Coming ADP will focus on water, solar energy, industrial and agricultural projects, says CM

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah chaired a high-level meeting at the Chief Minister's House on Monday to review proposals for the upcoming Annual Development Programme (ADP) as part of the provincial budget for the fiscal year 2025–26.

The meeting was attended by Sindh Minister for Planning and Development Syed Nasir Hussain Shah, Chief Secretary Asif Hyder Shah, Sindh Planning & Development Board Chairman Najam Ahmed Shah, Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister Agha Wasif, Finance Secretary Fayaz Jatoi, Planning Secretary Zubair Channa and other officials.

The CM announced on the occasion that the new ADP would include several development schemes focusing on water supply, drainage, solar energy and both industrial and agricultural development. He emphasised that the reconstruction of schools damaged by floods would be a top priority in the upcoming development plan.

He instructed the planning and development department to carefully plan all ongoing and proposed schemes, prioritising those that were ready for completion while ensuring thorough evaluations of all new proposals before approval.

Highlighting the scale of this year's development programme, the CM mentioned the ADP of the outgoing year was worth Rs493 billion, with Rs55 billion specifically allocated under the District ADP.

Shah added that there were 4,644 development schemes in progress during the current fiscal year, and it is expected that 1,812 of these schemes would be completed by the end of June 2025.

"Departments must remain focused on ensuring the timely completion of these ongoing schemes," he said, directing the planning and development department to allocate its resources accordingly.

The meeting concluded with a consensus to conduct a detailed review of all the proposed new schemes to ensure their relevance, feasibility and impact before their inclusion in the 2025–26 budget.