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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
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Every country has multilevel government structures
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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
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Agenda:
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Devolution of power was based on three basic principles
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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:
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district (zila),
tehsil (taluka)/town, and
union
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Local Government System In Pakistan
Democratic and Political Structures
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The democratic system is uniform across the four provinces
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direct elections for seats in union councils
indirect elections for reserved seats of
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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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Punjab
35
130
38
3464
Sindh
23
103
18
1110
NWFP
24
50
4
986
Balochistan
28
75
2
567
FATA
7 Agencies
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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
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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
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Town Nazim
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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
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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
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Section 37(1), Composition of Zila Council
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consist of all Union Nazims and
members elected on the reserved seats as
Category
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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
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The Zila Council secretariat is headed by the Naib Zila Nazim
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CHAPTER IV - ZILA COUNCIL
Organogram – Zila Council
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Naib Zila Nazim is the convener of the Zila council
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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
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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
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Section 39, Functions and powers of Zila Council
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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
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Section 40, Functions of Zila Council in a City District
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To approve & review master plans, development changes land use
plans, such as:
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Section 41, Z-C to approve certain plans for towns
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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
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To regulate its business in accordance with the bye-laws
Sub-section 42(4), Elect a naib zila nazim
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In the first meeting of the Council members elect a naib zila nazim by
securing majority votes
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Presided by the Returning Officer
Sub-section 42(4A), Role of naib zila nazim
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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
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Section 43, Address of Zila Nazim
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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
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-performance dist. govt
Section 44, Joint committee of Councils
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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
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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
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Section 121, Ownership of immovable property
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Subject to any conditions imposed by the Government, the property
specified shall vest in the respective local government
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Section 122, Transfer of Property by the Government
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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
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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
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Section 124, Use and disposal of properties of local governments
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Section 125, Acquisition of immovable property
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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
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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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