Pursuing an approach of balanced development across the country, the Federal Government on Wednesday unveiled a Rs 3.792 trillion national development budget for the fiscal year 2024-25, including the Federal Public Sector Development Program (PSDP) of Rs1,500 billion, Provincial Annual Development Plan of Rs 2.095 trillion and SOEs investment of Rs196.9 billion.
The major chunk of PSDP 2024-25 was earmar
ked on infrastructure development projects of energy, railway, motorways-highways, aviation and por
ts, besides equal importance given to the social sector, particularly in higher education, health, governance and climate changes.
Meanwhile, out of a total Rs1.5 trillion federal PSDP, the government allocated Rs 1,400 billio
n for federal ministries, Rs 354.223 billio
n for corporations, including National Highways Authority (Rs 180.284 billion) and PEPCO (Rs 175.939 billion), and Rs 100 billio
n for VGF for Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects.
The government earmarked Rs 259.598 billio
n for the Water Resource Division, Rs 7.302 billio
n for the Aviation Division, Rs 1.658 billio
n for the Board of Investment, Rs 75.773 billio
n for the Cabinet Division, Rs 6.256 billio
n for Climate Change Division, Rs2.205 billio
n for Commerce Division, Rs728 millio
n for Communication Division (other than NHA), Rs 5.636 billio
n for Defence Division, and Rs 3.767 billio
n for Defence Produ
ction Division.
Likewise, Rs 921 million was allocated for Establishment Division, Rs 25.751 billio
n for Federal Education and Professional Training Division, Rs 6.084 billio
n for Finance Division, Rs 66.315 billio
n for Higher Education Commission, Rs 27.688 billio
n for Housing and Works Division, Rs104 millio
n for Human Rights Division, Rs 4.918 billio
n for Industries and Produ
ction Division, Rs6.550 billio
n for Information and Broadcasting Division and Rs 28.929 billio
n for Information Technology and Telecom Division.
Similarly, an amount of Rs 3.650 billion was earmarked for Inter-provincial Coordination Division, Rs 9.070 billio
n for Interio
r Division, Rs 1.230 billio
n for Law and Justice Division, Rs 5.300 billio
n for Maritime Affairs Division, Rs 169 millio
n for Narcotics Control Division, Rs41.250 billio
n for National Food Security and Research Division, Rs 27.00 billio
n for National Health Services Regulations and Coordination Division, Rs 1.015bmillio
n for National Culture and Literary Heritage Division, and Rs 25.00 billio
n for Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission.
The government also allocated Rs 256.330 millio
n for Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority, Rs 3.225 billio
n for Petroleum Division, Rs 59.114 billio
n for Planning, Development and Reform Division, Rs 45 billio
n for Railways Division, Rs 500 millio
n for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Division, Rs 17.696 billio
n for Revenue Division, Rs 7.149 billio
n for Science and Technological Research Division, and Rs 35.617 billio
n for SUPPARCO.
The document revealed that to augment PSDP, resources of the private sector would be leveraged with the help of the Public Private Partnership Authority (PPA), attracting domestic and foreign direct investment in commercially viable projects.