Proposed ADP schemes: Sindh government departments required to submit 1st edition by February 17

Sindh government's departments are required to submit the 1st edition of proposed schemes in Annual Development Programme (ADP) 2020-21 by February 17, 2020. Provincial departments are supposed to submit it with Planning & Development Department and Finance Department of Sindh government, according to official documents for next year's budget of Sindh.

The ADP 2020-21 will be prepared in line with prevalent economic policies, strategies of the government and broad guidelines given by the Federal Government on preparation of PSDP 2020-21 and by abiding the specific guidelines, which have been approved by the competent authority.

According to these guidelines issued sometime back that all administrative departments may scrutinize their projects in the approved portfolio and determine whether these fall within the parameters of economic agenda of the government.

While undertaking this exercise, all departments may also identify those new projects, which could be implemented under Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode. 1st Edition of the ADP 2020-21 may be prepared at the tentative size indicated against each department in the Budget Strategy Paper (BSP) relating to development budget, which may vary depending on the availability of funds with Finance Department, Sindh and final approval of the Chief Minister, Sindh.

Moreover, the size of ADP of each department would be decided depending on the future demand, priority, impact on socio-economic and implementation capacity of the department. All administrative departments/ executing agencies to ensure that the ratio of allocation of ongoing and new un-approved schemes be maintained at 80:20 in Provincial and Districts ADPs.