Subject: PC-I Regarding WASH Programme under Stunting Reduction

Programme in 11 Districts of Multan, Bahawalpur and D.G. Khan

Civil Divisions

With reference to the subject Punjab basis scheme reflected in Annual Development
Programme 2017-18 at GS. No. 4900 under Water Supply and Sanitation sector with an
estimated cost of Rs. 1,000 Million.
The PC-I of the scheme was presented in 43rd PDWP held on 05.01.2018 costing Rs.
6,185.724 Million (Share WB Rs. 1022.376 Mil. and GoPb 5163.348 Mil.) to certify 3500
villages as ODF including 100 model villages in 11 Districts of South Punjab. However,
after detail deliberation, the scheme was approved in principal with the condition that all
uncovered villages in selected districts will be covered for ODF while model villages will be
taken to the extent of donor funding. PC-I after amendments will be submitted for cost
clearance and onward submission to Federal Government.
Then, decision was communicated to the World Bank who showed some concerns and
requested that its funds can primarily go into model villages but some items such as IEC
material and capacity building should also have our co-financing. This is a DFID
requirement where they want to ensure that their funds are spent on a larger population
and funding model villages only will reduce their footprint of attribution. In order, not to
lose Government funds, we suggest that an equal amount of Government funds may also
be assigned to model villages. This will cross pollinate each other’s work and be a healthy
collaboration. The same was communicated to P&DD along with amended cost.
In this regard, meeting was held under the Chairmanship of Member (SI) on 21.03.2018,
wherein, it was decided that HUD&PHED shall prepare amended PC-I of the scheme
incorporating the World Bank Proposal with detail bifurcation of all allocations along with
object code and rate analysis and furnish the same for placing before PDWP for
consideration and approval.
The revision was made accordingly and the PC-I was submitted on 25.05.2018 to P&DD
costing Rs. 3,064.700 Million targeting all 4,630 remaining villages for ODF including 25
model villages.

However, within July, P&DD has returned the PC-I for re-examination in the light of new
MRS, Sectoral Priorities and budgetary provisions in ADP 2018-19. Accordingly, PC-I has
been amended and the cost has been changed from Rs. 3,064.700 Million to Rs. 3,086.564
Million for the period July 2018 to June 2022.