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Year Book 2017-18 Year Book 2017-18 Government of Pakistan Planning Commission Ministry of Planning, Development & Reform (ISO 9000-2015 Certified) In the Name of Allah The Most Beneficent The Most Merciful Table of Contents Foreword ........................................................................................... 1 Review Committee ............................................................................ 3 Technical Team ................................................................................. 4 Introduction ....................................................................................... 5 Public Sector Development Programme ......................................... 9 PILLAR-I PUTTING PEOPLE FIRST: DEVELOPING HUMAN AND SOCIAL CAPITAL ............................................................................ 13 Population and Social Planning ........................................................ 15 Education ......................................................................................... 17 Health ............................................................................................... 21 Labour, Employment and Skill Development ..................................... 27 Manpower ........................................................................................ 33 Sustainable Development Goals ....................................................... 39 Social Welfare and Women Development ......................................... 43 Mass Media, Culture, Sports, Tourism and Youth ............................. 45 PILLAR-II ACHIEVING SUSTAINED, INDIGENOUS AND INCLUSIVE GROWTH ..................................................................... 49 Performance of the Economy ........................................................... 51 Money, Prices and Fiscal Policy ....................................................... 55 Physical Planning and Housing......................................................... 59 Economic Appraisal .......................................................................... 63 Public Investment Authorization ........................................................ 65 External Sector ................................................................................. 69 Plan Coordination ............................................................................. 75 Special Areas Development .............................................................. 79 Year Book 2017-18 PILLAR-III DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE, INSTITUTIONAL REFORM AND MODERNISATION OF THE PUBLIC SECTOR ....... 83 Governance ...................................................................................... 85 Projects Wing ................................................................................... 89 Pakistan Planning and Management Institute ................................... 95 PILLAR-IV ENERGY, WATER AND FOOD SECURITY ................... 99 Energy Wing ................................................................................... 101 Water .............................................................................................. 115 Food and Agriculture ...................................................................... 119 Nutrition .......................................................................................... 131 Environment and Climate Change .................................................. 135 PILLAR-V PRIVATE SECTOR AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP-LED GROWTH ....................................................................................... 139 Industries, Commerce and Mineral ................................................. 141 PILLAR-VI DEVELOPING COMPETITIVE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY THROUGH VALUE ADDITION ...................................................... 145 Information Communication Technology ......................................... 147 Science and Technology................................................................. 151 Pakistan Institute of Development Economics ................................ 155 Jawaid Azfar Computer Centre ....................................................... 159 PILLAR-VII MODERNISING TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE AND GREATER REGIONAL CONNECTIVITY ....................................................................................................... 163 Transport and Logistics .................................................................. 165 National Logistics Cell .................................................................... 171 China-Pakistan Economic Corridor ................................................. 179 Annexures ............................................................................... 189-192 Year Book 2017-18 1 FOREWORD Pursuant to Sub-rule 2 of Rule 25 of the Rules of Business 1973, the Ministry of Planning, Development and Reform has prepared Year Book for preceding financial year 2017-18. This Book contains/delineates and highlights the main activities, achievements and progress undertaken by various Wings and Sections of the Ministry during 2017-18. The Year Book also elaborates functions, organizational structure and overall overview of the Ministry. The activities are disaggregated into chapters which focus various programmes, targets and their actualisation during the period under review. I feel honored to present the Book to those who might be interested in having an insight into the working of the Ministry and will serve as a useful document to different stakeholders including; planners, academicians, research scholars, etc. The Book also highlights working of the Ministry and its contribution to the socioeconomic development of the country. The Ministry aims at improving the socio- economic development of Pakistan and bringing Pakistan among developed economies of the world. The Ministry works under the policy of the Government which is people oriented with an inclusive approach to take the country to a higher growth trajectory. I take this opportunity to thank all the Economic and Technical Sections, Projects Wing and attached departments/ autonomous bodies for their contribution to this document. Contribution of Review Committee, Plan Coordination Section and Technical Team under the supervision of its Chief Dr. Hasan Muhammad Mohsan in finalizing the document is acknowledged and deserves special appreciation. Any suggestions to further improve the document or performance of the Ministry will be highly welcomed. Zafar Hasan Secretary Ministry of Planning, Development and Reform Islamabad Year Book 2017-18 2 Year Book 2017-18 3 REVIEW COMMITTEE Rai Nasir Ali Khan JCE (Macro) Member Dr. Muhammad Afzal Chief (Employment & Research Section) Member Zafar-ul-Hassan Chief (Macro Economic Section) Dr. Imtiaz Ahmed Chief (International Trade & Finance Section) Member Dr. Aamir Arshad Chief (Food & Agriculture Section) Member Dr. Gul Muhammad Laghari Chief (Science & Technology Section) Member Dr. Hassan Muhammad Mohsin Chief (Plan Coordination Section) Member / Secretary Year Book 2017-18 4 TECHNICAL TEAM Dr. Saleem Mohsan Deputy Chief (Plan Coordination Section) Editor Muhammad Musaib Umair Assistant Chief (Plan Coordination Section) Sub-Editor Ijlal Hayder Research Officer (Plan Coordination Section) Sub-Editor Saqlain Bin Arif Computer Operator (Jawaid Azfar Computer Center) Composer/Designer Year Book 2017-18 5 INTRODUCTION The Planning Commission acts as a think tank for economic planning of the country. Participatory and collaborative planning is undertaken by involving the parliament, ministries, divisions, provinces, Special Areas, private sector, academia, civil society and diaspora to play the role of facilitator and stewardship as well as an integrator in the areas of economic policy and reforms in the post-devolution scenario. The Prime Minister is the Chairman of the Planning Commission which apart from the Deputy Chairman comprises twelve members including Secretary Planning & Development Division as Member Coordination (Organization Chart is at Annex-A). The Ministry of Planning, Development and Reform has Economic and Technical Sections, Wings and attached departments (complete list at Annex-B) to carry out government policies in collaboration with the respective ministries, divisions and provincial governments. The Planning Commission is responsible to perform functions as indicated in the Schedule II of the Rules of Business 1973 under the heading of the Planning, Development and Reform Division which inter-alia include: • Preparing the National Plan and review and evaluating its implementation. • Formulating Annual Plan and ADP. • Monitoring and evaluating implementation of major development projects and programmes. • Stimulating preparation of sound projects in regions and sectors lacking adequate portfolio. • Continuously evaluating the economic situation and coordinate economic policies. • Organising research and analytical studies for economic decision making. Year Book 2017-18 6 The Planning Commission also discharges the following functions: • Assisting in defining the national vision and under taking strategic planning. • Assessing the material, capital and human resources of the country and formulating proposals for augmenting such resources. • Assisting the government in providing a conducive macroeconomic and regulatory framework, improved resource mobilisation, an institutional framework and efficient public investment. • Promoting and developing role of the private sector as an engine of growth by co-opting it as a partner in the development process through
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