ABAD

1. Water Resource Development Projects

2. Land and Agriculture Development

3. Livestock and Poultry Development
4. Forestry and Fisheries Development
5. Off-Farm Income Generating Activities
6. Renewable Energy Sources and Infrastructure Development

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

1. Formulation of provincial government vision, policies and strategies for economic

planning and development in consultation with all stakeholders in the light of NEC’s
guidelines.

2. Annual Development Programme (ADP)/Medium Term Development Framework (MTDF):

(a) Preparation in co-ordination with all departments of the government.
(b) Monitoring implementation.
(c) Evaluation of development projects and programmes.

3. Economic Issue(s):
(a) Conducting research/surveys.
(b) Reviewing/analysis of socio-economic data.

4. Public Sector Development Programmes (PSDP):

(a) Preparing short terms and long terms provincial development plans.
(b) Coordination with federal government.

5. Policy for the approval of development schemes.

6. Catalyst for different departments/sectors to improve the pace and quality of economic
development.

7. Resource allocation, re-appropriation of development funds, appropriations from block

allocations and disbursement of supplementary grants.

8. Secretariat for the Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) and clearing house for
development schemes within the competence of CDWP and ECNEC.

9. Foreign Assistance:
(a) Determination of key areas for foreign assistance and preparation of sector-wise
portfolio for foreign assistance.

(b) Loan negotiations and securing federal financial guarantees, wherever required.

(c) Review of foreign aided projects.

10. Coordination of nominations for foreign training, seminars, conferences and workshops
for all officials serving with the provincial government.

11. Capacity building of government departments, agencies and functionaries for good
governance.

12. Focusing accelerated development of rain fed (barani) and less developed areas.

13. Framing guidelines for procurement of consultancy services.

14. Policy formulation with respect to private sector development and promotion of Public-
Private Partnership(s) (PPP).

15. Implementation, development and administration in respect of foreign assisted/funded

and mega ADP projects.

16. Matters relating to attached departments, autonomous bodies and special institutions of
P&D department.

17. Information Technology:

a) I.T. Policy.
b) Electronic Data Management.
c) Control of and liaison with district I.T. departments.
d) E-Governance and E-Service Delivery.
e) Web Content Management.

f) Pre-qualification of firms to provide I.T. consultancy, software development and I.T.

products to the Government.

g) Coordination with both public sector departments and private sector agencies in the field
of I.T.
h) Service matters of I.T. cadre both at Provincial and District level.

18. Budget, accounts and audit matters.

19. Purchase of stores and capital goods for the department.

20. Service matters except those entrusted to Services and General Administration
Department.
21. Administration of the following laws and the rules framed thereunder:
i. The Cholistan Development Authority Act, 1976.
ii. The Punjab Economic Research Institute Ordinance, 1980.
iii. The Punjab Public-Private Partnership for Infrastructure Act, 2010.

22. Matters incidental and ancillary to the above subjects.

PGS-2018 funded by International Growth Center (IGC). Launched in March 2015.

Prepared by Consortium for Development Policy Research CDPR

The authors of this report include Ms. Nazish Afraz (LUMS), Dr. Syed Turab Hussain (LUMS), Dr. Azam
Amjad Chaudhary (LSE), Dr. Ali Hasanain (LUMS), Dr. Ali Cheema, (LUMS, IDEAS, CERP and IGC), Dr.
Farooq Naseer (LUMS and IDEAS), Hina Shaikh (IGC), Faisal Rashid (DFID SNG programme), Dr. Zeba
Sathar and colleagues at the Population Council, Faisal Fareed and Nadia Qureshi (The Urban Unit),
Sohaib Athar (IGC) and Mr. Suhaib Rasheed. This policy brief has been put together by Mehroz Alvi
(CDPR).

This comprehensive and inclusive growth strategy has been formulated in-house under the
mentorship of Senior Economist, and Professor Emeritus Dr. Hafiz A. Pasha, and the overall
coordination and support of Chief Economist, Dr. M. Aman Ullah, and Mr. Usman Khan. The Planning
& Development Board also acknowledges the support and assistance of the research team at Punjab
Economic Research Institute (PERI) for the Punjab Growth Strategy 2023