Rs 180.24 billion earmarked as development expenditures outside PSDP

The government has earmarked Rs 180.24 billion for development expenditures outside the Public Sector Development Program (PSDP) including Rs 124.7 billion for Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) in budget 2018-19. According to budget in brief document the government in outgoing budget earmarked Rs 152.2 billion for development expenditures outside the PSDP while it has budgeted Rs 180.24 billions for the financial year 2018-19 which is 15.5 percent higher.
The government earmarked Rs 121 billion for BISP in the budget of 2017-18 which was revised to Rs 113 billion. The BISP budgeted amount for the upcoming financial year is 3 percent higher than last year. Under Crop Loan Insurance Scheme Rs 1 billion is budgeted against Rs 700 million budgeted in the outgoing budget, under Livestock Insurance Scheme Rs 100 million is budgeted against Rs 1 billion in outgoing financial year. Under Credit Guarantee Scheme for Small Farmers Rs 100 million is earmarked against Rs 1 billion in outgoing budget.
Under the head of provision for reconstruction of Afghanistan Rs 3 billion was budgeted for next year which is the same in the outgoing budget, Rs 5 billion was budgeted as subsidy to Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) for import of urea fertilizer which was the same in the outgoing financial year. Under the head of provision for Miscellaneous Development Expenditures outside PSDP the government has earmarked Rs 18 billion against Rs 3 billion budgeted in 2017-18.
An amount of Rs 668 million is budgeted under grants for Pakistan poverty alleviation fund against Rs 2 billion earmarked in the outgoing budget and Rs 150 million has been budgeted for public financial management & accountability to support services delivery program.
An amount of Rs 3.5 billion is budgeted for Prime Minister's Interest Free Loan (PMIFL), Rs 4 billion for strategic trade policy framework against Rs 5 billion earmarked in outgoing budget Rs 6 billion budgeted for the textile policy 2009-14 against Rs 5 billion in the outgoing fiscal year.
Rs 10 billion has been earmarked under the head of Duty Drawback of Taxes Order 2016-17 against Rs 4 billion in outgoing year which later was revised to 18.5 billion. Rs 4 billion has been budgeted on account of drawback of local taxes and levies (Non-Textile) Order, 2017 against Rs 1.5 billion in outgoing year which was later was revised to Rs 2.63 billion.