GOVERNMENT OF THE PUNJAB

PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT

DEPARTMENT
(REGIONAL PLANNING)

Subject: CHIEF SECRETARY’S VISIT TO DIVISIONAL

HEADQUARTERS

Bahawalpur Division (District Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar

and R.Y.Khan)

The project titled “Southern Punjab Development

Programme” lunched during Current financial year (2009-10) which
includes the schemes which are strategic in nature, having immediate
impact, benefit maxim area of the region, pro poor and job creating.
The portfolio of the scheme has been identified by committee headed
by Sirdar Zulfiqar Ali Khan Khosa, Senior. Advisor to Chief Minister
Punjab. Commissioner of the Division was entrusted the responsibility
to identification of the scheme in consultation with local
representative.

The scheme finalized for implementation under SPDP are

enclosed as annexure “A”

Cholistan Development Authority (CDA)

The schemes being implemented under Cholistan Development Authority

are enclosed as annexure “B”
 GOVERNMENT OF THE PUNJAB

PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT

DEPARTMENT
(REGIONAL PLANNING)

Subject: CHIEF SECRETARY’S VISIT TO DIVISIONAL

HEADQUARTERS

1. D.G.Khan (District D.G.Khan, Rajanpur, Layyah and Muzaffargarh)

The project titled “Southern Punjab Development Programme” lunched

during Current financial year (2009-10) which includes the schemes which are strategic
in nature, having immediate impact, benefit maxim area of the region, pro poor and job
creating. The portfolio of the scheme has been identified by committee headed by Sirdar
Zulfiqar Ali Khan Khosa, Senior. Advisor to Chief Minister Punjab. Commissioner of the
Division was entrusted the responsibility to identification of the scheme in consultation
with local representative.

The schemes finalized for implementation under SPDP are enclosed as

annexure “A”
2. Tribal Area Development Project
The scheme approved with cost of Rs.3380.940 million for implementation in
Tribal Area of D.G.Khan and Rajanpur and includes the following components:

a) Physical Infrastructure Development

b) Community Development
c) Social Infrastructure
The plan of action of the scheme has been approved by project steering committee
in its meeting held on 03-02-2010 which was subsequently approved by Senior. Advisor to
Chief Minister Punjab.

An amount of Rs. 70.000 million have been release during current financial
year for implementation of the scheme

3. Punjab Economic Opportunities Programme (PEOP)

 The major components of the programme are as under:

1. Skill Development

2. Livestock & Dairy Development

3. Technical Assistant

4. Center for Inclusive Growth

The Project will implement in four districts of Southern Punjab as under:

• Bahawalpur

• Bahwalnagar

• Lodhran

• Muzaffargarh

The scheme was approved by PDWP at a total cost of Rs. 7530.00 million. The
same has been cleared by CDWP for approval of ECNEC. The specific objectives of PEOP are
as follows:

• Support the marginalized regions in Punjab through policy level

interventions and direct intervention at the grass root level.

• Poverty alleviation through improvement in credentials and quality of

human resource.

• Improve skill levels to increase income opportunities of the unemployed

by improving income level of employed by improve their skill set.

• Improve their income by enhancing the quantity and quality of their

livestock.

• Provision of marketable skill and interventions to improve incomes of the

poor farmers in the livestock and diary sector.
 GOVERNMENT OF THE PUNJAB

PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT

DEPARTMENT
(REGIONAL PLANNING)

Subject: CHIEF SECRETARY’S VISIT TO DIVISIONAL

HEADQUARTERS

Multan (District Multan, Khanewal, Vehari and Lodhran)

The project titled “Southern Punjab Development

Programme” lunched during Current financial year (2009-10) which
includes the schemes which are strategic in nature, having immediate
impact, benefit maxim area of the region, pro poor and job creating.
The portfolio of the scheme has been identified by committee headed
by Sirdar Zulfiqar Ali Khan Khosa, Senior. Advisor to Chief Minister
Punjab. Commissioner of the Division was entrusted the responsibility
to identification of the scheme in consultation with local
representative.

The scheme finalized for implementation under SPDP are

enclosed as annexure “A”
 GOVERNMENT OF THE PUNJAB

PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT

DEPARTMENT
(REGIONAL PLANNING)

Subject: CHIEF SECRETARY’S VISIT TO DIVISIONAL

HEADQUARTERS

In continuation of this office reference dated 12-03-2010 (copy

enclose) needful has done information pertaining to CDA schemes and PEOP
(DFID programme) has also been incorporated in the subject information.

Assistant Chief (RP)

Chief (Coord)
 No. 3(17)RP / P&D / 2009

GOVERNMENT OF THE PUNJAB

PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT

DEPARTMENT

Dated
st
Lahore the, 31 March2010

To,

The Chief (Coordination),

Government of the Punjab,

P&D Department.

Subject: COMMISSIONERS CONFERENCE AT THE CIVIL SECRETARIAT

Kindly find enclosed herewith information pertaining to RP/P&D on the relevant

agenda item i.e Southern Punjab Development Programme. A brief on the agenda item alongwith
relevant information pertaining the RP sector is as under:
Rs. in Million

Sector / Name of ADP Funds Funds Remarks

Programme Allocation released Utilized
2009-10 by FD
(revised)

Southern Punjab 2000.00 877.153 Work in Finance Department has so far been
Development Programme progress released lesser amount to SPDP
(SPDP) schemes against the current year
allocation of Rs.2000 million. In this
regard Secretary, P&D has written a
D.O letter to Secretary Finance to
release the requested amount of Rs.
2000 million as per detailed indicated
in P&D Department. letter of dated
03-03-2010 (copies enclosed)
 Assistant
Chief (RP)
 GOVERNMENT OF THE PUNJAB

PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT

DEPARTMENT
(REGIONAL PLANNING)

B R I E F

Subject: SOUTHERN PUNJAB DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

(SPDP)

The project titled “Southern Punjab Development

Programme” lunched during Current financial year (2009-10) which
includes the schemes which are strategic in nature, having immediate
impact, benefit maxim area of the region, pro poor and job creating.
The portfolio of the scheme has been identified by committee headed
by Sirdar Zulfiqar Ali Khan Khosa, Senior. Advisor to Chief Minister
Punjab. Commissioner of the Division was entrusted the responsibility
to identification of the scheme in consultation with local
representative. The Programme is being implemented in following
Divisions / districts:

1. Bahawalpur Division (District Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar

and R.Y.Khan)

2. D.G.Khan (District D.G.Khan, Rajanpur, Layyah and Muzaffargarh)

3. Multan (District Multan, Khanewal, Vehari and Lodhran)

P&D Department has already issued advice Rs. 2000

million against the current year for release of funds to Finance
Department. They have so far released only Rs. 877.153 million. The
lists of schemes finalized for implementation under SPDP are enclosed.