Development of National Industrial Policy

Development of National Industrial Policy

Duration of Project: (Start and End Date) April to September 2024

Donors/Partners: ReMIT 

Project Focal Person from SDPI Mr Ahmed Khaver

Project Focal Person’s Email Address Ahmedkhaver@sdpi.org 

Locale: Islamabad

Project Lead Dr Vaqar Ahmed

Project Team Dr Vaqar Ahmed, Mr Ahmed Khaver, Mr Daniyal Masood 

Program/Project Rational and Background

There is an impending need for Pakistan to develop an industrial policy – which should be a flexible and live document – to resolve the fundamental structural issues adversely impacting Pakistan’s manufacturing capacity, competitiveness, and productivity to revive and expand its industrial base. 

Planned Deliverables/Outputs With Dates (Mandatory)

Draft Industrial Policy – April 
Consultations sessions with Industry- May
Revised Industrial Policy draft- June
Reforms Roadmap-August
Final Industrial Policy- September

Impact/Outcome Sought or Achieved (if any)

The industrial policy should focus on making the industrial sector a major growth driver by having strong backward and forward linkages with both the agriculture and services sectors. Moreover, it should aim to encourage high value-added, labor-absorbing industrial production and diversify the economy away from its current over-reliance on traditional and narrow commodities and non-tradable services to broad-based industrialization.