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The expenditure on pro-poor sectors in 2012-13 stood at 8.5 per cent of Gross
Domestic product (GDP) in 2013-14, these were 7.7pc of GDP and in 2014-15 these
were 8.3pc of GDP.
However, during 2015-16, total expenditures of these sectors were increased and
reached 2,694.67 billion, which was 9.3pc of GDP.
Similarly, during first six months (July-December) of current fiscal year 2016-17, Rs.
1017.5bn expenditures have been made in sectors including roads, highways and
bridges, environment, water supply and sanitation, education, health, population
planning, social security, natural calamities and other disasters.
Although, this is in complete consonance with Vision 2025 `No one left behind` but at
the same time it poses challenges of eradicating poverty in all its dimensions and from
all parts.
The report on Multi-dimensional Poverty 2016 and PSLM data provides a deep
insight on state of poverty and dynamics in Pakistan.
This poverty profile revealed that, in Pakistan poor are pre-dominantly rural, young,
poorly educated, mostly deprived of health facilities, and are living in larger
households with more children.
The government has initiated social sectors programmes and policies to improve
Human Development Index.-APP