‘Impact-oriented approach adopted for population planning’

Govt lays bare plans for setting up population commission

ISLAMABAD: The government plans to formulate Population Commission of Pakistan (PCP) to sensitise policymakers about alarming population growth rate.

“For population planning, impact-oriented approach has been adopted which will bear dividend in long run,” read an official document.

Annual Development Plan for year 2018-19 on Friday revealed that Population Policy has been finalised and is expected to be notified within this calendar year.



The plan to set up PCP also includes a task force to implement its proposals.

The basic objectives of PCP are to have a consolidated forum of all stakeholders for devising plan of action according to national priorities by adhering to religious doctrines, to deliberate on population control mechanisms by effectively engaging stakeholders and develop consensus on implementation of other priority areas of population as mentioned in Vision 2025.

Annual Development Plan for year 2018-19 on Friday revealed that Population Policy has been finalised and is expected to be notified within this year. For population planning, impact oriented approach has been adopted which would bear dividend in long run.



The Council of Common Interest (CCI) will decide about future funding and amount to be allocated to Population Welfare Programme for 2018-19.

The token money of Rs511 million has been allocated in PSDP 2018-19 to this programme.

Some most important activities to be undertaken during the year are proposed in new initiatives as 3,700 Family Welfare Centres, 350 Reproductive Health-A Centres, 550 Mobile Service Units (MSUs) and 260 Reproductive Health-B Centres are planned to be established.



The document said Ministry of Planning, Development and Reform, United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have started joint project to deal effectively population related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Published in The Express Tribune, May 12^th, 2018.