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BRIEF FOR CHAIRMAN, P&D BOARD FOR MEETING WITH FOCUS GROUP ON

16-03-2010 AT P&D DEPARTMENT IN COMMITTEE ROOM NO. II

ITEM NO. 5

1. Project Title Punjab Economic Opportunities Programme (PEOP)2. Location Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Lodhran & Muzaffargarh Districts

3. Sponsoring Agency Planning & Development Department, Government of the

Punjab.

Department for International Development (DFID)/UK

4. Execution Punjab Skill Development Company, Planning &

Development Department, Project Implementation Team,

Livestock and Dairy Development Department.

5. Implementation Period Four years ( January, 2010 to December, 2013)6. Operation &

Maintenance

Punjab Skill Development Fund and Project implementation

Team, Livestock Department.

7. Cost : Rs. Million Governmentof the Punjab

Department forInternational

Development/ UK

Total

3,422.500 4,107.000 7,529.500

BRIEF BACKGROUND OF THE PROJECT

The Project envisage uplifting social and economic plight of the poor in four districts of

Southern Punjab being the most poverty struck areas with poverty level of 48-68% Rural poor in

these districts largely comprise small farmers, tenants and the landless labourers. The project willenhance their marketable skill levels through proposed interventions which will improve income

level of poor framers in livestock / dairy sectors. Inputs, outputs and outcomes of the project are

given at Annex-I. the project will have four components is as under:

i. Punjab Skills Development Fund (PSDF)

ii. Livestock and Dairying Interventions

iii. Centre for Inclusive Growth

iv. Technical Cooperation

10. OBJECTIVESThe specific objectives, of PEOP are as follows:

Support the marginalised regions in Punjab through policy level interventions anddirect interventions at the grass root level.

Poverty alleviation through improvement in credentials and quality of human

resource.

Improve skill level to increase income opportunities of the unemployed and

improving the income level of employed by improving their skill set.

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Improve their income by enhancing the quantity and quality of their livestock.

Provision of marketable skills and interventions to improve incomes of the poorfarmers in the livestock and dairy sector.

11. PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION

Actual Implementation will be done through Punjab Skill Development fund (PSDF) and

Project Implementation Team (PIT) on brief of P&D Department and Livestock Department. A

Programme Steering Committee under the Chairman, P&D Board will be set up which will be

responsible for providing lead and policy advice, approval of six monthly work plans and

reviewing the progress of the programme. A Programme Coordinator will be appointed as

overall incharge of the project.

12. SUMMARY OF THE COST

a) Itemized Cost Details Of The Project (Million Rs.)

Sr.# Items Skill

DevelopmentComponent

PIT,

LDDD

Punjab

EconomicProgram /

PC-I

Total % Of

Total

i) Programme activities 3,060.570 3,102.340 - 6,162.91

0

82.1

ii) Pay and allowances 161.490 117.380 327.130 606.000 8.0

iii) Operational costs 105.970 108.310 295.970 510.250 6.7

iv) Capital cost

- Vehicles

- Equipment

29.500

-

-

29.500

-

-

61.400

35.670

25.730

120.400 1.5

v) PCU share 64.970 64.970 - 129.940 1.7

Total 3,422.500 3,422.500 684.500 7,583.50

0

100.0

b) Agency Wise Budget (Million Rs.)

Sr.

#

Components DFID Govt. of

Punjab

Total % of

Total

1 Punjab Skill Development Fund (PSDP) 1,711.250 1,711.250 3,422.500 45.5

2 Livestock & Dairy Development

Intervention

1,711.250 1,711.250 3,422.500 45.5

3 Technical Co-operation 616.050 - 616.050 8.0

4 The Centre for Inclusive Growth 68.450 - 68.450 1.0

Total Programme Cost 4,107.000 3,422.500 7,529.500 100.0

Latest Status

The project will be discussed in CDWP on 18-03-2010.

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Observation of P&D Division

Annotated reply of observation of P&D Division is enclosed.

Comments of P&D Division Replies

It is not clear whether concept of the project was

got cleared by the PDWP of federal ConceptClearance Committee as it is a foreign assistance

project. If so then related minutes / decisions may

be provided. It may also be clarifies whether DFIDaid is loan or grant.

Overall project cost has been given indisintegrated form. A consolidated cost table on all

items / activities for each participating agency

along with detailed sub-tables should be indicated

in the PC I.

A copy of agreement between Government of

Punjab and DFID or its salient points / agreed costfigures / tables along with physical areas should

also be annexed in PC-I. The PC-I is silent on

details of physical activities except livestockcomponent.

It is required that where possible, quantified

activities of the project to facilitate Result BasedMonitoring should be added to make it a

monitorable document.

It is a high cost mega project with substantial

contribution of GOPb and DFID but covers only

four districts which are already receiving focusedattention in development framework. It is

suggested that other under- developed districts of

Southern Punjab like D.G. Khan, Rajanpur, etc.may also be covered under it.

Referring to proposed pay / allowances (Annex-

VI), a project allowance of Rs. 110,000/- has beendemanded for programme Coordinator (in case of

Government servant), Rs. 80,000/- for deputy

Coordinator and so on. In the federal Government,such high allowances are not permissible. This

needs to be carefully reviewed for all proposed

staff of project.

A feasibility study on such a high cost mega

project should have been mandatory. Basis of proposed targets like 35% hike in milk yield,

return of 8% form current investment and other

like C&B ratio, EIRR, FIRR, etc should be added

in PC-I