Sindh for urbanisation criteria in NFC Award

The Sindh government is also busy making a strong case on multi-dimensional factors for next NFC award, an official told The Nation. “This is high time for provinces and federation to reach a consensus formula of resources distribution as democracy is restored in the country.”

Advocating more shares for Sindh in next NFC award, the official said that high level of urbanisation, influx of population, arid zones, rural backwardness, water-logging and salinity had severely affected the economic condition of the province.

Besides, the Sindh’s overall backwardness, influx of population and law and order were the major peculiar features in economic uplift of the province, he pointed out. He informed that the inclusion of urbanisation in the resource distribution formula would also be suggested by Sindh.   

The Sindh finance department in its proposed case for new NFC award has challenged the present share of population of 23.5 per cent. Sindh’s population was increased by over 2.5 per cent per annum and its share in NFC award should be counted on its proxy population of 30 per cent.