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Local Government System In Pakistan Punjab Local Government Ordinance 2001 National Reconstruction Bureau (NRB) Pakista

Local Government System In Pakistan Punjab Local Government Ordinance 2001 National Reconstruction Bureau (NRB) Pakistan. CHAPTER IV ZILA COUNCIL CHAPTER XIII LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROPERTY. [Presenter] Asif Rafique Rajwana 2005-03-0050. CS 578-IT Architecture Spring 2005-06.

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Local Government System In Pakistan Punjab Local Government Ordinance 2001 National Reconstruction Bureau (NRB) Pakista

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  1. Local Government System In PakistanPunjab Local Government Ordinance 2001 National Reconstruction Bureau (NRB) Pakistan • CHAPTER IV ZILA COUNCIL • CHAPTER XIII LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROPERTY [Presenter]Asif Rafique Rajwana2005-03-0050 CS 578-IT Architecture Spring 2005-06

  2. Local Government System In Pakistan • Every country has multilevel government structures • Federal, provincial and local governments - political & bureaucratic • NRB was set up in 1999, to work on reconstruction of institutions of the State • New local government system introduced in 2001 • Agenda: • Rebuilding national confidence and morale • Decentralization of administrative and financial authority to local governments • Devolution of power was based on three basic principles • People-Centered Development, • Rights and Responsibility-Based, and • Service Oriented Government • Three levels of local government: • district (zila), • tehsil (taluka)/town, and • union

  3. Local Government System In PakistanDemocratic and Political Structures • The democratic system is uniform across the four provinces • direct elections for seats in union councils • indirect elections for reserved seats of • women, peasants/ workers and minorities, tehsils/towns and districts/city districts councils • Councillors are elected on non-party basis • Voters age is 18 years Province-wise position of local areas under LGO 2001

  4. Local Government System In PakistanOrganogram

  5. Punjab Local Government Ordinance 2001 • Introduced on 2, August 2001 • Gives devolution plan - a new local govt. • Section 2, gives definition of respective offices and other items • According to sec 2(XXiV) nazim means – Z N, Tw N, Th N & U N • Zila Nazim • Ch 4 deals with zila council headed by zila nazim • Town Nazim • In metropolitan cities, cities divided into towns as AU looked after by Z N but almost indep. in their hierarchy headed Tw N • Tehsil Nazim • Tehsil based on AU in district run by TMAs headed by Th N

  6. Punjab Local Government Ordinance 2001CHAPTER IV - ZILA COUNCIL • Section 37(1), Composition of Zila Council • consist of all Union Nazims and • members elected on the reserved seats as Category % age of total # of unions • Women 33 • Peasants/workers 5 (min. 1) • minority communities 5 (min. 1) • Section 37(2), lower[½] < category< upper[½] • Section 38, Secretariat of the Council • The Zila Council secretariat is headed by the Naib Zila Nazim

  7. CHAPTER IV - ZILA COUNCILOrganogram – Zila Council • Naib Zila Nazim is the convener of the Zila council • speaker of the District assembly • responsible to regulate the business of the Zila Council bye-law • presides over its meetings

  8. Local Government System In PakistanOrganogram - City District Government • Headed by the District (Zila) Nazim. • Assisted by the DCO & the DPO • EDOs are subordinate to the DCO • All Dept. are grouped & placed under EDO

  9. Punjab Local Government Ordinance 2001CHAPTER IV - ZILA COUNCIL • Section 39, Functions and powers of ZilaCouncil • To approve proposals of dist. govt. byelaw (under LGO) , taxes (under schedule PI/PII) , dist. Administrations and Tehsil/Town Muncipal Administrations • To approve long/short term development plans, annual/ supplementary budgetary proposals of the dist. govt. • approve annual budget of the Zila Council • To elect committees to monitor performance of dist. govt. without interference in their daily working • To review monitoring committees quarterly reports • Councils elect other committees like Insaf (Justice), Accounts, Sports and Ethics etc.

  10. Punjab Local Government Ordinance 2001CHAPTER IV - ZILA COUNCIL • Section 40, Functions of Zila Council in a City District • To approve & review master plans, development changes land use plans, such as: • houses, roads, traffic, tax, infrastructure, sanitation & Municipal services etc. • Section 41, Z-C to approve certain plans for towns • as may be notified by the City dist. govt. • Section 42, Conduct of the business of Zila Council • To regulate its business in accordance with the bye-laws • Sub-section 42(4), Elect a naib zila nazim • In the first meeting of the Council members elect a naib zila nazim by securing majority votes • Presided by the Returning Officer • Sub-section 42(4A), Role of naib zila nazim • A Convener of the Zila Council • Preside its meetings and shall • perform functions assigned by the Zila Nazim

  11. Punjab Local Government Ordinance 2001CHAPTER IV - ZILA COUNCIL • Section 43, Address of Zila Nazim • Address in first session of every year -performance dist. govt • Section 44, Joint committee of Councils • as may with the consent of Tehsil Councils or Union Councils • Section 46, Resignation of Naib Zila Nazim • Section 47, [No confidence motion against] Naib Zila Nazim • acting against the public policy or the interest of the people • has lost confidence of the Council • Motion refers to vote of confidence • New Zila naib nazim (10 days • If motion fails then proposer and seconder of such motion shall lose their seats both • Section 48, Power of Zila Council to elect officiating Zila Nazim • ZC elects a member as officiating Zila Nazim • officiating Zila Nazim cant be candidate

  12. Punjab Local Government Ordinance 2001CHAPTER XIII - LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROPERTY • Section 121, Ownership of immovable property • Subject to any conditions imposed by the Government, the property specified shall vest in the respective local government • through succession as provided insection 180 • transferred to the local government by the Government or any other authority • Section 122, Transfer of Property by the Government • may, on its own or on a request by a District Government, transfer the management of Government or public property to it for administration as a trustee • Section 123, Stock taking by the Nazim • Every Zila Nazim, Tehsil Nazim, Town Nazim and Union Nazim shall, once in every year take the physical stock of movable and immovable properties of local govt & and submit a report to the concerned Council

  13. Punjab Local Government Ordinance 2001CHAPTER XIII - LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROPERTY • Section 124, Use and disposal of properties of local governments • Properties of local governments shall be used only for public purposes • Section 125, Acquisition of immovable property • Whenever any local government considers it necessary or expedient it may acquire or purchase any immovable property for public purposes • Section 126, Loss of property of local government • loss of property of the local government, the responsibility for such loss shall be fixed by the concerned local government and the amount of the loss shall be recovered

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