Sub: MINUTES OF PDMP MEETING HELD ON 25-10-2010 TO DISCUSS THE

SCHEME TITLED, “SOUTHERN PUNJAB POVERTY ALLEVIATION

PROJECT (SPPAP) – IFAD ASSISTED UNDER THE CHAIRMAN SHIP
OF CHAIRMAN P&D BOARD IN COMMITTEE ROOM NO-1.

List of participants is at Annexure-“A”

The chair welcome the participants and open the house to discuss the subject
scheme. Outset of the meeting Chief (RP) made a presentation regarding the scheme titled,
“Southern Punjab Poverty Alleviation Project (SPPAP) – IFAD Assisted. He briefed about the
salient features of the scheme including project goals, objectives, descriptions, technical
parameters and components of the project etc. Chief (RP) further explained that Southern Punjab
Poverty Alleviation Project (SPPAP) is designed to assist the Government of the Punjab to
achieve its economic growth and poverty alleviation objectives. The project objective is to
increase incomes of 80,000 poor households buy enhancing the employment potential of the
people and increasing agriculture productivity and production. The Project will focus in the area
of agriculture, livestock, vocational and enterprise development in keeping with the poverty
alleviation targets of the Government.
Southern Punjab has a higher incidence of poverty, both in terms of per capita
incomes and consumption expenditures, and in terms of access to basic social services and
infrastructure and human development. Southern Punjab has skewed distribution of land and the
exploitative arrangements of farming between the landlord and the tenants and agricultural
labour. A dramatic increase in owner cultivation (1972-2000) has weakened the bargaining
position of tenants further with landlords relying on the use of casual and permanent wage
labour. The landless now have to rely mostly on casual wage labour for income. Women
workers are particularly vulnerable in this regard. 12 number of districts of Punjab
declared as calamities affected by Punjab Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), two
districts i.e. Muzaffargarh and Rajanpur lie in the project area and total of 988 villages/revenue
estates have been affected by floods of 2010 and declared as calamities affected areas and hill
torrent/floods2010 have affected 70%-100% area of the affected villages of Rajanpur District.

The floods of 2010 have further increased in the poverty of these districts. The
assessments of damage to the property and life in these flood affected districts is being made. In
general the people are in desperate need of support for re-construction of their houses,
replenishment of livestock and agricultural inputs for sustaining their livelihood. Following
project design was shown to the participants:
SPPAP Project Design Overview is under:-

Southern Punjab Poverty Alleviation Project (SPPAP)

Goal: The overall goal of the programme is to contribute to the reduction of

poverty in Southern Punjab.

Development Objective: Increase incomes of 80,000 poor households by

enhancing the employment potential of the people and increasing
agriculture production and productivity.
Component
Component 1: Livelihoods Component 2: Agriculture and
3: Project
Enhancement Livestock Development
Management
3.1
Recruitment
1.2 Vocational 1.3 2.1 2.3
2.2 Procuremen
1.1 Asset and Community Productivity Training
Technology t Accounts
Transfer Entrepreneuri Physical Enhanceme of service
Transfer
al Training
Outcome Infrastructure nt Initiatives providers
Coordinatio
1.2 Outcome n M&E
Outcome Outcome 2.2:
Enhanced
1.1 2.1 Strengthened Outcome
capacity for Outcome
Enhanced Increased local 3.1 Efficient
employment 1.3
capacity for productivity capacity for & cost
and Enhanced
sustainable and agriculture effective use
productive access to
livelihoods. production and livestock of project
self- basic
of crop and services. donor
employment services
livestock resources.
.
produce.

The project will target around 80,000 households or 19% of the poor households in the four
districts. For greater impact the interventions of the project have been proposed to focus on a
limited number of Tehsils and rural Union Councils in each district. The project will begin its
activities in the poorest Tehsil in each district and will only move to the next Tehsil once it has
consolidated its work in the first Tehsil.
Component of the project.
SPPAP has three main components.
(i) Livelihoods Enhancement
(ii) Agriculture and Livestock Development
(iii) Project Management.
Component 1: Livelihoods Enhancement consists of three sub-components; 1.1 Asset creation
1.2 Vocational and entrepreneurial training and 1.3 Community physical infrastructure. The first
sub-component is targeted at women from households that score between 0-11 on the poverty
score card.
The second sub-component is aimed at households with limited skills.

The third sub-component under the Livelihood Enhancement component is Community Physical
Infrastructure (CPI) which is aimed at communities with limited access to basic services.
Component 2: Agriculture and Livestock Development. The agriculture and livestock
development component is directed at the smallholder farmer in Southern Punjab. It consists of
three sub-components; (i) Productivity Enhancement Initiatives (ii) Technology Transfer to
farmers using the Farmer Field Schools approach and (iii) Training of service providers in
agriculture and livestock.

The productivity enhancement sub-component has been designed to provide opportunities to the
smallholder farmer to increase productivity in the crop and livestock sectors.

The second sub-component is designed to transfer available technologies through the Farmer
Field Schools (FFS) methodology.
The third sub-component will finance (a) training of women in livestock management and
production and (b) strengthening of private sector service providers in crop and livestock
production at the village level.

INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
(a) A Project Steering Committee will be constituted which will be chaired by the
Chairman, Planning & Development Board.
(b) Project Management Unit (PMU) will be established under the supervision of the
Planning and Development Department of the Government of Punjab. The PMU will
be based in Bahawalpur District.
(c) Two District Management Units (DMUs) will be established for better coordination
and management of project activities.
(d) Department of Agriculture, Livestock & Dairy Development, Industries and Board
of Revenue.
IMPLEMENTATION PARTNERS

• Social Mobilization Partners (SMPs) through existing Community Organizations

• District Management Units (DMUs)
• Vocational Training Organizations (VTOs)
• Entrepreneur Training Organizations (ETOs) through Entrepreneur
Activists and Local Business Development Service Associations
• Consulting Firm for publicity, applications, contracting and reporting.
Farmer Field School Partners (FFSPs)

The Capital Cost Estimates of the Project is as under:

Components Total Cost Rs. in Million % Total Cost
A. Livelihoods Enhancement 1969.392 48
Asset Creation 600,874 15
Vocational and Entrepreneurial Training 633,978 15
Community Physical Infrastructure 734,540 18
B. Agriculture and Livestock Development 620.235 15
Productivity Enhancement Initiatives 261,924 6
Technology Transfer 196,443 5
Training Service Providers 161,868 4
C. Project Management 512,660 12
Physical Contingencies 51,792 1
Price Contingencies 971,980 24
Total Project Costs 4,126,061 100
Financial Plan and Mode of Financing
(In Million)
Contribution/Share Rs. in Million Million US$ %
IFAD 3,374 40.2 81.8%
GoPb 473 5.6 11.5%
Beneficiaries 279 3.3 6.8%
The Project Management Unit will have the following:-

Sr. No of
Designation
No. Posts
1 Project Coordinator 1
Deputy Directors Infrastructure, Agriculture, Livestock, Training &
2 6
Enterprise Redevelopment, Gender and M&E
Assistant Directors Agriculture, Livestock, Finance and Accounts and
3 4
Training and Enterprise Development
Support Staff (Computer Operator (1), Account Officer (1), Office
4 Secretaries (2), Drivers (4), Naib Qasid (2), Guards (2), Gardner (1), 14
Sweeper (1)
 Total 25
District Management Units

The composition of District Management Units will be as follows:

Sr. No of Posts
Designation
No. Bahawalnagar Rajanpur Total
Assistant Director Agriculture (2), Livestock (2)
1 3 3 6
and Training and Enterprise Development (2)
Support Staff (Office Secretaries (2), Drivers
2 (4), Naib Qasid (2), Guards (4), Gardner (2), 8 8 16
Sweeper (2)
Total 11 11 22

After the presentation the chair invited the participants for comments / discussion.
Member (Services Sector) has observed that asset creation component is focused to provide
poultry package shall ruminants / large ruminants, Livestock packages but not addressing poorest
of the poor whereas the nomenclature of the scheme is poverty alleviation. In the PC-I, it has
also been mentioned that the project will identify the Community Physical Infrastructure (CPI)
schemes through the community organizations and finance these on share basis. Selected
communities will provide on an average 10 % of the cost for labor, local materials and
supervision costs. It may be justified because the project main focus is to target poorest of the
poor and how that segment of the society will contribute community share. Chief (RP)
responded to the query and explained that the 10% of the community share under CPI schemes
beneficiary share will be charged in the shape of kinds or cash. Under Assets creation major
focus will be provided poultry packages, small lands plots etc. Additional Secretary Finance
Department observed that 80% of the project area and is over lapping with Punjab Economic
Opportunities Programme interventions and how implementing agencies will differentiate results
of both the projects. It may be ensured that activities of Southern Punjab Poverty Alleviation
Project (SPPAP) and Punjab Economic Opportunities Programme may not intermingle with each
other. The house agreed to it. Representative of TEVTA observed that role of their organization
is very limited and it may be specified. The chair responded to it that for Vocational Training
Components interested organizations may be invited to come up through open competition and
accordingly TEVTA may compete at that time.

Decision
This scheme was approved/ cleared in principle for CDWP with following observations:-
1. The data reflected in the PC-I should be based on benchmark survey conducted to
indicate the social indicator of the project area.

2. The Project Director, PMU, Southern Punjab Poverty Alleviation Project and Programme
Coordinator, Punjab Economic Opportunities Programme (PEOP) may be member of
Steering Committees constituted for both the Projects for better coordination regarding
implementation of intervention reflected in the PC-I.

3. The target group particularly women of the project area may be provided health insurance
from the Insurance Companies available in the project area. The Amount of health
insurance may be met from prices contingencies earmarked in the cost estimate of the
scheme.

4. Size of PMU of the scheme located at Bahawalpur may be smart and its function may be
to look after the business of Districts Management Units. The post of Deputy Director
and Assistant Director may be allocated to Districts units.

5. PMU may have two specialists in the hierarchy for Livestock, Dairy Development and
Agriculture components.

6. The salary package offered for different position of PMU and DMUs may be
standardized as per Government of Punjab rates.

7. The PC-I may be emended accordingly for placing before CDWP.

Sub: MINUTES OF PDMP MEETING HELD ON 25-10-2010 TO DISCUSS THE
SCHEME TITLED, “SOUTHERN PUNJAB POVERTY ALLEVIATION PROJECT
(SPPAP) – IFAD ASSISTED UNDER THE CHAIRMAN SHIP OF CHAIRMAN P&D
BOARD IN COMMITTEE ROOM NO-1.

List of participants is at Annexure-“A”

The chair welcome the participants and open the house to discuss the subject scheme after
presentation. Outset of the meeting Chief (RP) made a presentation regarding the scheme titled,
“Southern Punjab Poverty Alleviation Project (SPPAP) – IFAD Assisted. He brief about the
salient features of the scheme including project goals, objectives, descriptions, technical
parameters and components of the project etc. Chief (RP) brief that Southern Punjab Poverty
Alleviation Project (SPPAP) is design to assist the Government of the Punjab to achieve its
economic growth and poverty alleviation objectives. The overall goals of the project is to
contribute to the reduction of poverty in Southern Punjab. The project objective is to increase
incomes of 80,000 poor households buy enhancing the employment potential of the people and
increasing agriculture productivity and production. The Project will focus in the area of
agriculture, livestock, vocational and enterprise development in keeping with the poverty
alleviation targets of the Government.
Southern Punjab has a higher incidence of poverty, both in terms of per capita incomes and
consumption expenditures, and in terms of access to basic social services and infrastructure and
human development. Southern Punjab has skewed distribution of land and the exploitative
arrangements of farming between the landlord and the tenants and agricultural labour. A
dramatic increase in owner cultivation (1972-2000) has weakened the bargaining position of
tenants further with landlords relying on the use of casual and permanent wage labour. The
landless now have to rely mostly on casual wage labour for income. Women workers are
particularly vulnerable in this regard. Chief (RP) further explain that o f 12 number of districts
of Punjab declared as calamities affected by Punjab Disaster Management Authority
(PDMA), two districts i.e. Muzaffargarh and Rajanpur lie in the project area. As per
notification of Relief and Crises Management Department, Board of Revenue, Govt.
of the Punjab a total of 988 villages/revenue estates have been affected by floods of
2010 and declared as calamities affected areas. The notification shows that hill
torrent/floods2010 have affected 70%-100% area of the affected villages of
Rajanpur District. A summary of the same is as under:-

District Tehsils Villages/Revenue

Estate

Muzaffargarh Muzaffargarh 319

Kot Addu 174

Ali pur 69

Jatoi 36

Sub-Total (Muzaffargarh) 598

Rajanpur Rajanpur 151

 Jampur 155

Rojhan 84

Sub-Total (Rajanpur) 390

Grand Total 988

The floods of 2010 have further increased in the poverty of these districts. The assessments of
damage to the property and life in these flood affected districts is being made. In general the
people are in desperate need of support for re-construction of their houses, replenishment of
livestock and agricultural inputs for sustaining their livelihood and overview of the project
design is as under:

Project Design Overview

Southern Punjab Poverty Alleviation Project (SPPAP)

Goal: The overall goal of the programme is to contribute to the reduction of

poverty in Southern Punjab.

Development Objective: Increase incomes of 80,000 poor households by

enhancing the employment potential of the people and increasing
agriculture production and productivity.
Component
Component 1: Livelihoods Component 2: Agriculture and
3: Project
Enhancement Livestock Development
Management
3.1
Recruitment
1.2 Vocational 1.3 2.1 2.3
2.2 Procuremen
1.1 Asset and Community Productivity Training
Technology t Accounts
Transfer Entrepreneuri Physical Enhanceme of service
Transfer
al Training
Outcome Infrastructure nt Initiatives providers
Coordinatio
1.2 Outcome n M&E
Outcome Outcome 2.2:
Enhanced
1.1 2.1 Strengthened Outcome
capacity for Outcome
Enhanced Increased local 3.1 Efficient
employment 1.3
capacity for productivity capacity for & cost
and Enhanced
sustainable and agriculture effective use
productive access to
livelihoods. production and livestock of project
self- basic
of crop and services. donor
employment services
livestock resources.
.
produce.
The project will target around 80,000 households or 19% of the poor households in the four
districts. For greater impact the interventions of the project have been proposed to focus on a
limited number of Tehsils and rural Union Councils in each district. The project will begin its
activities in the poorest Tehsil in each district and will only move to the next Tehsil once it has
consolidated its work in the first Tehsil.

Component of the project.

SPPAP has three main components.
(iv) Livelihoods Enhancement
(v) Agriculture and Livestock Development
(vi) Project Management.
Component 1: Livelihoods Enhancement consists of three sub-components; 1.1 Asset creation
1.2 Vocational and entrepreneurial training and 1.3 Community physical infrastructure. The first
sub-component is targeted at women from households that score between 0-11 on the poverty
score card.
The second sub-component is aimed at households with limited skills.
The third sub-component under the Livelihood Enhancement component is Community Physical
Infrastructure (CPI) which is aimed at communities with limited access to basic services.
Component 2: Agriculture and Livestock Development. The agriculture and livestock
development component is directed at the smallholder farmer in Southern Punjab. It consists of
three sub-components; (i) Productivity Enhancement Initiatives (ii) Technology Transfer to
farmers using the Farmer Field Schools approach and (iii) Training of service providers in
agriculture and livestock.
The productivity enhancement sub-component has been designed to provide opportunities to the
smallholder farmer to increase productivity in the crop and livestock sectors.
The second sub-component is designed to transfer available technologies through the Farmer
Field Schools (FFS) methodology.
The third sub-component will finance (a) training of women in livestock management and
production and (b) strengthening of private sector service providers in crop and livestock
production at the village level.
Component 3: Project Management.
Institutional Arrangements:
(e) A Project Steering Committee will be constituted which will be chaired by the
Chairman, Planning & Development Board.
(f) Project Management Unit (PMU) will be established under the supervision of the
Planning and Development Department of the Government of Punjab. The PMU will
be based in Bahawalpur District.
(g) Two District Management Units (DMUs) will be established for better coordination
and management of project activities.
(h) Department of Agriculture, Livestock & Dairy Development, Industries and Board
of Revenue.
Following will be the Implementation partners:

• Social Mobilization Partners (SMPs) through existing Community Organizations

• District Management Units (DMUs)
• Vocational Training Organizations (VTOs)
• Entrepreneur Training Organizations (ETOs) through Entrepreneur
Activists and Local Business Development Service Associations
• Consulting Firm for publicity, applications, contracting and reporting.
Farmer Field School Partners (FFSPs)
The Capital Cost Estimates of the Project is as under:
Components Total Cost Rs. in Million % Total Cost
A. Livelihoods Enhancement 1969.392 48
Asset Creation 600,874 15
Vocational and Entrepreneurial Training 633,978 15
Community Physical Infrastructure 734,540 18
B. Agriculture and Livestock Development 620.235 15
Productivity Enhancement Initiatives 261,924 6
Technology Transfer 196,443 5
Training Service Providers 161,868 4
C. Project Management 512,660 12
Physical Contingencies 51,792 1
Price Contingencies 971,980 24
Total Project Costs 4,126,061 100

Financial Plan and Mode of Financing

(In Million)
Contribution/Share Rs. in Million Million US$ %
IFAD 3,374 40.2 81.8%
GoPb 473 5.6 11.5%
Beneficiaries 279 3.3 6.8%
The Project Management Unit will have the following:-

Sr. No of
Designation
No. Posts
1 Project Coordinator 1
Deputy Directors Infrastructure, Agriculture, Livestock, Training &
2 6
Enterprise Redevelopment, Gender and M&E
Assistant Directors Agriculture, Livestock, Finance and Accounts and
3 4
Training and Enterprise Development
Support Staff (Computer Operator (1), Account Officer (1), Office
4 Secretaries (2), Drivers (4), Naib Qasid (2), Guards (2), Gardner (1), 14
Sweeper (1)
Total 25

District Management Units

The composition of District Management Units will be as follows:

Sr. No of Posts
Designation
No. Bahawalnagar Rajanpur Total
Assistant Director Agriculture (2), Livestock (2)
1 3 3 6
and Training and Enterprise Development (2)
Support Staff (Office Secretaries (2), Drivers
2 (4), Naib Qasid (2), Guards (4), Gardner (2), 8 8 16
Sweeper (2)
Total 11 11 22