Charter of the Economy 6.2. Status of Implementation A decade has already elapsed since the enactment of the 18 th Amendment. This is the appropriate time for review of implementation of the various provisions in the Amendment. First, given the devolution of functions, has the Federal Government contracted in terms of the number of Divisions? Prior to the Amendment, there were 50 Divisions. By 2011­12, the number had come down to 32. Many of the Divisions performing Social Welfare and other functions like Labor and Manpower, Livestock and Dairy Development, Local Government and Rural Development, Minorities, Population Welfare and so on were closed down. There has, however, been a‘Division Creep’ in subsequent years. There are now 40 Divisions. A list of these Divisions is given in Chart 6.3. Chart 6.3: Ministries/ Divisions 1 of the Federal Government [33 MINISTRIES; 40 DIVISONS] • Aviation* • Finance**** • Overseas Pakistan and • Cabinet* • Revenue**** HRD • Establishment Division* • Foreign Affairs • Parliamentary Affairs • National Security Division* • Housing and Works • Planning, Development& Special Initiatives • Poverty Alleviation and Social • Human Rights Safety* • Industries and • Climate Change Production • Privatization • Railway • Commerce • Communications • Defense • Information and Broadcasting • Religious Affairs and Inter-Faith Harmony • Information Technology • Science and Technology and Telecommunication • States and Fronter • Defense Production • Interior Regions • Economic Affairs • Inter-Provincial • Water Resources • Power** Coordination • Petroleum** • Federal Education and Professional Training*** • Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan • Law and Justice • National Heritage and Culture*** • Maritime Affairs • Narcotics Control • National Food Security *Under Cabinet Secretariat|**Under Ministry of Energy ***Under Ministry of Federal Education, Professional Training National Heritage and Culture ****Under Ministry of Finance 1 All other Divisions have separate Ministry. Source: Cabinet Secretariat, GOP 54