The intention was to collect data in order to reconstruct the moneyflows within and in and out of the district. Attempts in this direction did not prove to be fruitful. One of the reasons was that so many different kinds of resources and so many different kinds and places of expenditures were involved.

 But even the incomplete picture demonstrates that the district is by no means self sufficient. Even for the recurrent expenditures the local government bodies need outside transfers to make ends meet. It goes without saying that for development expenditures the district can not do without assistance form higher levels of government.

 Earlier conclusions and the previous paragraph have clearly indicated that Nasirabad district is no exception among the districts in the province in its dependency on outside funds for any significant development activity. The most important source is the provincial Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP), which is funded by both provincial resources and foreign donors.

 The revised total PSDP-allocation for projects in Nasirabad in the PSDP 1995-96 was Rs. 41.594 million for 8 schemes, without any foreign assistance. Inn 1996-97 this amount decreased to Rs. 17.5 million, again all local funds, for three projects.

 The PSDP 1997-98 shows a sharp increase to Rs. 38.150 million for 20 projects, including a foreign assistance component of Rs. 3.202 million. For the SAP-sectors 24% of the total amount is earmarked, while the non-SAP sectors would receive 76%. Irrigation is the biggest sector with 51.5%, at a distance followed by health (SAP) with 14.7% and industries with 13.1%.

Since it is not at all sure that the government can avail of the necessary funds to finance the PSDP, these figures should be seen as provisional.

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