Three Years Performance Audit of PTI in Punjab

Punjab’s economy grew at a rate of 5.4% during PML(N)’s five-year tenure. It was achieved through continuous enhancement and consumption of Punjab Budget which was doubled from Rs. 1021 Billion (FY-2012-13) to Rs. 1971 Billion in FY-2017-18. However, the PTI government is even unable to make its 05-year development plan in the last 03 years.

1. Overview:

• During the PTI’s government, even the 4^th Punjab Budget for FY-2021-22 stood at Rs. 2653 Billion with a mere 35% rise, whereas inflation is projected to be 42% by the end of FY22.
• FY22 has an increase of Rs. 412 Billion from the previous Budget out of which Rs. 125 Billion has been surrendered as a surplus for the Federal government. Hence the actual increase of Rs. 287 billion is only a 12% increase from the previous budget.

2. Federal Divisible Pool

• FY22 has budgeted an FDP of Rs. 1,683 Billion which is almost in the same range as the Budget of FY-20 for Rs. 1601 Billion, even after an Inflation of 21% in the last two years.
• A brief performance audit of the Punjab budget is given below:

3. PUNJAB REVENUE COLLECTION  (In Millions)

• PMLN increased the revenue collection of Punjab by 121% from Rs. 142 Billion to Rs. 315 Billion during its 5-year tenure.
• During the current government’s tenure, revenue collection remained in negative growth as compared to FY-2018, even in the 3^rd year of being in power, revenue collection is not even close to the position of FY-2018. Whereas, the government has announced to collect 358 Billion till Jun-2021. How could the government collect Rs 93 billion in the last two months? Next year’s target of Rs. 04 Billion seems unachievable considering their 03-year performance.

Punjab Revenue Collection Performance of Last 7 Years

 4. DEVELOPMENT BUDGET:

• In 5 Years, PMLN gave a total Development Budget of 2220 Billion, which was increased by more than 150%.
• Almost 80% i.e. Rs.1757 Billion of this development fund was also utilized in five years, which is the highest ever in Punjab History.
• In PTI Government, development budget was slashed to half in its first year i.e. FY-2018-19 at Rs.238 Billion, even in FY2021 development budget allocation was for Rs.337 Billion which is 50% less than of FY-2018.
• On the other hand, PTI Govt. was not able to spend this reduced development budget, only 54% fund was utilized till Apr-2021 after the lapse of 10
• It is highly unfortunate that Punjab is getting a budget of Rs. 560 in FY-2022. However, in FY-2018, the budget for development was announced for Rs.635 Billion. This figure when adjusted for 30% inflation comes out to only Rs. 430 billion in real terms compared to Rs. 635 bi The share for south Punjab amount has been announced as Rs. 189 billion. In 2018, PMLN allocated Rs. 228 Billion in FY-2018, which was 36% of the total Budget. The percentage-wise share of south Punjab has reduced.

Comparison of Development Budget Allocation vs. Actual Consumption During Last 8 Years

          Amounts in Billion

5. HEALTH:

Despite extraordinary circumstances due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the PTI government failed to spend in the health sector. Instead of enhancing the capacity of the health sector and improving existing facilities, heath budget remained unutilized significantly. No new hospital was built during 3 years.

The health development budget was realized for Rs. 45 billion in 2018, PTI has allocated Rs. 84 billion in FY 22 against last year’s allocation of Rs. 30 billion which was enhanced up to RE of Rs. 58 billion whereas actual consumption up to April 2021 was only Rs. 18 Billion. How was Rs. 40 Billion consumed in just a period of two months?

In the budget highlights, health is shown at 23% of total outlay which is a misrepresentation, because the actual percentage is 17%.

 6. EDUCATION:

PMLN had spent Rs. 36.014 billion on education development in FY-2018 whereas even in 3^rd year of the PTI government,  only Rs. 31.55 billion were allocated for education development purposes. Furthermore, only Rs. 13 billion were utilized from this budget till Apr-2021, whereas, the allocation for FY22 is only Rs. 42 Billion (31% Down) against the allocation of Rs. 61 Billion 2018. which shows the sheer incompetence of the Punjab government.

Comparison of Education Development Budget vs. Actual Consumption

7. PUBLIC ORDER SAFETY:

 Rs. 9 Billion were consumed in FY-18 for the Police, Public Order & Safety Development by PMLN against the budgeted allocation of only Rs. 1.1 billion in FY21. In the first 10 months of FY21 only Rs. 390 million were consumed. The budget allocation for FY 22 is only Rs. 2.5 Billion which is 72% less as compared to the actual consumption of FY-2018.

8. HOUSING & COMMUNITY AMENITIES:

PMLN’s actual consumption was Rs. 80 billion for community development & water supply improvement in FY-18 vs budget allocation of Rs. 41.328 billion in FY21, in which, the consumption of 10 months was just Rs. 26 Billion. For FY22 allocation is Rs. 75 Billion still below 2018 figures.

Water Supply: PMLN’S  actual consumption was Rs 36 Billion vs. the revised estimate of Rs. 21 Billion in FY21. Allocation for FY-2021-22 is Rs. 18 Billion (Rs 50% down from FY2018). It seems water is not a priority for PTI.

9. AGRI. FOOD, IRRIGATION, FORESTRY & FISHING:

This is one of the major segments of Pakistan’s economy and also absorbs the huge labor force of the country. Considering the importance of this segment, PMLN had spent Rs. 44 Billion development budget for Agri. Food, Irrigation, Forestry & Fishing.

In FY-2022, the PTI allocated Rs.70 Billion for this sector; however, the actual consumption of FY-2021 in 10 months was just Rs. 20 Billion.

10. CONSTRUCTION & TRANSPORT:

Construction & Transport play a vital role to improve accessibility and help to reduce substantial economic costs. PMLN had spent Rs. 170 Billion of the development budget for construction & transport in FY-2018. PTI government had allocated Construction & Transport Development budget of Rs. 219 Billion, however, the PTI does not have the capacity or competence to utilize such a large budget, as only Rs.44 Billion was utilized during 10 months of FY-2021.

11. ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION:

The champions of the environment have allocated 24% less budget for environment protection in FY22 (Rs. 4.5 Billion vs. Rs .5.9 Billion FY21). Moreover, the actual consumption of 10 months for FY21 was less than 1% (Rs.3 Million). Whereas, the PMLN had spent Rs. 1.84 Billion in FY-2018.

12. UNUSUAL EXPENDITURES:

• PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY: Actual consumption was Rs. 401 Million in FY 18. However, currently, it stands at 1100 Million in FY22, an almost 175% increase.
• GOVERNOR HOUSE & SECRETARIAT & HOUSEHOLD: 336 Million was the expenditure in FY-18. The current allocation is Rs. 542 Million which is 61% higher.
• CM INSPECTION TEAM: There is a 56% increase in allocation of CM inspection since
• MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, MUNICIPAL COMMITTEE, UNION COUNCILS, DISTRICT COUNCILS have ZERO allocation in current expenditure, which is highly unfair and a gross violation of Supreme Court orders which has up lead these offices in a landmark.
• VIP FLIGHT MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION CELL: 126 Million was spent in FY 2018 as opposed to the current allocation of Rs. 641 Million which is 400% higher.

13. Unfulfilled Promises Of PTI Announced In Last Two 3 Years:

Health

• Establishment of Children’s Hospital at Bahawalpur.
• 9 New General Hospitals in Different cities (Layyah, Lahore, Mianwali, Rahim Yar Khan, Rawalpindi, Bahawalpur, DG Khan, Multan, Rajan Pur).
• Fatima Jinnah Institute of Dentistry was announced to be developed.
• 37 billion was allocated for the provision of free medicines.
• Up-gradation of Institute of Urology & Transplantation, Rawalpindi and Provision of Missing Specialties for Up-gradation of DHQ Hospital to Teaching Hospital Gujranwala.

Education

• 1.5 Billion allocated for the Insaaf Schools Program was announced for 2^nd shift education at Schools.
• The development of a Children’s Library at Bahawalpur was announced.
• The development of 6 New Universities was announced (Murree, Chakwal, Mianwali, Bhakker, Rawalpindi) and BABA Guru Nanak University at Nankana Saheb)
• 2.1 Billion was allocated to complete 64 colleges in Punjab. Allocation of Rs. 12.9 was made for School Councils.

Industries, Commerce & Investments

• 23 Billion was held to develop Allama Iqbal Industrial City at Faisalabad.
• Revaluation of Quaid-e-Azam park Sheikhupura.
• Development of an Industrial Park at Muzaffargarh under PPP arrangement, and a Small Industrial Park at Taunsa.
• Hunarmand Naujawan (TEVTA).
• Establishment of Arts & Crafts Village Multan (PSIC).
• Establishment of an Artisan Village at Taunsa Sharif (PSIC).

Agriculture:

• Model Auction Markets were announced.
• AGRI Smart Card was announced to give direct subsidies to farmers.
• Promotion of High-Value Crops, Solarization of Drip Irrigation & Sprinkler Irrigation System for High-Value Agriculture.
• AAB PAK Authority was made for clean water and Rs. 8 Billion have been allocated in this regard.
• 5-year Agricultural Package was announced of 125 Billion.

Social Protection

• BA-HIMMAT BUZURG PROGRAM(Rs.2000 p/m Stipend announced for elderly people).
• ZEVAR-E-TALEEM PROGRAM (Rs.1000 p/m for school going girls) .
• HAMQADAM PROGRAM (Rs.2000 p/m Stipend announced for disabled persons).
• MASAWAAT PROGRAM initiated for the transgender community and initiatives for social inclusion.
• SARPARAST PROGRAM for widows.
• NAI ZINDAGI PROGRAM for Acid attack victims.
• KHIRAJ’USH SHUHADA Program.
• SILA-E-FUNN PROGRAM for poor artists.

14. COVID Relief given by world vs PTI Performance:

PTI Government received hefty amounts of aid and donation in addition to economic reliefs to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, which are listed below: 

PKR value of this aid is more than Rs.250 Billion. However, no evidence of the utilization of this fund is available. Currently, hospital occupancy is full in Lahore, ventilators and oxygen availability is short. People are being exploited to get these necessities in black.   

15. THE MENACE OF MALNUTRITION:

Malnutrition refers to deficiencies, excesses, or imbalances in a person’s intake of energy and/or nutrients. The term malnutrition covers 2 broad groups of conditions.

• One is ‘under-nutrition’—which includes stunting (low height for age), wasting (low weight for height), underweight (low weight for age) and micronutrient deficiencies or insufficiencies (a lack of important vitamins and minerals).
• The other is overweight, obesity and diet-related non-communicable diseases (such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and cancer).

NUTRITION INDICATORS IN PAKISTAN

• Pakistan is currently facing a triple malnutrition burden which includes undernutrition, overweight and micronutrient deficiencies. According to the Global Hunger Index 2015-16, Pakistan’s performance was one of the worst in eradicating hunger.
• Our international ranking was 107^th out of 118 developing nations. Around 67% of households in Pakistan were unable to afford a minimum nutritious diet from their current food expenditure.
• Pakistan improved its ranking to 94^th in 2019 out of 116 countries – mainly due to war footing measures taken by PMLN. Punjab took lead in all nutrition-specific & nutrition-sensitive interventions.

SITUATION ANALYSIS

• Chronic malnutrition or STUNTING was 44.8% in 2012-13. It came down to 37.6% in 2018. And major progress was shown by PUNJAB.
• Acute malnutrition or WASTING was 10.7% in 2012-13, which came down to 7% in 2018.
• 62% of school-going children were severely anemic in 2011, which came down to 53% in 2018.
• IRON DEFICIENCY was 37%, which came down to 28% in 2018. (iron & iodine deficiency in childhood reduces IQ up to 25 and 13 points respectively)
• EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING was 37.7% in 2011, improved up to 48% in 2018.

MAJOR INITIATIVES TAKEN BY PMLN  TO ADDRESS MALNUTRITION

• The first multi-sector program was launched by Punjab under the leadership of Mian Shahbaz Sharif in 2015. The first authentic document ever produced by any province. Later, other provinces COPIED it.
• Pakistan became a signatory of the Global Nutrition Movement of UN SCALING UP NUTRITION in Nov/Dec 2015.
• The first provincial office was opened in Jan 2017 at PnD Punjab.
• CM’s five years stunted growth program was started in 2017- 2021.
• The National Nutrition Survey was conducted in 2018. NNS is now the most authentic baseline study currently.
• The launch of National Dietary guidelines in 2019 was initiated by the government of PMLN.
• Bill of fortification of edible salt with Iodine was tabled in 2017. It was later followed by other provinces.
• The Provincial Fortification Alliance was formed in Punjab, bringing all relevant stakeholders to one platform. Back in 2015-16 we aggressively worked on wheat flour fortification (Iron and folic acid to address anemia and iron deficiency)
• Successful trials of flour fortification started in Punjab. 64% compound duty on import of pre-mix and feeders was waived by PM SK. ABBASI.
• A 48 Million UK pound program funded & supported by DFID and NI for wheat flour fortification was approved and rolled out in 2017. (SNIP-Supporting Nutrition In Pakistan)
• New varieties of wheat with enhanced zinc and folic acid were successfully developed by Kausar Abdullah Malik and his team and a successful trial was done in Sargodha.
• The Constitution of PFA and PAFDA shows the sensitivity of Mian Shahbaz Sharif, ensuring the provision of safe and nutritious food to the people of Punjab.

PTI PERFORMANCE TO ADDRESS  MALNUTRITION

• We have been hearing about a PC 1 worth 3 billion PKR being approved for the last 3 years, to address stunting. But it’s all in the air, nothing on the ground, unfortunately.
• No budgetary allocations at a provincial level in the last 3 years.
• No roadmap for the first 1000 days.
• The fate of SNIP- the untold story.
• Langar khanas (Sylani trust)
• Meal on Wheels – food delivery service

16. MAJOR SCANDALS OF PTI:

I. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT (2012- February 2020):

In 2012, Al-Bayrak and Ozpak won the lowest bid for zone 1-Rs199.21 Million and for zone 2-Rs. 228.13m, totaling Rs. 427.34m. Shehbaz Sharif formed a procurement committee to negotiate further cost cut with the companies, after which zone 1 came down by Rs10m and zone 2 by Rs1.13m,”. He saved more than Rs107m. Lahore emerged as the cleanest city of Pakistan, quoted as an example by local, national and international media for efficacy in waste collection, transportation and cleaning services. With an investment of approximately $150 million since 2012, the Turkish Companies Lifted 6,898,254 tons of waste, Out of goodwill gesture, the Turkish Companies deployed 64 additional mini dumpers, one container disinfectant vehicle worth millions of rupees and more than 5000 additional containers. They also Introduced electrical sweepers. 

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT NOW:

Between 2018-2020, 7 officers have joined and left the position of the Managing Director of the LWMC.

Turkish firms’ contracts expired in February 2020. However, at the request of LWMC, services were extended for 2 more months. Despite plans, the LWMC failed to roll out the tender process and could not finalize any plans to take over the waste management services of Lahore.

International Embarrassment: Mr. Gill in a TV program defamed the metro bus operator company Platform Turizm. Following his irresponsible and baseless allegation, the company had filed a criminal case against Shahbaz Gill under Section 499, 500 PPC.

December 29, 2020, The Lahore High Court ordered LWMC to return the vehicles and workshops of Albayrak and OzPak which were illegally seized.

LWMC- At present short of 8000 Containers for Lahore.

II. SUGAR SCANDAL

• Sugar is retailing above Rs 100 per Kg even today vs 55 per Kg in 2018.
• After several years, PTI has imported sugar in large quantities of 280000 tons up to April 2021
• 29 December 2018: The real culprit CM Usman Buzdar’s unjustifiable grant of three billion rupees as subsidy is another criminal act as CM Usman Buzdar signed off on the subsidy. He awarded the subsidy even when the sugar prices were rising in the domestic market.
• No inquiry has been initiated against Usman Buzdar yet.
• The sugar commission report implies that Asad Umar, Abdul Razak Dawood and the Punjab cabinet were responsible for the scandal.

 Sugar Prices

• December 2018: First the ECC and then the Cabinet gave the approval to export one million tons of sugar.
• With less than 8 million tons of sugar stock remaining, the government inexplicably gave permission to export a huge quantity— more than half the present stocks in the country.
• The usual practice has always been to grant piecemeal approvals of 300,000 to 500,000 tons.
• Within two months: Permission was again given for an additional 100,000 tons. In the meantime, no sugar had been exported. What was the need to give permission for an additional only 100,000 tons?
• In April, May and June of 2019: The price of sugar crossed Rs 70 per kg. ECC and the cabinet did not bother to revisit their earlier decision and stop further export of sugar. Moreover, to maintain a high local price, imports of sugar were discouraged by levying sales tax at twice the import value of sugar.
• The Pakistani people were forced to pay an average of Rs 8 billion per month extra to the government’s favored sugar barons between December 2018 and March 2020.
• In March 2020: the Sugar Commission’s report came out. It shows the government’s corrupt intent that all of a sudden, the government has now claimed that monthly sugar consumption in Pakistan in May 2020 increased by 220% (from the usual 440,000 tonnes to more than one million tonnes) and prices have now skyrocketed to Rs 95 per.
• At the moment the domestic price is about Rs 30 per kg more than the free market price and people are paying Rs 15 billion more per month due to the government’s crony capitalism.

 Sugar Factories Amendment Act 2021

• Sugar mills now can delay crushing till 30th November.
• It has waived the condition of payments of growers’ dues through banks
• Instead of making a payment within 15 days, mills can delay the payment of farmers for 210 days till 30th June. Offenses have been made non-cognizable.
• The Cane Commissioner’s Forum for the settlement of the dispute of farmers’ payment has been struck down.

III. WHEAT SCANDAL

• In Lahore, wheat is being sold at Rs1,950 per 40 kg.
• Pushing up the price of a 20kg flour bag to Rs1,080.
• In Rawalpindi, the 40kg bag of wheat currently stands at Rs 2,050 while the price of the 20kg flour bag has swelled to Rs1,100, which is expected to increase further.

Average Wheat Prices

• Last year’s crisis was precipitated because wheat was exported during the harvest season which put pressure on the domestic supply. When the harvest season was over, not enough wheat was available with the government to release to flour mills to stabilize prices.
• This in turn was due to the failure of the government’s procurement drive, primarily because private stockists were allowed to operate while the government was still struggling to procure enough stock.
• The provincial and district administrations failed to ensure that flour mills milled its available wheat stock into flour.
• Regardless of knowing the fact that the wheat production in 2019 was reduced, the federal government permitted the export of 5 million metric tons (MMT) wheat. The federal government through ECC, a federal institution, was regularly informed about the available wheat stocks in the country.
• ECC approved the issuance of 2MMT wheat to the poultry association for feed, 0.5 million tons for export, and 0.65 million tons to provinces. Then, surprisingly, within the same year after the wheat crisis hit the country, the same ECC imposed a ban on wheat export and decided to import 0.3-million-ton wheat.
• The Pakistan Flour Mills Association purchased up to 2 MMT wheat beside the government quota during the 2019 wheat season. Regardless of mass buying, the Punjab government after meeting with the representatives of the flour mills association doubled their quota.
• The provincial government discharged the flour mill’s share three months prior to the prescribed time period. Previously, the Punjab government issued the quota to flour mills in November every year but in 2019 they were given the quota double than the preceding years in August 2019.
• This helped the flour mills to control the market as they had the wheat/flour in bulk. Who are the market controllers? Authorities in the Punjab government claim there are only seven to eight key players in the flour mills association who are controlling the wheat/flour market.
• They are the people who are getting a great many dollars discount on wheat export, who are involved in wheat/flour smuggling to Afghanistan and Iran.
• They met Chief Minister Punjab Usman Buzdar on July 17, 2019, and subsequently, the Punjab government decided to double the flour mills quota.

IV. MAJOR BUREAUCRATIC TRANSFERS

• Since the PTI-led government took charge, it has changed bureaucrats several times.
• He became the first provincial chief executive to have made the most number changes to his team in no time.

V. SAFE CITY PROJECT

• Half of Lahore city is now deprived of the services of the authority of the Punjab Safe City Projects.
• The problem is the lack of financial resources required to handle the project as well as the case for obtaining control of PSCA amongst the Police and bureaucrats.
• 4000 cameras (50% of PSCA Cameras) are offline. Over 4,000 cameras belonging to the Lahore Safe City project are no longer working now after a dispute between the project administration and the Chinese company managing the cameras.
• Rs 1 billion in dues not being paid. When the Chinese company didn’t receive the money, it shut down the cameras. PMLN provincial government had worked to establish PSCA as a multi-billion mega project under the Punjab safe cities Ordinance 2015.
• Safe City projects were also planned in other cities of Punjab like Faisalabad but no progress has been made yet.
• The Safe City projects were proposed over a decade ago for Peshawar, Lahore and Islamabad and other cities, like Faisalabad, were also in line. The projects were completed in Islamabad and Lahore many years back by the PMLN govt but nothing has been done in Peshawar. And Faisalabad.
• A huge amount was allocated for the project in Peshawar in the budget of 2013-14 but invisible hurdles stopped the launching of the project. The project is meant to improve law and order in the district that was targeted the most in the last almost 15 years.

VI. LOCAL BODIES

• Article 140-A of the constitution, brought in by the 18th Amendment, states that each province shall, by law, establish a local government system and devolve political, administrative and financial responsibility and authority to the elected representatives of the local governments.
• Article 32 says “the State shall encourage local government institutions”.
• In Punjab, 58,000 elected councilors were sent packing by a new law in May 2019.
• Local governments in Punjab were dissolved by the PTI-led Punjab government in May 2019.
• The party has no real justification for dissolving the LGs and delaying the LG elections.
• The Supreme Court in its landmark decision declared the dissolution of the LG system as unconstitutional.

VII. RING ROAD SCANDAL

• The alignment of the Rawalpindi Ring Road project was altered from 40km to 65km.
• Paswal, Zig Zag and Attock loop in the route was added. Change in the alignment of the project was carried out intentionally to benefit influential housing
• The project had been realigned with the approval of Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar and his finance adviser Dr. Salman Shah.
• Some societies, which were far from the original ring road plan, benefitted through the realignment. It alleged that ex-commissioner Capt (retired) Mehmood and suspended Land Acquisition Commissioner Waseem Tabish wrongly paid Rs2.3 billion in compensation for land acquired for the road.
• It emerged that the owners were reluctant to give their land for the project as the ex-commissioner had offered a rate far less than the market price of land.
• Dacoity of over Rs25 billion
• Over Rs130 billion have been made in property deals as part of the Rawalpindi Ring Road project since its conception in 2017.
• 18 politically connected individuals and 34 influential builders and property tycoons have acquired around 64,000 kanals of land in different deals within the limits of the Rawalpindi/Attock loop, Paswal Zigzag, GT Road and Islamabad Margalla Avenue.
• The value of this land was expected to multiply once work on the Rawalpindi Ring Road project started.
• An examination of official records, files and initial findings of investigators linked with the project found that these 52 individuals, either directly or through frontmen, collectively acquired over 63,828 kanals of land by paying an estimated Rs31 billion to the real owners. Some portions of the lands were allegedly grabbed.
• Societies and property tycoons sold around 0.32 million files/pledges of plots by generating an estimated Rs131 billion from clients.
• Dealers have also yet to pay tax against 67% of the land deals, which remains at Rs1.7 billion.
• Hundreds of thousands of land registrations, however, were being sold to bulk purchasing investors and potential buyers on 10% to 30% down payments in the market, revealed off-the-record discussion/interviews with around a dozen senior officials of the RDA, CDA and Attock/Rawalpindi/ICT administration.
• As many as 18 housing societies and builders purchased over 11,300 kanals of land in nine mauzas. These were in Moorat, Jungle, Raman, Ganda, Daulat Pur, Mehlu, Bango, Kanial and Qutbal and were directly or indirectly connected to the Attock Loop.
• These property tycoons generated over Rs11 billion from clients by hiking the land price in the last two years.
• Some 10 housing societies acquired over 24,540 kanals of land. Real estate players, thus, paid Rs3 billion to landowners by generating around Rs50 billion after selling files in the past four years. six housing societies acquired 10,871 kanals of land and made around Rs35 billion near the New Islamabad International Airport, GT Road, Paswal Zigzag and Margalla Avenue. As many as 19 of the total 34 housing societies and construction companies were not even registered.
• Some 309 individuals and 11 firms have gone into litigation against these real estate tycoons. Some 31 government officials and around a dozen retired officers of armed forces were also allegedly abetting those involved in these land deals as well as in framing the desired Rawalpindi Ring Road alignments.
• Six PTI MPAs allegedly owned hundreds of kanals at RR proximity.

VIII. SOUTH PUNJAB

The PTI Government did political propaganda to make a separate province of South Punjab faking concern for its residents whereas in reality Budget allocation for South Punjab has reduced 50% compared to last financial year of PMLN as the table clearly highlights.

Rupees in Billions

• A report has revealed that out of 822 available posts in the secretariat, appointments have been made only on 232 slots.
• How will south Punjab prosper with half the amount allocated for Development compared to PML N? Even if you make two more secretariats.
• PML N has connected Punjab via the Motorway reducing travel times from Islamabad to Rahim Yar Khan.
• This table destroys the Narrative of PTI that PMLN ignored Southern Punjab with regards to education, health, living standards and ICT (Information and Communication Technology).
• After 10 years of PMLN Govt in Punjab, there are ZERO districts in Punjab which are ranked very low, developed or less developed Whereas there are 7 Districts in KPK which fall under this category and PTI has been unable to deliver in the last 8 years.
• There are only 3 districts in Punjab which are middle developed out of a total of 36. Whereas the remaining are highly d Whereas in KPK, 11 of 32 districts are middle developed and only 14 districts are highly developed.
• In 10 years, PMLN invested in Education, Health, Living Standards and ICT in South Punjab.
• The PTI should form 2 Secretariats in KPK, Balochistan to cater to the deficiencies rather than make political propaganda. PTI should focus on 19 Districts out of 32 of KPK which are ranked middle, low and very low developed, which is the majority of the province. It should focus on Baluchistan.
• Where PTI has made a separate Secretariat for South Punjab. In real terms, Development Budget has been slashed to almost half of what PML N Allocated in FY18 compared to FY21. It should be noted cumulated inflation in the last three years is almost 30 percent and the current Development Budget should be discounted to get the real figure which is Rs 90 Billion in real terms compared to the 2018 figure of Rs 229 Billion.
• This Secretariat is only adding to the frustration and disappointment of the people of South Punjab

IX. INDEXES

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