is 5 percent points lower, at 34 percent, compared to public approval rating of 39 percent. The province of Sindh, which had received the lowest approval ratings in the public opinion poll at 26 percent, has improved its scores based on the analysis of the date on quality of governance during Sindh Government’s first year in office at 34 percent.
The Punjab government is leading in 15 out of 24 parameters of governance while it has obtained highest score of 76 percent in tax collection. The lowest score assigned to the Punjab Government is in the parameter of management of unemployment at 21 percent, where it is ranked 4th among the four provinces.
Compared to Punjab, the KP government has ranked first in 2 out of 24 parameters of governance. These include management of unemployment at 38 percent and poverty alleviation at 36 percent. Overall, the KP Government’s highest score, 64 percent is obtained in tax collection (where Punjab takes the lead with 76 percent), followed by transparency at 50 percent (Punjab has the leading score of 53 percent). Its lowest score, 25 percent, is in safe drinking water supply where it is ranked 4th among the four provinces.
The provincial government of Balochistan has outranked the other three provinces in 5 out of 24 parameters. It has obtained the highest score of 60 percent in devolution of power to the lower tiers. It has obtained the lowest score, 21 percent, in anti corruption efforts, where it is ranked 4th compared to the other three provinces.
Sindh has ranked first in 3 out of the 24 parameters of governance. These include use of technologies for better governance, scored 46 percent, energy production and management, scored 44 percent and annual development programme 40 percent in which it shares the first position with Punjab.
Quality of governance during the Sindh government’s first year in office has scored the lowest in the parameters of transparency and devolution of power to lower tiers where it has obtained the score of 21 percent.