Sectoral Policy of Govt. of Punjab includes achievements of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) within the stipulated period for provision of Water Supply & Sanitation facilities effectively, efficiently and on sustainable basis. In order to achieve the above targets substantial financial resources have been provided to the Sector as under:
| (Rs. in million) | |||
| 2008-09 (R.E) | 2009-10 (R.E) | 2010-11 (R.E) | 2011-12 (B.E) |
| 9001 | 9338 | 10182 | 9000 |
As a consequence of this enhanced resource provisions the achievements of MDGs in various sub-sectors is as under: -
| MTDF Targets and MDGs: | ||||||||
| Description | Population Coverage (%) | Projected Year of Reaching MDG | MDG’s Targets 2015 in % | |||||
| 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | |||
| Urban Water Supply | 66.2 | 71.9 | 75.5 | 83 | 85 | 87 | 2009-10 | 80 |
| Rural Water Supply | 30.8 | 32.7 | 36.1 | 38 | 45 | 48 | 2020-21 | 65 |
| Urban Sewerage/ Drainage | 68.5 | 72.0 | 76.0 | 79 | 83 | 85 | 2010-11 | 82 |
| Rural Sewerage/ Drainage | 41.3 | 43.8 | 48.6 | 50 | 53 | 56 | 2015-16 | 70 |
Following key strategic interventions have been identified through the proposed resource provision:-
- Ensuring sustainability of the completed projects through community participation and motivation.
- Enhancing Rural Population Coverage particularly in Barani, Brackish and Contaminated Areas.
- Equitable resource distribution, main focus to the low profiled Districts.
- Ensuring quality control by providing Water Testing Facilities and through provision of Water Filtration Plants.
- Improving sanitation and environmental sustainability.
- Capacity building of PHED.
- Ensuring sustainability of the completed schemes through community participation and motivation.
- Attaining Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
- Operationalization of Non-functional / of Rural Water Supply Schemes.
- Replacement of outlived water supply pipe lines for eradication of gastroenteritis in 15 cities of Punjab.