The Punjab Public Management Reform Program (PPMRP) aimed to improve transparency and resource management of targeted departments of the Province of Punjab in Pakistan. The Program-for-Results (PforR) operation was completed in 5 years (November 2013 to December 2018) at a cost of $50 million.
The PforR was prepared under uncertainty in a complex environment. It was the first Governance PforR in Pakistan and worldwide, prepared in times of increased volatility of fiscal, macro-economic and security conditions, following a period of strong economic growth in the early 2000s. Punjab faced significant service delivery challenges in a context of limited fiscal space and capacities. Critical constraints to service delivery were (i) limited accountability due to limited transparency and access to information for citizens and decision-makers about available services and service delivery performance; and (ii) limited resource management related to low provincial own-source revenues and challenges in public procurement.