Social Development: Technical Paper 4 — Punjab Spatial Strategy 2047

This technical paper forms part of the evidence base underpinning the Punjab Spatial Strategy 2047 (PSS). It examines the spatial distribution of social progress across Punjab’s districts, constructing dimensional indices across education, health, WASH, and governance to produce a multi-dimensional picture of social development performance. The district-level social progress maps reveal deep spatial inequalities, with peripheral and rural districts systematically underperforming on social indicators compared to major urban centres. Findings directly inform the PSS’s spatial investment prioritisation framework, ensuring that social infrastructure deficits are factored into the strategy’s growth corridor and growth node prioritisation logic.