FATA Development Authority
The FATA Development Authority is a regulatory development organisation which plans and executes construction and development projects in FATA, Pakistan. Based in Peshawar, the body is chaired by the Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The authority's objectives are:
- 1.To develop human and natural resources in FATA.
- 2. To provide conducive atmosphere to ensure active participation of the tribals in the development efforts for the tribal areas.
- 3. To provide training to the tribal youth enabling them to become useful and self-sufficient citizens of the country.
- 4. To explore and develop the natural resources of the tribal areas to make the tribals the beneficiaries of the resources.
- 5. To provide opportunities to the tribal people in the industrial sector by facilitating setting up of industries in their areas.
- 6. To provide opportunities to the tribal people for improving their agriculture by providing necessary water facilities to the deficient areas through small dams.
- 7. To provide better education to the tribals in the technical & vocational sectors.
History
The FDA was established as a result of the ongoing War in North-West Pakistan. The region, affected by terrorism, was experiencing a downfall of infrastructure. There was hence an incentive from the President of Pakistan to propose an organisation which would "restructure the administrative and developmental regime in FATA" as well as tackle poverty.
In the financial year 2009-10, the FDA announced a focus development program where it would spend 1.15 billion rupees on 44 development schemes in eight designated sectors. The statement was made during a meeting presided by several committee members, including the provincial governor, Owais Ahmed Ghani. Additional proposals were made for the future construction of several dams and solar energy projects in FATA.[1]