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Chinese Government provides RMB 87 million grant for Pak-China Technical and Vocational Institute Construction Project

¥87M RMB

Funder	China Ministry of Commerce
Recipient Organization	Government of Pakistan
Country	Pakistan
Start Date	Apr 01, 2015
End Date	Apr 03, 2029
Duration	5,116 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`52537`

Grant Description

In 2015, the Chinese Government provided RMB 87 million of grant funding for the Pak-China Technical and Vocational Institute Construction Project.

The purpose of the project is to construct a vocational school in Gwadar that will impart specialized skills to Pakistanis, so that they may be employed at the Gwadar Port, which is being expanded as part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The project was executed by Gwadar Port Authority and supervised by Pakistan's Ministry of Maritime Affairs.

The project was originally slated for completion by March 2016; however, it faced various delays and was still under construction as of 2018.

The foundation stone for the Pak-China Technical and Vocational Institute was laid at an inauguration ceremony on December 16, 2019.

The project was ultimately completed on September 30, 2021 and an opening ceremony for the Pak-China Technical and Vocational Institute was held the very next day, October 1, 2021.

The first group of students (130 people: 85 males & 45 females) completed their 6 months of vocational courses which started in September 2022 with the help of the National Vocational Technical Training Commission, GoP (NAVTTC) for the following five trades: 1. Certificate in office management (Computer application), 25 male & 25 Female 2.

Financial Accounting, 20 Students male and female 3. Chinese Language, 20 Students male and female 4. Cargo handling, 20 student males 5. Overhead Crane operator in shipping industry, 20 student males

📋 Staff Comments

The total project cost is unclear. According to one official source, the Pakistani Government agreed to allocate approximately 200 million Pakistani rupees to the project while the remaining 743 million Pakistani rupees was to be financed by the Chinese Government through a grant. The official China-Pakistani Economic Corridor (CPEC) website states that that total cost of the project is 1,235,500,000 Pakistani rupees. A 2016 bond prospectus issued by the Government of Pakistan Bond Prospectus identifies the transaction amount as $10 million. A March 2022 report that Pakistan's Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (Mr. Asad Umar) submitted to Parliament indicates that the project was financed with a $10 million Chinese Government grant.
The Chinese project title is 援巴基斯坦瓜达尔职业技术学校项目 or 巴基斯坦瓜达尔职业技术学校项目.

📚 Sources & References

Pak-China Technical And Vocational Institute At Gwadar
CPEC is project of inclusive development in Pakistan: Planning ministry
Govt allocates Rs198 bn for CPEC projects
Pak-China Technical and Vocational Institute
Pakistan Estimates of Foreign Assistance 2017-2018
Pakistan Estimates of Foreign Assistance 2016-2017
Federal PSDP 2016-17
中国驻巴基斯坦使馆声明
巴基斯坦瓜达尔新国际机场奠基仪式暨瓜达尔医院、职业培训中心项目实施协议签字仪式成功举行
Provincial Minister inaugurates Chinese funded Hospital and Vocational Training Center in Gwadar
Foundation stone of 150-bed hospital, technical institute in Gwadar laid
A Presentation to Parliamentary Committee on CPEC
Vocational Training Center Gwadar, 2016 Government of Pakistan Bond Prospectus
The Politics of Interdependence: A Case of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
Govt provided Rs5.8b for Burhan-DI Khan Motorway
Pak-China Technical And Vocational Institute At Gwadar
Construction of China-aided vocational training institute completed in Pakistan's Gwadar
援巴基斯坦瓜达尔职业技术学校项目和瓜达尔港医院项目举行开工典礼
Pak-China Vocational and Technical Institute Gwadar
Gwadar to open floodgates of jobs for skilled local youth
Ministry of Maritime Affairs Yearbook 2022-23 Loan applications and disbursements are still being received and processed as the projects continue to evolve. Ongoing monitoring and evaluation are in place to ensure project continuity.

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