PAKISTAN 2025 VISION

at the

Sustainable Development Conference 10-12 December, 2013

Dr. M. Aman Ullah Ministry of Planning, Development & Reforms

Planning Commission of Pakistan Email: aman.economist@gmail.com

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Layout of this Presentation

1. Why Vision 2025

2. Objective of Vision 2025

3. Outline of Vision 2025

4. Working Groups

5. Sub-Working Groups

6. National Consultation Conference of 1000+ Stakeholders

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• Vision 2025 will be about unlocking the immense potential within this country: It will primarily aim at: – Private sector as engine of growth

– An efficient professional and accountable public sector

– Corporate Governance based on OECD guidelines

– Macroeconomic stability with inclusive growth

– Political stability and peaceful Pakistan

Why Vision 2025

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• To have good quality of life and high living standard compatible with

emerging economies like Malaysia.

• To achieve an annual average growth rate of 7 to 8 percent by 2025

• To bring about structural transformation of economy from low

productivity to high productivity in all real sectors.

• To build institutions and social capital commensurate with requirements

of high growth economy.

• To have energy, food and water security.

• To put private sector as driver of growth and ensuring enabling

environment through better public management and good corporate

governance.

OBJECTIVES OF VISION 2025

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• The Vision 2025 is the country’s long–term development blueprint. It

aspires to transform Pakistan into an industrialized and knowledge

based high income country by 2025. To this end we have to ensure:

– Energy security

– Sustained and inclusive higher growth

– Private sector led growth

– Modernization of existing infrastructure

– Improving Competitiveness in Industry & Trade

– Internal resource mobilization through Tax Reforms.

– Ensure peace, security and tranquility in the country and the region

– Financial sector reforms

– Institutional and governance reforms

– Fully harnessing potential of Social capital

– Revival of Confidence

OUTLINES OF VISION 2025

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– Integrated Energy

– Inclusive and Sustained Higher Growth

– Private Sector Led Growth

– Internal Resource Mobilization

– Modernization of Infrastructure

– Social Capital

– Strategic Regional Initiatives

– Institutional Reforms & Governance

Major Themes

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Private Sector Led Growth

i. PSLG- The Challenges and Way Forward

ii. Value Addition in Agriculture & Marketing

iii. Improving the Software of Growth

iv. Corporate Governance

v. Privatization for opening Space for Private Sector

vi. Small & Medium Enterprises - Challenges and Way Forward

vii. Taping Potential of Textile Sector

Sub Themes

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Internal Resource Mobilization

i. Fiscal Policy and Resource Mobilization

ii. Monetary Policy & Financial Development

iii. Promotion of Value-Added Exports

Sub Themes

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Institutional Reforms & Governance

i. E-Governance

ii. Civil Service Reforms

iii. Provincial Governments Restructuring

iv. Local Government System

v. Legal and Regulatory Framework

vi. Effective Implementation of PSDP

Sub Themes

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Strategic Regional Initiatives

i. Transport & Communication

ii. Special Economic Zone

iii. Trade Facilitation

iv. Regional Energy Related Initiatives

Sub Themes

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Social Capital i. Social Justice for Peace and Harmony

ii. Health, Nutrition, Food Security

iii. Demographic Challenges & Population Welfare

iv. Empowerment of Women

v. Inclusion of Minorities and Vulnerable Groups

vi. Education, ICT & Employability

vii. Mass Media and Social Media

viii. Youth

Sub Themes

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• National Consultation Conference of 1000+ Stakeholders was held on 22nd Nov. 2013

• Prime Minister of Pakistan Chaired the conference to show the highest level of commitment

• Stakeholders from Private Sector, Public Sector, Academia, Minorities, Civil Society, Parliamentarians, Youth and Overseas Pakistanis Participated and contributed valuable input

National Consultation Conference of 1000+

Stakeholders

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THANKS

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