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QUETTA, Dec 23 (APP): The Balochistan government has intensified efforts to modernize its financial management system through comprehensive digital reforms.
Chief Secretary Balochistan, Shakeel Qadir Khan, presided over a high-level review meeting that focused on assessing progress and outlining the future roadmap for the implementation of a Digital Financial Management System across all provincial departments, authorities, and autonomous bodies.
Director General Gwadar Development Authority (GDA), Moin-ur-Rehman Khan, attended the session via video link.
Balochistan presented detailed briefings, informing participants that all autonomous institutions in the province are being integrated into a unified digital platform in coordination with the Finance Department.
Under this initiative, all such institutions are being shifted to the Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS).
According to the briefing, departments will be required to prepare and upload their budgets through IFMIS. All financial transactions including salaries, pensions, non-salary expenditures, and development spending will be processed exclusively through the system. Payments to employees, pensioners, vendors, and service providers will be made via the State Bank of Pakistan’s Micro Payment Gateway, ensuring transparency and efficiency.
Additionally, an online billing solution, similar to that used by the provincial government, will be introduced across all autonomous bodies.
The meeting was further informed that the implementation of the SAP-ERP system is set to begin in selected institutions, including the Gwadar Development Authority, from December 2025. Relevant departments have already been instructed to provide human resource and financial data to facilitate the timely and effective rollout of the system.
Addressing the participants, Chief Secretary Shakeel Qadir Khan directed all departments, authorities, and autonomous institutions to thoroughly review the proposed reforms and take immediate practical steps.
He emphasized the submission of compliance reports to the Finance Department within the stipulated timeframe, stating that digitization of the financial system would significantly enhance transparency, efficiency, and accountability.
DG GDA Moin-ur-Rehman Khan assured the meeting of full cooperation from the Gwadar Development Authority, affirming that all required data and support would be provided promptly to ensure successful implementation of the digital reforms.
The meeting concluded with a consensus to accelerate the government’s vision of fully digitizing government-to-person (G2P) and person-to-government (P2G) payments across Balochistan, marking a major step toward modern governance and financial transparency in the province.