The Government of Punjab, with financial assistance of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), launched Phase III of SPPAP project which is being implemented in 10 districts of South and North Punjab. The districts include; Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar, Muzaffargarh, DG Khan, Rajanpur, Rahimyar Khan, Layyah, Bakhar, Khushab and Mianwali. Implementation for Phase III kicked-off in September, 2020 in which participants are being given vocational skills trainings as per the market demand, project will continue till March, 2023, In this project 10,000 are to be given vocational training.