ISLAMABAD: The federal government has presented the total national development outlay of Rs2,043 billion for the financial year 2018-19. As per the budget documents, the total Public Sector Development Programme 2018-19 has been set Rs 2,043 billion, including block allocation of Rs100 billion, for new projects by next government.
As per break-up of approved National Development Outlay 2018-19, federal PSDP has been fixed Rs930 billion, including Rs180 billion of foreign aid. Rs1,013 billion have been allocated for provincial ADP, including Rs 159 billion of foreign aid. With the addition of Rs100 billion block allocation for next government, the total National Development outlay has been fixed at Rs2,043 billion. The total foreign aid for the PSDP, ADPs in the financial year 2019 will be Rs339 billion.
The PSDP size has increased from Rs1,001 billion in 2017-18 to Rs1,030 billion in year 2018-19 which shows an increase of 3 per cent. Provincial ADPs would be Rs1,013 billion.
A major portion of the federal PSDP 2018-19 about 63 per cent of the size has been earmarked for on-going projects. A total number of schemes in the PSDP 2018-19 is 1,235 including 726 ongoing and 509 new schemes.
As per sector-wise allocation of the PSDP 2018-19, Rs575 billion have been allocated for infrastructure which included Rs80 billion for power sector Rs237 billion, including Rs157 billion of self-financed, Rs400 billion for transport and communication, Rs 65 billion for water and Rs30 billion for physical planning and housing. For social sector Rs135 billion have been allocated which included Rs57 billion for education (including higher education), Rs37 billion for health and population welfare, Rs5 billion for Pak SDGs Community Development programmes and Rs36 billion for others.
For science and information technology, Rs12 billion have been allocated. For governance, the allocation is made of Rs18 billion. Rs72 billion have been allocated for Special Areas (AJK, GB, FATA). For the production, which is managed by Finance Division, Rs930 billion have been allocated. With the inclusion of block allocation of Rs100 billion for next government the total federal PSDP of 2018-19 has been fixed at Rs1,030 billion.
As per the documents, Rs458 billion have been allocated for 44 ministries and divisions in the next budget. Allocations of the Rs4.6 billion, Rs125 million, Rs1.1 billion, Rs15.2 billion, and Rs8.3 billion have allocated for aviation division, board of investment, cabinet division, capital administration and development divisions respectively.
Climate change division, commerce division, communication division, defence division, defence production division, economic affairs division, establishment division, federal education and professional training division, have been allocated Rs802 million, Rs1.5 billion, Rs14.4 billion, Rs640 million, Rs 2.8billion, Rs70 million, Rs175 million and Rs 4.3billion respectively.
Rs18.1 billion, Rs199 million, Rs46.6 billion, Rs5.4 billion, Rs300 million, Rs1.7 billion, Rs1.6 billion, Rs3.04 billion have been allocated for finance, foreign affairs, HEC, Housing and works division, human rights, industry and production and information and broadcasting respectively.
Interprovincial coordination, interior, Kashmir affairs, law and justice, maritime affairs, narcotics control, national food security and research, national health services, national history and literary, Pakistan atomic energy commission, Pakistan nuclear regulatory authority and petroleum have allocated Rs3.5 billion, Rs24.2 billion, Rs51.2 billion, Rs1.02 billion, Rs10.1 billion, Rs251 million, Rs1.8 billion, Rs25.03 billion, Rs55 million, Rs13.4 billion, Rs300 million and Rs943 million respectively.
As per the budget documents, Rs27.5 billion, Rs370 million, Rs40 billion, Rs63 million, Rs2.5 billion, Rs2.6 billion, Rs28.2 billion, Rs200 million, Rs4.7 billion, Rs280 million and Rs79.5 billion are allocated for planning and development, postal services, railways, religious affairs, revenue, science and technology, states and frontier regions, statistics, suparco, textile industry and water resource division respectively.
For corporations including National Highway and NTDC/PEPCO Rs237 billion have been fixed in the next budget. NHA has been allocated Rs201 billion while the remaining Rs36.1 billion for NTDC/PEPCO.
Rs5 billion for special provision for completion of CPEC projects have also been allocated. For IDPS Rs45 billion and for security enhancements, Rs45 billion are allocated in the budget. Rs5 billion have been fixed for cess. Rs100 billion have been allocated for PPP mode financing.
