© Area Development Programme Balochistan-II, UNDP - Pakistan, 2011 Designed by: Creative TECHNOLOGIES Introduction  The Area Development Programme Balochistan is a major poverty reduction initiative in the  current development portfolio of the province. The ongoing Phase-II commenced from 1 July 2006 and will end on 31^st December 2012. After the approval of Project Steering Committee the field operation was started in May 2007. During six & half years period, development  interventions are planned to be implemented in selected union councils of nine districts of  Balochistan including Khuzdar, Kalat, Mastung, Quetta, Pishin, Killa Saifullah, Loralai, Ziarat  and Musakhel. The programme is co-financed by the Government of Balochistan (GoB), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Beneficiary Community (BC). WFP as a cost  sharing partner in collaboration with Pakistan Bait-ul-Maal also supported food stamps  component includes Food For Work and Food  For Training under Creating Assets for Rural  Women) during 2007-2010. In year 2011, AusAID also supported Early Recovery Interventions in flood affected locations in existing districts. ADPB is being implemented by the Planning and Development Department, GoB under National Implementation Modality (former NEX) through NIMU at Economic Affairs Division(EAD), Islamabad.