Gwadar - Government of Balochistan
Gwadar - Government of Balochistan
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Message<br />
In this age <strong>of</strong> knowledge economy, reliance on every possible tool<br />
available for decision making is crucial for improving public resource<br />
management, brining parity in resource distribution and maximizing<br />
impact <strong>of</strong> development interventions. These District Development<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>iles are vivid views <strong>of</strong> <strong>Balochistan</strong> in key development areas. The<br />
Planning and Development Department, <strong>Government</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Balochistan</strong><br />
is highly thankful to UNICEF <strong>Balochistan</strong> for the technical and<br />
financial support for this maiden initiative. Untiring hard work has<br />
gone into shaping the development pr<strong>of</strong>iles. Appreciate our efforts<br />
by using the pr<strong>of</strong>iles pr<strong>of</strong>usely.<br />
Ali Zaheer Hazara<br />
Additional Chief Secretary (Development)<br />
June, 2011<br />
Foreword<br />
The <strong>Balochistan</strong> District Development Pr<strong>of</strong>ile 2010 is a landmark exercise <strong>of</strong> Planning and<br />
Development Department, <strong>Government</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Balochistan</strong>, to update the district pr<strong>of</strong>ile data<br />
that was first compiled in 1998. The pr<strong>of</strong>iles have been updated to provide a concise<br />
landmark intended for development planning, monitoring and management purposes.<br />
These districts pr<strong>of</strong>iles would be serving as a tool for experts, development practitioners<br />
and decision-makers/specialists by giving them vast information wrapping more than 18<br />
dimensions from <strong>Balochistan</strong>s' advancement extent. These pr<strong>of</strong>iles have been<br />
transformed into useful documents by extracting and summarizing up-to-date, vast and<br />
comprehensive information on socio-economic status and resources <strong>of</strong> each district.<br />
Development planning in <strong>Balochistan</strong> has always been challenging for planners due to its<br />
difficult and rugged terrain, remote and sparsely populated regions. This generally inhibits<br />
an informed planning process due to limited knowledge <strong>of</strong> the areas targeted for<br />
development. An effort has been made to collate and present information regarding sociocultural,<br />
economic and demographic status, status <strong>of</strong> productive & social sectors and<br />
district resources. This effort can be considered unique for the <strong>Balochistan</strong> Province when<br />
seen in connection with GIS-based mapping in the form <strong>of</strong> detailed datasets. Contents <strong>of</strong><br />
the pr<strong>of</strong>iles show linkages among populated areas and social sector amenities. Maps have<br />
been prepared to facilitate departments/agencies involved in development works in<br />
timely and effective decision making regarding provision <strong>of</strong> health, education and<br />
infrastructural facilities etc. to public at large. The atlas provides geographical view at the<br />
precincts <strong>of</strong> district and the level <strong>of</strong> detail goes up to Union Councils. The details involve<br />
spatial spread <strong>of</strong> population, health facilities and their coverage, status <strong>of</strong> education and<br />
literacy and overview <strong>of</strong> other social and productive sectors. The overall information<br />
encompasses essential graphical and alpha-numeric facets <strong>of</strong> geo-spatial content that can<br />
be deemed imperative for any kind <strong>of</strong> development activity.<br />
The format <strong>of</strong> the pr<strong>of</strong>iles makes information easily understandable and readily accessible<br />
to a broad group <strong>of</strong> users, including decision makers, planners, amenity providers,<br />
researchersand relevant stakeholders. The data selected for the purpose is considered vital<br />
for policy development, local area (district level) planning and for monitoring and<br />
evaluation <strong>of</strong> social sector services. It is also <strong>of</strong> major significance for suggesting<br />
improvements in resource allocation at the macro level, i.e., physical areas, services and<br />
population groups. Data has been collected from the line departments <strong>of</strong> each district,<br />
provincial reports, departmental MIS and major household surveys such as MICS and<br />
PSLM.<br />
Presently, in the absence <strong>of</strong> any other single comprehensive information resource, the<br />
district pr<strong>of</strong>ile will serve as a ready reference for decision-makers assisting them to carry<br />
out more informed decision making and subsequent planning for the provisioning <strong>of</strong><br />
amenities to the people <strong>of</strong> <strong>Balochistan</strong>and ultimately for the benefit <strong>of</strong> our country as<br />
whole.<br />
Shahid Pervez<br />
Chief Economist<br />
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