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Local Government System In Pakistan
Punjab Local Government Ordinance 2001
National Reconstruction Bureau (NRB) Pakistan
CHAPTER IV
ZILA COUNCIL
[Presenter]
Asif Rafique Rajwana
2005-03-0050
CHAPTER XIII
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
PROPERTY
CS 578-IT Architecture Spring 2005-06
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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:
Devolution of power was based on three basic principles
Rebuilding national confidence and morale
Decentralization of administrative and financial authority to local
governments
People-Centered Development,
Rights and Responsibility-Based, and
Service Oriented Government
Three levels of local government:
district (zila),
tehsil (taluka)/town, and
union
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Local Government System In Pakistan
Democratic 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
Districts
Tehsils
Towns
Union Councils
Federal Capital Area
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-
-
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Punjab
35
130
38
3464
Sindh
23
103
18
1110
NWFP
24
50
4
986
Balochistan
28
75
2
567
FATA
7 Agencies
-
-
-
Total
110+7=117
358
62
6139
Province-wise position of local areas under LGO 2001
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Local Government System In Pakistan
Organogram
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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
Town Nazim
Ch 4 deals with zila council headed by zila 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
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Punjab Local Government Ordinance 2001
CHAPTER IV - ZILA COUNCIL
Section 37(1), Composition of Zila Council
consist of all Union Nazims and
members elected on the reserved seats as
Category
Women
Peasants/workers
minority communities
% age of total # of unions
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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
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CHAPTER IV - ZILA COUNCIL
Organogram – 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
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Local Government System In Pakistan
Organogram - 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
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Punjab Local Government Ordinance 2001
CHAPTER IV - ZILA COUNCIL
Section 39, Functions and powers of Zila Council
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.
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Punjab Local Government Ordinance 2001
CHAPTER 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:
Section 41, Z-C to approve certain plans for towns
houses, roads, traffic, tax, infrastructure, sanitation & Municipal services
etc.
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
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Punjab Local Government Ordinance 2001
CHAPTER IV - ZILA COUNCIL
Section 43, Address of Zila Nazim
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
-performance dist. govt
Section 44, Joint committee of Councils
Address in first session of every year
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
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Punjab Local Government Ordinance 2001
CHAPTER 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
Section 122, Transfer of Property by the Government
through succession as provided insection 180
transferred to the local government by the Government or any other
authority
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
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Punjab Local Government Ordinance 2001
CHAPTER XIII - LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROPERTY
Section 124, Use and disposal of properties of local governments
Section 125, Acquisition of immovable property
Properties of local governments shall be used only for public
purposes
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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