The federal government has earmarked a record Rs1,000 billion for the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) in the upcoming fiscal year 2024-25, with major allocations going to infrastructure, energy, education, and provincial uplift projects, according to official documents obtained by Samaa TV.
Out of the total development budget, Rs682.79 billion will be spent on development schemes of 41 federal ministries and divisions, while Rs317.20 billion has been allocated for two major corporations — primarily for infrastructure and energy-related projects.
Key allocations:
- National Highway Authority (NHA) will receive the largest chunk of Rs227 billion for road construction and maintenance across the country.
- The Power Division and NTDC are set to get over Rs90 billion to strengthen the national grid and power transmission systems.
- Rs133.42 billion have been earmarked for water resources, reflecting a strong focus on water security and irrigation projects.
- Rs70 billion have been allocated for development schemes proposed by members of parliament.
Funds for provinces and special areas
The federal government has also allocated more than Rs253 billion in development funding for the provinces and special areas:
- Rs105.78 billion for projects in the provinces.
- Rs65.44 billion for districts of former FATA now merged into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
- Rs82 billion for development in Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan.
Sector-wise breakdown
Several ministries and departments have received significant development allocations:
- Higher Education Commission (HEC): Rs39.40 billion
- Federal Education Projects: Rs13.50 billion
- National Health Services: Rs14.34 billion
- Interior Ministry: Rs12.90 billion
- Pakistan Railways: Rs22.41 billion
- Ministry of Planning: Over Rs21 billion
- IT and Telecom: More than Rs16 billion
- Housing and Works: Rs15 billion
- Revenue Division: Over Rs7 billion
- Defense Division: Rs11.55 billion
- Ministry of Information: Over Rs6 billion
- SUPARCO: Rs5.41 billion
- Defense Production: Rs1.75 billion
- Food Security: Over Rs4 billion
- Science and Technology: Rs4 billion
- Maritime Affairs: Rs3.56 billion
- Climate Change: Rs2.70 billion
- Industries and Production: Rs1.90 billion
- Board of Investment: Rs1.10 billion
- Inter-Provincial Coordination: Rs1.17 billion
- Kashmir Affairs: Rs1.80 billion
- Law and Justice: Rs1.39 billion
- National Heritage: Rs1.67 billion
- Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission: Rs760 million
- Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC): Over Rs500 million
