NFC distribution mechanism 

Letter April 20, 2018
The NFC award has remained controversial in Pakistan

KARACHI: According to experts, the allocation of the National Financial Commission (NFC) award among provinces should not be based upon the criterion of population, as it encourages an increase in population in the long run. Where encouraging a rise in population might not be as swift as it seems to be, change in the distribution mechanism without replacement of it with even better, stronger and more justified one would only result in provinces only grieving over Punjab’s massive share. This should be considered especially in the context that the NFC award has remained controversial in Pakistan. Therefore, if the distribution pattern is changed it should be on the basis of statistics of the development ranking scales.

Zain Ahmad

Published in The Express Tribune, April 20th, 2018.

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