some facts about Bahwul pur province or sarikistan....
why province is needed on what grounds
1.51% of it's population lives under the poverty line, which is highest in any region of Punjab. On the contrary it was among the higher per capita regions in India before partition. Today it is Punjab's poorest region by far.
2.The infant mortality rate in Bahawalpur is 142 for every 1000 births, highest in Punjab. As compared to that in rest of the Punjab it is 72 deaths per 1000.
3.Literacy rate of Bahawalpur is 34%, where as in the rest of Punjab it is above 57%.
4.Bahawalpur province produces 44% of Punjab's total cotton, 22% wheat, 18% sugarcane, 20% rice, 45% mango and 35% of the total live stock.
5.The region was given a 12% quota in the civil services, which has now been reduced to 3%.
For the first time Punjab government announces an allocation of 36% of total developmental budget the Southern Punjab districts this year. Although 52 billion is not enough, but it is a small victory nonetheless. How much of it will actually be spent on the underdeveloped areas remains to be seen.
why I am not in the favor of this province
1.It is strange provinces have been divided only 4 political purposes. On 1 occasion all provinces was merged in past and an at an other time divided.division has become tool just to manipulate power and win majority of seats in election
2. MQM now,involvement in the Punjab and its division will affect only Punjab other parts because "more division means " more need of mismanagement and budgets allocation.GDP ratio of Pakistan is very poor/low. Pakistan masses consist of landlords --not educated people and educated people are not foresighted enough to handle the economy.we have to call foreign technocrats in order to run the economy or in administering a new project.So new province is not a lolly pop that will be made and after fulfillment of their ambitious designs ,it will be more deprived then ever before except metropolis
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we have to make new mimsiters for provincial assembely,CM house and high court and judiciary and all what needed money .The fact one must know ministers are just parasites to our economy and cause for corruption.It is bureaucracy which run the administration
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