The Meeting of the Annual Plan Coordination Committee (APCC) was held under the chairmanship of Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission on 28th May 2021. The meeting was attended by officials of provincial governments, SBP, and federal ministries. Deputy Chairman elaborated that APCC is the millstone of the development budget approval process. Although formal and informal consultations on development where the federal government, provinces, and regions collectively review development proposal, for the coming year as well as the performance of the out-going year. DCPC pointed out that the recent PSLM Survey has identified massive verticals and regional inequalities across regions and we need to ensure that the development framework is people-centric and focused on improving the lives of the common man. He said that Planning Commission is mandated to be the lead advocate for a balanced and equitable growth framework. In this regard, PSDP allocations in a given fiscal year is one part of driving this growth agenda while major and complementing contributions have to come from provincial governments and the private sector.