representative in budget
formulation process well before actual budgetary proposals are firmed up,
the Budget Strategy Paper is to be placed before the cabinet every year for
its input and recommendations. The BSP once approved by the cabinet
becomes the guiding policy document for consolidation of budgetary
proposals. This is a leap forward in the realism of transparency in fiscal policy
formulation embedded with spirit of participation and ownership of the
stakeholders.
CONCLUSION
Mr. Speaker,
I would like to thank you for granting me the honour to present the
Sindh Budget 2015-16. I would also like to thank the people of Sindh who
have provided us with the opportunity to serve them. This budget is a
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reflection of their aspirations and a commitment on our part that we will
make every effort to uphold the trust that people of Sindh have reposed in
us.
I also wish to extend my appreciations for the officers and staff of
Finance Department, who have completed the time bound and challenging
task of budget preparation due to their professionalism, dedication and
untiring commitment. I also appreciate the efforts put in by Planning and
Development Department for completion of this task within the stipulated
time.
Finally, I leave my learned colleagues and the people of Sindh with
these words of the father of the nation, Quaid-e-Azam, Mohammad Ali
Jinnah
“My message to you all is of hope, courage and confidence. Let us mobilize
all our resources in a systematic and organized way and tackle the grave
issues that confront us with grim determination and discipline worthy of a
great nation.”
I pray that Almighty Allah Guides us and Gives us the strength to act
on these golden principles and emerge as a great nation, remembered by
history.
Pakistan Paindabad!
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