Federal Budget 2026-27: Pakistan Allocates Rs1,000 Billion for Development, Sets 4% GDP Growth Target

According to budget documents, the federal government has set aside Rs1,000 billion for the development budget for the fiscal year 2026-27.

The documents reveal that federal ministries have been allocated more than Rs682.48 billion in development funds.

The National Highway Authority (NHA) has received an allocation of Rs224.51 billion, according to the budget papers.

The Water Resources Division has been allocated Rs103.80 billion, the documents show.

For the Power Division, NTDC, and PEPCO, a budget of Rs88 billion has been set aside, according to the documents.

The Cabinet Division has received Rs64.08 billion in the new budget, the papers indicate.

The Higher Education Commission has been allocated Rs46 billion under the development budget, according to the documents.

For the upcoming fiscal year, the Railways Division has been given Rs40.65 billion, the budget documents state.

The Federal Education and Professional Training Division has received an allocation of Rs36.31 billion, according to the papers.

Provinces and special areas have been allocated Rs233.33 billion in development funds, the documents reveal.

For the merged districts, development funds amounting to Rs56.07 billion have been set aside, according to the budget papers.

Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan have received an allocation of Rs85.02 billion, the documents show.

The IT and Telecom Division has been allocated Rs19.58 billion, according to the budget documents.

The National Health Services Division has received Rs16.06 billion under the development budget, the papers indicate.

The Interior Division has been allocated Rs21.82 billion in development funds, according to the documents.

For new CPEC 2.0 schemes, Rs1 billion has been set aside in the budget, the documents reveal.

For the upcoming fiscal year, the GDP growth rate has been set at 4 percent, according to the budget documents.

The agricultural sector target for the next fiscal year has been fixed at 3.8 percent, the papers state.

The industrial sector target has been set at 4.5 percent, while the inflation rate is projected to remain at 8.2 percent, according to the documents.

The investment target has been set at 15 percent of GDP, the budget documents reveal.

For the upcoming fiscal year, the export target has been fixed at $32.9 billion, according to the papers.

The target for services exports has been set at $11.30 billion, the documents show.

The import target has been set at $70 billion, while the remittances target has been fixed at $42.40 billion, according to the budget documents.