QUETTA – Balochistan government presented Rs1,028 billion budget for fiscal year 2025, focusing heavily on education, health, infrastructure, and law and order.
Budget 2025 Overview
- Overlay: Rs 1,028 billion
- Development Expenditure: Rs 240 billion
- Non-Development Expenditure: Rs 642 billion
- Budget Surplus: Rs 36.5 billion
Health Sector
- Rs 16.4 billion for developmental health projects
- Rs 71 billion for non-developmental health expenditures
- Rs 4+ billion allocated for Balochistan Health Card Scheme
Education Sector
- Rs 19.8 billion for developmental school education
- Rs 101 billion for non-developmental school education
- Rs 28 billion spent this year on Early Childhood and School Education
- Rs 6.7 billion in global grants for education reforms
- 1,237 new jobs created in education (1,170 contract, 67 regular)
- 100% increase in university budgets
- Rs 1 billion proposed to activate Mir Chakar Khan University sub-campus
Infrastructure & Water
o 21% on roads
o 18% on irrigation
o 13% on education
o 8% on health
o 2.3% on energy
- Over Rs 46 billion spent on clean water and dam projects
- Rs 66.8 billion for Communication & Works Department (development)
- Rs 17.48 billion for non-developmental infrastructure spending
Agriculture
- Rs 10 billion for development projects
- Rs 16.77 billion for non-development initiatives
- Recognized as the “backbone” of the provincial economy
Local Government
- Rs 12.9 billion for development
- Rs 42 billion for non-development
Law & Order
- Rs 83.7 billion for non-development (security, law enforcement)
- Rs 3 billion for developmental needs
Government’s Message
- 100% of the current year’s development budget has been utilized.
- Emphasis on efficient spending, job creation, and public service delivery.
- Focused commitment to long-term development and peace in the province.
