Government data indicates a total of 9.2 million people were initially affected by the floods with a Multi-sector needs assessment conducted in October 2011 finding 5.2 million to be in need. The assessment estimated that more than two months after the beginning of the floods, a third of the initially affected areas were still flooded. Since the launch of the 2011 Pakistan Floods Rapid Response Plan on 18 September 2011, over US$ 162 million have been pledged to the humanitarian community – 48% of the US$ 357 million requested in the Rapid Response Plan for 2011 floods.

This Early Recovery Framework seeks a further US$ 439,813,059 million to fund a continuation of the response until September 2012, and enable the humanitarian community to support the Government of Pakistan in addressing the early recovery needs. Furthermore, 40% of households reported that their main economic activity has been discontinued, whilst 48% reported economic activities disrupted.

Based on farmers estimates of losses gathered during the assessment survey, cotton has been the most affected crop (with 92% of production lost in some areas), with 81% of sugarcane production also lost in the flooded areas. Additionally, 57.4% of affected families reported losses of livestock either through death of animals or having to sell on animals for cash to support themselves during the crisis.

Findings indicated a higher percentage of persons who had not returned home to be vulnerable, with 11% under the age of one year and 14% disabled or elderly persons. In addition, 35% of the land area that was affected by two consecutive years of flooding have a higher concentration of vulnerable families, possibly as resilience had not been restored after the 2010 floods. Accordingly, identification of concentrations of vulnerable households helps to facilitate the application of an integrated approach. Likewise, cash-for-work and food-for-work programs in most affected communities will contribute to the rehabilitation of public infrastructure, including schools and roads, and the restoration of livelihoods by the repairing of irrigation channels.

With a reported 27.4% of Pakistan’s population living in severe poverty and 22.6% with less than US$ 1.25 per day, the humanitarian consequences of the 2011 floods have compounded a number of pre-existing vulnerabilities. In January 2011, data released by the Sindh Department of Health indicated a Global Acute Malnutrition rate of 23.1% in children aged between 6-59 months in flood affected areas of Northern Sindh and 21.2% in Southern Sindh. This rate is well above the World Health Organization’s (WHO) 15% emergency threshold level.13 In addition, it has been estimated that 35% of the communities affected in 2011 were also affected in 2010. This means that more than a million people currently affected had barely recovered or were still trying to recover from the impact of last year’s flooding.

The response plan launched on 18 September 2011 will continue until 18 March 2012. The Early Recovery Framework will be for the duration of 9 months from January 1, 2012 to September 30, 2012. However, Early Recovery Framework will aim to complete all projects preferably by July 2012, before start of the next monsoon season. The extension of the Early Recovery Framework beyond September 2012 will not be considered, therefore, it will be expected to phase out well in time. The Chairman of NDMA and the RC/HC co-chair the Steering Committee to ensure that strategic policy guidance is developed and conveyed to the operational level.

There were a large number of households affected by the 2011 floods which were identified as having specific vulnerabilities such as female headed households (over 5% of households), children, persons with disabilities (13% of households), older persons (28 % of households included someone over 65 years old), families looking after the chronically ill (20 % of households), illiterate persons, people living in remote locations and ethnic/religious or other minorities (at least 24% of households are from religious minority communities). Those already vulnerable are put in a position of heightened risk, and are frequently less able to access aid and support, therefore leading to the following three priority protection concerns.

Civil documentation, in particular Computerized National Identity Cards (CNICs), and birth certificates are frequently relied upon to identify beneficiaries, and manage distributions as well as facilitating access to certain services. It is envisaged that this issue will continue to be relevant throughout the early recovery phase. It is therefore important that household and individuals possess accurate and valid civil and land documents. According to the Assessment household survey, only 33% of households had their civil documents prior to the floods and over half of these households reported having lost them as a result of the flood. 16% of the households participating in the Assessment reported having problems accessing the Pakistani Card due to a number of reasons including feelings of discrimination, lack of information, restricted physical access, and lack of CNIC.

Watan Card Phase 2.

Cash support becomes indispensible for the peoples who lose their assets, income generation Opportunities and basic infrastructure. The high magnitude of the destruction demanded the rapid support to overcome the disaster situation. July 2010 floods in Pakistan were a disaster of unprecedented scale, which affected 80 districts and nearly 10% of Pakistan’s population of about 18 million people over a vast geographical area, the tragedy destroyed approximately 1.6 million homes and damaged 2.4 million hectares of crops.

First phase of Watan Card was launched in September 2010, whereby the Government has already distributed an initial tranche of Rs. 20,000 among 1.75 million affected families in order to provide immediate relief. Disbursements to beneficiaries were done through the Watan Card mechanism with the support of partner Commercial Banks. In Sindh 690,938 flood affected families were provided the Watan Card first installment of PKR 20,000 for the immediate relief.

The eligibility criterion during the first phase of the Watan card was different than that of second phase of Watan Card. In first phase the beneficiary was to be head of the family where as in second phase he should be the head of the house. In the first phase the beneficiary was to be from the notified deh by district administration whereas in the second phase beneficiary should be with the damaged shelter during the flood 2010.

The role of donor agencies in second phase of the CDCP is supported by four donors, including USAID, DFID, the Government of Italy and the World Bank with a total allocation of US$ 580 million of which the Government of Pakistan is contributing US$ 100 million. The World Bank has been assigned the lead donor agency for this effort.

Currently as per report by Deputy Chairman NADRA Tariq Malik, The Prime Minister of Pakistan Yusuf Raza Gilani inaugurated phase II of CDCP on September 15 2011. As per report NADRA issued 95,796 Watan Cards in Punjab to disburse around Rs. 1,549,969,390. In Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa, the number of Watan Cards issued stood at 210,993 with disbursed amount of Rs. 4,560,496,989. In Azad Kashmir, 3,075 Watan cards were issued disbursing Rs 49,690,500 while five NADRA sites were set up in Hattian, Haveli, Mirpur, Neelum and Rawalakot I. In Gilgit-Baltistan 3,200 cards were issued disbursing 63,490,000 and three sites were established in Gilgit, Hunza and Skardu.

NADRA has covered more than 90 % caseload of CDCP Phase II beneficiaries pertaining to Haveeli, Hattian, Neelum, Mirpur, Rawalakot of AJK, Gilgit, Hunza, Skardo of Gilgit-Baltistan, Charsada, Mardan, Noshera, DI Khan, Harripur, Lower Dir, Lakki Marwat, Kohat, and Hangu of Khyber Pakhtukhwa, Mianwali, Jhang, Khushab, Bhakkar, Dera Ghazi Khan of Punjab.

34 billion in Phase-I has already been disbursed across the country in all the provinces, including Gilgit-Baltistan and AJ&K with contributions from the Federal Government as well as the provinces. However, the initial payment of Rs. 20,000 under Phase-1 is unlikely to be sufficient for recapitalization of assets given the extent of damage and loss, necessitating the graduation of CDCP into Phase-II which aims to assist the flood-affected households in rebuilding their lives beyond immediate relief.

Currently provincial disaster management authority Sindh has notified fourteen Districts as Thata, Dadu, Shikarpur, Jacobabad, Jamshoro, Shahedadkot, Kashmore, Hyderabad, Shaheed Benazirabad, N, Feroz, Larkana, Ghotki, Sukkur and Khairpur for CDCP phase 2. PKR 40,000 in two tranches of 20,000 would be provided to the 257,365 flood affected families in said districts. As per decision the distribution of the CDCP phase 2 was to be made in January in mentioned districts but yet third party validation is in process.

Caseload of CDCP phases 2 in Sindh.

S#	Districts	Caseload	Staff	Launching Date	Priority
1	Thatta	44,048	3	5^th Jan, 2012	High
2	Dadu	44,561	1	10^th Jan, 2012	High
3	Shikarpur	30,307	2	17^th Jan, 2012	High
4	Jacobabad	46,132	2	20^th Jan, 2012	High
5	Jamshoro	22,335	1	6^th Jan, 2012	Medium
6	Shehdad Kot	14,946	0	14^th Jan, 2012	Medium
7	Kashmore	14,921	0	16^th Jan, 2012	Medium
8	Hyderabad	1,417	0	6^th Jan, 2012	Moderate
9	Shaheed Benazir Abad	4,701	0	7^th Jan, 2012	Moderate
10	N'Feroze	8,416	0	9^th Jan, 2012	Moderate
11	Larkana	5,429	0	11^th Jan, 2012	Moderate
12	Ghotki	6,982	0	12^th Jan, 2012	Moderate
13	Sukkur	3,988	0	13^th Jan, 2012	Moderate
14	Khairpur	9,182	3	18^th Jan, 2012	Moderate

Critical Analysis:

Since seven months have passed out yet flood affected families are waiting for the intervention of the watan card phase tow where as the period of eighteen months have been passed but Sindh is yet looking forward for the government pledged CDCP 2. Communities have been complaining over the bribery taken by the district revenue department for enlisting the victim into the intended beneficiary. District Revenue department assigned job to Patwari for assessing the affected families for watan card phase two. During the visits at District Shikarpur, Jacobabad and Shahdadkot communities complained of the political influence and illegal charge of the money. As per report case load of the districts have been minimized 64% on the basis of the damages of the shelter. In first phase of the Watan Card It was known from the field visits that number of the villages have been denied survey and assessment by the patwari due to the personal bribery and nepotism.

Sindh has observed delayed intervention of watan card phase 2 and in current situation 95% NGOs, and Government intervention has phased out after the end of the early recovery period in December 2011. Other provinces as Punjab has been covered 90% after the inauguration of the watan card phase two in September 2011 by Prime minister of Pakistan. As per report shelter component has been covered 20% in Sindh damaged during flood 2010 and as per report 35% areas were second time affected in rain flood 2011 looking for the support of the rehabilitation of their shelters particularly in notified districts by the PDMA.

The schedule of the distribution of Watan Cards for CDCP phase two was to be started in the month of the January 2012 but yet situation is vague and many districts third party validation has not started to validate the list of the intended beneficiary generated by Patwari for the CDCP phase two.

Civil Society has the grave concern over the delayed distribution of the CDCP phase two and on the corrupt practices conducted by the patwari for the assessment and survey of the intended beneficiary for CDCP phase two. Civil Society apprehends that process can take more time for the validation and grievances redressal mechanism to be taken place after the third party validation for transparent implementation of the CDCP phase two. It can be assumed seeing the tendency of the NADRA, PDMA and District administration that 20,000 next tranche will not be provided to the flood affected peoples.

It is surprised to know that government has not yet allocated funds for Watan Card phase 11. During the distribution of the Watan Card phase 1 mall practices were observed by the district revenue department and NADRA officials by engaging private agents to get the watan card. During the field visits it was also known that watan cards sites are almost closed and flood affected peoples were not even aware about the eligibility criterion for the CDCP phase two. Protection cluster has also shown concern over the denial of the services to more than thirty thousand families due to the change in the criterion for eligibility.

The process to assure the transparency in CDCP phase two is rather vague and lengthy and it was complained by the widow household head that patwari denied them to enlist due to the refusal of the two thousands rupees and even the entire villages have been denied assessment for CDCP phase two.

Pakistan Card Situation:

Eligibility Criteria and Procedure for obtaining Pakistan Card

Pakistan Cards is an initiative launched by the Government of Sindh to provide cash grants to people affected by the Monsoon floods of 2011. The cash grant will be distributed through an ATM Card, along the same lines as the Watan Card. The Watan Card was a Government of Pakistan Initiative- issued by NADRA to families affected by the catastrophic floods 2010. This card provided the beneficiary one payment of Rs. 20,000 under phase 1 and payment of Rs. 40,000 (in two tranches of Rs. 20,000) under phase 11.

So far the Government of Pakistan in association with the Government of Sindh has decided to issue Pakistan Cards in fourteen (14) severely affected districts of the Sindh, Thata, Badin, Tharparkar, Tando Muhammad Khan, Tando Allahyar, Shaheed Benazirabad, Mirpurkhas, Ghotki, Jamshoro, Sanghar, Matiari, Umerkot, Hyderabad and Dadu.

As per plan of the federal and provincial Government of Sindh, the Beneficiaries will receive Rs. 20,000 in two equal tranches of Rs. 10,000. The eligibility criteria for obtaining the a Pakistan Card is settled in SOP of the Pakistan Card. The District Administrations in Sindh identified to the Board of Revenue, the partially and fully affected Deh, and tehsils. Based upon this information, NADRA was requested (by PDMA Sindh) to generate lists of names of all the Head of Families (HoF) from those areas. In the areas that are completely affected by flood 2011, all Heads of Families are considered eligible beneficiaries; where as Head of Families from areas those are partially affected are further verified and confirmed as beneficiaries by the local district administrations. As per criteria beneficiary must be Head of Family in NADRA database with at least one address from the designated flood affected areas and updated CNIC.

With regard to the procedure of obtaining a Pakistan Card the beneficiary lists verified by the concerned district administrations are returned to NADRA through PDMA, records verified by the district administrations are digitized and uploaded on the central NADRA server, as eligible beneficiary of Pakistan Card. At Pakistan Card centre

a) A representative of NADRA will verify beneficiary’s CNIC data and issue a slip for entry into the Pakistan Card center. No beneficiary will be allowed into the Pakistan Card center without this slip.

b) The applicant’s CNIC and biometric data will be verified and a photograph taken.

c) If verification is successful, the applicant will be issued a receipt and then referred to the bank counter (Habib Bank Limited or United Bank Ltd), where they will be issued a Pakistan Card and await activation (within 48 hours).

d) In case the biometric verification is unsuccessful, four thumb impressions of the applicant will be taken and sent for further verification to NADRA center. These applicants will also be sent to the Bank counter and issued a Pakistan card. Their cards will be activated within 48 hours upon NADRA verification. If unverified, the applicant must update their CNIC.

Current Situation:

As per report Provincial Disaster Management Authority (Sindh) report Federal and Sindh Government released 10.6 Billion and 1.5 Billion respectively for the emergency cash support to the rain affected families of the Sindh in calamity hit districts of the Sindh. NADRA has processed 1,181,788 Pakistan cards in fourteen Districts namely Badin, Mirpurkhas, T.M Khan, T, Allahyar, Tharparkar, Sh. Benazirabad, Jamshoro, Ghotki, Thata, Sanghar, Matiari, Hyderabad, Umerkot and Dadu till 1^st of the March 2012 and 11.11 billion rupees have been disbursed on account of the distribution of first tranche of Rs. PKR 10,000 to rain affected families. Initially seventeen districts were selected to intervene for Pakistan card but three districts namely Larkana (Denitrified) , Khairpur and N, Feroze have not been intervened yet.

Critical Analysis (Community Perspective)

Currently relief services are 65% phase out in rain affected district of Sindh and yet early recovery initiatives have not taken place due to the delayed revised appeal and critical humanitarian funding for recovery projects. Flood affected peoples do not avail the opportunity of cash for work and food for work to earn their livelihoods. Seven months have passed but yet first tranche of Rs. 10,000 of Pakistan card have not completed against the established caseload of the concerned districts.

As per research findings out of the 1,338,602 caseloads of the fourteen districts namely Badin, Mirpurkhas, T.M Khan, T, Allahyar, Tharparkar, Sh. Benazirabad, Jamshoro, Ghotki, Thata, Sanghar, Matiari, Hyderabad, Umerkot and Dadu 156,814 rain flood affected families have not been covered yet where as more than 25,370 affected families have deactivated cards. In District Sanghar 73,594 flood affected families, in Badin 31,739 and in Shaheed Benazirabad 20,577, in Tando Allahyar 15,108 and in District Umerkot 10,423 rain affected families have not yet obtained their Pakistan Cards of first tranche of Rs. 10,000 which would cause further delay for distribution of second tranche.

	Status & Gap analysis of Pakistan Cards in fourteen Districts
S#	District	Caseload	Cards Distributed	Cards Activated	Validation from NADRA & Districts	Gap as per Caseload	Cards not Activated
1	Badin	278,680	246,941	242,198	Entire District	31,739	4,743
2	Mirpurkhas	138,618	140,515	139,272	In progress	-1,897	1,243
3	T.M Khan	84,285	81,843	80,694	In progress	2,442	1,149
4	T. Allahyar	108,984	93,876	91,422	In progress	15,108	2,454
5	Tharparkar	9,635	7,901	7,795	In progress	1,734	106
6	Sh. Benazir Abad	217,624	197,047	192,312	In progress	20,577	4,735
7	Jamshoro	11,862	10,500	10,414	In progress	1,362	86
8	Ghotki	11,338	9,296	9,185	In progress	2,042	111
9	Thata	3,001	2,848	2,810	In progress	153	38
10	Sanghar	309,708	236,114	229,146	In progress	73,594	6,968
11	Matiari	14,301	12,702	12,396	In progress	1,599	306
12	Hederabad	9,701	13,525	13,164	In progress	-3,824	361
13	Umerkot	123,273	112,850	110,250	In progress	10,423	2,600
14	Dadu	17,592	15,830	15,360	In progress	1,762	470
Total		1,338,602	1,181,788	1,156,418	In progress	156,814	25,370

During the field visits, focus discussion groups, district consultations and public rallies it was known that community was lacking transparency to obtain the Pakistan card due to engagement of the private agents. It was complained by the rain affected peoples that private agents and NADRA staff take bribery from one to two thousands rupees to enter the beneficiary in to Pakistan card facilitation centre. It was also complained by the flood affected community that some influential people get special treatment due to the political influence to get Pakistan card.

During the focus group discussion community unfolded that flood affected peoples do not know to use the ATM cards and police constable deployed at UBLs and HBLs take the bribery for using first the Pakistan Card. Community cried over the availability of one site as the Pakistan card facilitation centre and lack of the functionality of the ATM machines in the specified banks.

It was complained by the community that information desk for the procedure and eligibility criteria for Pakistan card was lacking and female headed households cannot access the Pakistan card service due to the lack of meaningful service to update their CNIC and to declare herself widow.

It was also known during the field visits that NADRA did not play equitable role to update the CNIC and get CNIC on the ordinary fees. Mobile van services are not used as per need of the community but due to the political influence.

Women are lacking sense of privacy to get Pakistan card at facilitation centers and ATMs machines. Demand was raised to have the female constables for the security and privacy of the flood affected women. It was also reported by the women that UC secretaries get more than two hundreds rupees to get no marriage certificate and death certificate of their husband which was beyond the sanctioned fees.

Recommendations:

v Transparency should be assured to validate the assessment of the patwari (District Revenue Department) for second phase of the Watan Cards.

v Process should be expedited to release the second phase of the Watan Card as Punjab has covered 90% second phase of the watan cards

v It should be assured with the transparent process to avoid the discrimination and denial of the watan card phase 11.

v Gaps of Pakistan card for first tranche should be covered against the established caseload of the concerned districts.

v Process for the distribution of 1^st tranche should be expedited so that second tranche of the Pakistan card should be initiated.

v Information desks should be established at Pakistan cards facilitation centers so that community can be imparted information regarding the Pakistan Card.

v Redressal mechanism should be transparent and unsterilized so that denied flood affected peoples can get the service of Pakistan Card.

v UC Secretary Offices, District Revenue offices and NADRA should play active role to minimize the suffering of the flood affected peoples.

Peoples Accountability Commission on Floods (PACF)

16th CSFSR

Data Sources

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