NEW LB SYSTEM: DIRECT ELECTIONS AT ALL TIERS

PM WANTS POWERFUL LOCAL GOVT. SYSTEM: A. ALEEM KHAN

SR. MINISTER PRESIDES HIGH LEVEL MEETING ON PLGA 2019 

Senior Minister Punjab Abdul Aleem Khan has said that induction of an efficient and best Local Government System in the largest province of the country is the top priority of present Government. He added that in the new system Village and Neighborhood Councils along with   Municipal Corporations and the Metropolitan Institutions will be formed while direct elections will be carried out at all "tiers". He was presiding over a high-level meeting here today to consider various aspects of the Punjab Local Government Act 2019. In this meeting Punjab Law Minister Raja Muhammad Basharat and Provincial Ministers Mian Mahmood ur Rasheed, Mian Aslam Iqbal, Hashim Jawan Bakht, Sibteen Khan, Chaudhry Zaheer-ud-Din, Mian Khalid Mahmood and Chaudhry Akhlaq Hussain were present while senior officers also participated in this meeting in which various proposals regarding the New Local Government system in Punjab were discussed in detail.

Senior Punjab Minister Abdul Aleem Khan said that Prime Minister Imran Khan intends to establish a strong and meaningful local bodies system in Punjab and steps would be ensured as per his directions. He added that in the new system of local bodies over lapping in different sectors would be reviewed while clear division of power will be ensured. He said that important decisions would be taken for the formation of new local bodies keeping in view the past experiences and discussions would be held with all stakeholders in this regard. Senior Minister Abdul Aleem Khan further said that the model of developed countries would also be put forward and the formation of local bodies in different cities of the province would be made keeping in view the population there. Senior Minister Abdul Aleem Khan said that it was a priority to make the local bodies of the province as empowered and efficient as possible so that the problems of the people could be solved immediately and at the local level.

In the meeting, the Provincial Ministers also presented various proposals regarding Punjab Local Government Act 2019 while the Local Bodies Department apprised of the progress made so far in this regard. It is mention able that this high-powered committee was constituted by the Chief Minister Punjab on Local Government Reforms which is led by Senior Punjab Minister Abdul Aleem Khan. This meeting was held to purpose suggestions regarding the New Local Government System to be introduced in Punjab Province.