Investor Presentaiton
Chapter III - Estimates of Expenditure
General Public Service
Encapsulating Current Expenditure of the Punjab Government's essential Departments, Attached Departments and legislative bodies among
others, the Functional head General Public Services details Non-Development expenses of these Government institutions, Fiscal Transfers to
Local Governments and others. Government of Punjab's commitment to devolution of financial powers to grass root level translates into fiscal
transfers to Local Governments as apportioned through the Provincial Finance Commission (PFC) Award. The details for allocations for next
Financial Year in comparison with those of the previous financial year are given as under:
General Public Services
Executive & Legislative Organs, Financial & Fiscal Affairs
Transfers to Local Governments and other entities
General Services
General Public Services not elsewhere defined
BE 2019-20
RE 2019-20
(PKR Billion)
BE 2020-21
300.564
285.465
313.882
442.368
433.393
456.738
11.747
7.651
7.508
0.002
0.002
0.002
Total
754.681
726.511
778.129
Budgetary estimates for Financial Year 2020-21 for General Public Services record 3.1% increase over last year's Budget Estimates. Punjab
Government is fully committed to improving performance of its administrative and regulatory functions through provision of sufficient allowance
for Current Expenditures.
General Public Service
PKR
754.7
+.7 bn
+3%
PKR
BE FY 2019-20
778.1 bn
BE FY 2020-21
PFC Share to LGS has been increased from BE 437.1 RE 418.8 to BE 448.5 for FY 2020-21. After promulgation of Local Government Act
Punjab, 2019, funds are transferred to Metropolitan Corporation, Municipal Corporations, Union Councils, Town Councils, District Health
Authorities and District Education Authorities with the objective of empowering Local Governments to incur expenditure in accordance with the
wishes of local populace. Devolution of financial powers are expected to earn dividends of effective, efficient and representative expenditures.
Budget Estimates for transfer of funds to Local Governments and other entities is PKR 456.738 billion, which is higher than last year's Revised
Estimate of PKR 433.443 billion.
Public Order and Safety Affairs
While security remains highly priced, it is expected that the rising costs of policing shall address the overt or covert reasons for increasing
crime rates, forestall possible security disasters and sustain reduction in the crime rate in general. In addition to the social costs of crimes,
poor security directly translates into stalled economic growth. The general, accepted notion is that a hike in crime rate post-Covid socio-
economic downturn cannot be ruled out. However hard it may be to determine economic impact of improved security system through higher
expenditure on law enforcement services, Government of Punjab has consistently provided unflinching financial support to Public Order and
Safety Affairs. In the financial year 2019-20, total outlay for corrective and judicial functions, policing, fire protection, prison administration and
emergency services was a record high at 5% total increase and policing received the largest share of allocations with an increase of 3.5%.
Despite financial stress, Government of Punjab has yet again expressed its resolve and commitment towards greater public sense of security
for citizens and business through increased spending on law and order. As expenditure on law enforcement increases, Government of Punjab
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