ISLAMABAD (April 28 2006): Total budgetary expenditures on poverty reduction programme during the first half of the current fiscal year rose by 33.18 percent to Rs 166.1 billion as compared to Rs 124.68 billion in the same period of the last year, Finance Ministry reported on Thursday.
The Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP): Progress Report For the second Quarter of FY 2005-06 released by the ministry said that out of the total budgetary expenditures on 17 pro-poor sectors, education sector received largest proportion of 35 percent (Rs 58.068 billion). This was about 16 percent more than the expenditures increased during the same period of the last year.
Education sector was followed by law and order with Rs 25.428 billion or 15.3 percent of the total expenditures, showing 19.3 percent increase over the first quarter of the current fiscal year.
The expenditures on irrigation was the third highest, ie, Rs 23.81 billion (14.34 percent of the total PRSP expenditures), showing 90 percent increase than the first quarter.
During the second quarter of 2005-06, the government spent Rs 14.915 billion or 8.98 percent of the total expenditure on health; Rs 13.946 billion (8.4 percent of the total) on roads, highways and bridges; and Rs 8.487 billion (5.1 percent of the total outlay) on natural calamities such as October 8 earthquake, which was 35 times more than Rs 242 million spent during the last fiscal year.
The expenditures on rural development rose by 10.3 percent to reach Rs 7.398 billion in the second quarter as against Rs 6.079 billion during the same period of the last fiscal year.
Water supply and sanitation expenditures increased by 69.7 percent to reach Rs 3.665 billion, population planning by 83.2 percent to Rs 2.871 billion; social security and welfare by 4.8 percent to Rs 2.085 billion; administration of justice by 8.8 percent to Rs 1.508 billion and expenditures on food subsidies rose by 6.1 percent to reach Rs 1.125 billion during the second quarter of 2005-06.
The budgetary expenditures on rural electrification during the second quarter of the current fiscal year stood at Rs 969 million against the budgetary expenditures of Rs 371 million in the same period of the last fiscal year, indicating an increase of 161.2 percent.
Expenditures on four programmes, ie, Tawana Pakistan declined by 100 percent, Food Support Programme decline by 69 percent, low-cost housing down by 24.9 percent and land reclamation declined by 9.8 percent as compared to the expenditures during the same period of the last fiscal year.
The expenditures on land reclamation during the second quarter of the current fiscal year stood at Rs 971 million against the budgetary expenditures of Rs 1.076 billion in the same period of the last fiscal year, depicting a decline of 9.8 percent.
The PRSP budgetary expenditures on the Food Support Programme during the second quarter of the current fiscal year stood at Rs 637 million against the budgetary expenditures of Rs 2.053 billion in the same period of the last fiscal year, showing a decline of 69 percent.
Like the first quarter, the government had not spent even a single rupee on Tawana Pakistan Programme in the second quarter of the current fiscal year, however, during the same period of the last fiscal year it stood at Rs 59 million.
The expenditure on low-cost housing stood at Rs 172 million against Rs 229 million during the last fiscal year.
Expenditures on the pro-poor food subsidies stood at Rs 1.125 billion, which is 6.1 percent more as compared to the same quarter of the last fiscal year.
According to the break-up, Punjab's expenditure stood at 36 percent, followed by the federal government, 25 percent; Sindh, 18 percent; NWFP, 14 percent; and Balochistan, 7 percent of the total PRSP expenditure of 166.1 billion.
Largest increase (83 percent) in the PRSP budgetary expenditures during H1-FY06 over the same period in FY05 was witnessed in NWFP, which reached Rs 23 billion, primarily due to the October 8, 2005 earthquake.
More than 100 percent increase in PRSP budgetary expenditures by the federal government during H1-FY06 as compared to H1-FY05 was witnessed in population planning, natural calamities, irrigation and rural electrification.
During the same period, an enormous increase in expenditures were made by Punjab province in water supply and sanitation of which 88 percent expenditure was on development, indicating that the Punjab government is giving priority to this sector. Except for land reclamation, food support programme and low-cost housing, all other sectors in Punjab witnessed increase in H1-FY06 over H1-FY05.
Sindh witnessed increase in PRSP budgetary expenditures in most of the sectors, except rural development, food subsidies and food support programme. In Sindh there was an increase of 41 percent to Rs 30 billion in PRSP expenditures made during H1-FY06, as compared to the same period in FY05.
During the same period Balochistan registered an increase of 23 percent to Rs 11 billion in PRSP budgetary expenditures. Largest increase in expenditures was due to natural calamities in Balochistan, whereas increase was also witnessed in roads, highways and bridges, education, health, population planning, social security & welfare, irrigation, rural development, administration of justice and law & order.
The Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP): Progress Report For the second Quarter of FY 2005-06 released by the ministry said that out of the total budgetary expenditures on 17 pro-poor sectors, education sector received largest proportion of 35 percent (Rs 58.068 billion). This was about 16 percent more than the expenditures increased during the same period of the last year.
Education sector was followed by law and order with Rs 25.428 billion or 15.3 percent of the total expenditures, showing 19.3 percent increase over the first quarter of the current fiscal year.
The expenditures on irrigation was the third highest, ie, Rs 23.81 billion (14.34 percent of the total PRSP expenditures), showing 90 percent increase than the first quarter.
During the second quarter of 2005-06, the government spent Rs 14.915 billion or 8.98 percent of the total expenditure on health; Rs 13.946 billion (8.4 percent of the total) on roads, highways and bridges; and Rs 8.487 billion (5.1 percent of the total outlay) on natural calamities such as October 8 earthquake, which was 35 times more than Rs 242 million spent during the last fiscal year.
The expenditures on rural development rose by 10.3 percent to reach Rs 7.398 billion in the second quarter as against Rs 6.079 billion during the same period of the last fiscal year.
Water supply and sanitation expenditures increased by 69.7 percent to reach Rs 3.665 billion, population planning by 83.2 percent to Rs 2.871 billion; social security and welfare by 4.8 percent to Rs 2.085 billion; administration of justice by 8.8 percent to Rs 1.508 billion and expenditures on food subsidies rose by 6.1 percent to reach Rs 1.125 billion during the second quarter of 2005-06.
The budgetary expenditures on rural electrification during the second quarter of the current fiscal year stood at Rs 969 million against the budgetary expenditures of Rs 371 million in the same period of the last fiscal year, indicating an increase of 161.2 percent.
Expenditures on four programmes, ie, Tawana Pakistan declined by 100 percent, Food Support Programme decline by 69 percent, low-cost housing down by 24.9 percent and land reclamation declined by 9.8 percent as compared to the expenditures during the same period of the last fiscal year.
The expenditures on land reclamation during the second quarter of the current fiscal year stood at Rs 971 million against the budgetary expenditures of Rs 1.076 billion in the same period of the last fiscal year, depicting a decline of 9.8 percent.
The PRSP budgetary expenditures on the Food Support Programme during the second quarter of the current fiscal year stood at Rs 637 million against the budgetary expenditures of Rs 2.053 billion in the same period of the last fiscal year, showing a decline of 69 percent.
Like the first quarter, the government had not spent even a single rupee on Tawana Pakistan Programme in the second quarter of the current fiscal year, however, during the same period of the last fiscal year it stood at Rs 59 million.
The expenditure on low-cost housing stood at Rs 172 million against Rs 229 million during the last fiscal year.
Expenditures on the pro-poor food subsidies stood at Rs 1.125 billion, which is 6.1 percent more as compared to the same quarter of the last fiscal year.
According to the break-up, Punjab's expenditure stood at 36 percent, followed by the federal government, 25 percent; Sindh, 18 percent; NWFP, 14 percent; and Balochistan, 7 percent of the total PRSP expenditure of 166.1 billion.
Largest increase (83 percent) in the PRSP budgetary expenditures during H1-FY06 over the same period in FY05 was witnessed in NWFP, which reached Rs 23 billion, primarily due to the October 8, 2005 earthquake.
More than 100 percent increase in PRSP budgetary expenditures by the federal government during H1-FY06 as compared to H1-FY05 was witnessed in population planning, natural calamities, irrigation and rural electrification.
During the same period, an enormous increase in expenditures were made by Punjab province in water supply and sanitation of which 88 percent expenditure was on development, indicating that the Punjab government is giving priority to this sector. Except for land reclamation, food support programme and low-cost housing, all other sectors in Punjab witnessed increase in H1-FY06 over H1-FY05.
Sindh witnessed increase in PRSP budgetary expenditures in most of the sectors, except rural development, food subsidies and food support programme. In Sindh there was an increase of 41 percent to Rs 30 billion in PRSP expenditures made during H1-FY06, as compared to the same period in FY05.
During the same period Balochistan registered an increase of 23 percent to Rs 11 billion in PRSP budgetary expenditures. Largest increase in expenditures was due to natural calamities in Balochistan, whereas increase was also witnessed in roads, highways and bridges, education, health, population planning, social security & welfare, irrigation, rural development, administration of justice and law & order.