MUHAMMAD SHABBIR CH. PH.D. SCHOLARSUPERVISOR PROF. DR. ANWAR ALAM2026-08-312026-08-312009http://repository.uop.edu.pk/123456789/492This study describes the impact of exclusion of poor communities on social development in district Lodhran. The study circulates around the involvement of poor communities of district Lodhran, particularly BISP beneficiaries and responsible major stakeholders of social development. Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) beneficiaries in district Lodhran were the respondent and connivance sampling technique was used for the selection of 400 respondents for quantitative study and 27 participants were involved in 03 Focus Group Discussions (FGDs). Interview schedule was used as a tool of quantitative while Question guide/Checklist was developed as a tool for qualitative data collection. Uni-vairate and Bi-variate analysis has been made through Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) while quantitative data analysis was made by content analysis (thematic analysis). Uni-variate and bivariate analysis results reflected that people are thumb engraver and their incomeis less as compared to their expenses. People have large family sizes and prefer to live in joint families in small homes with less number of rooms. Agriculture is the largest profession and majority uses bicycle/motor cycle for personal transportation in emergency. The people were unhappy with the governmental policies and they suffer from discrimination and exploitation. Economic as well as social resources are grabbed by the rich and the pooris left cramped. Lawlessness prevails as the law enforcement agencies are puppets in the hands of bigwigs. All community development decisions and policies are made bythe rich people in the area. Excluded people were not aware about importance of tax revenue and its proper utilization. Exclusion slows down the process of social developmentin district Lodhran, the poor can not avail themselves timely help, even their relatives, friends and colleagues do not support them at the time of emergency.enThesis