DEMOCRATIC EMPOWERMENT

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DEMOCRATIC EMPOWERMENT Under Local Government
System Presentation by Brig. Muhammad Saleem
SI(M), Retd Focal Advisor, NRB
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INTRODUCTION
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THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT SYSTEM A PARADIGM SHIFT
IN GOVERNANCE
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The Local Government System A Paradigm Shift in
Governance

• Political ownership of institutions.
• Local bureaucracy made answerable to elected
  offices.
• Elimination of rural-urban divide.
• Democratic space for marginalized segments of
  society in all local councils.
• Budget approval and service delivery oversight by
  local councils.
• Oversight of police performance by Zila Nazim and
  public bodies.
• Citizens right as against favor in matters of
  service delivery.

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DEMOCRATIC STRUCTURE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT
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ELECTORAL ARRANGEMENT
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STATE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT SYSTEM A SILENT REVOLUTION
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STATE OF NOMINATIONS FILED UNION LEVEL ELECTION
2000-01 2005
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STATE OF NOMINATIONS FILED TEHSIL/TOWN LEVEL
ELECTION 2000-01 2005
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STATE OF NOMINATIONS FILED ZILA LEVEL ELECTION
2000-01 2005
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STATE OF UN-OPPOSED CANDIDATES UNION LEVEL
ELECTION 2000-01 2005
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STATE OF UN-OPPOSED CANDIDATES TEHSIL/TOWN LEVEL
ELECTION 2000-01 2005
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STATE OF UN-OPPOSED CANDIDATES ZILA LEVEL
ELECTION 2000-01 2005
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STATE OF VACANT SEATS UNION LEVEL ELECTION
2000-01 2005
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STATE OF VACANT SEATS TEHSIL/TOWN LEVEL
ELECTION 2000-01 2005
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STATE OF VACANT SEATS ZILA LEVEL ELECTION
2000-01 2005
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DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

• Provincial Finance Commission
• Provincial Local Government Commission
• Nazims
• Zila Mushawarat Committee
• Local Councils
• Monitoring Committees of Councils
• Accounts Committees of Councils
• Ethic Committees of Councils
• CCBs
• Musalehat Anjumans
• Union Public Safety Committees

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DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

• Village Neighborhood Councils
• Citizen Police Liaison Committees
• DPSPCCs
• PPSPCCs
• FPCA
• NPSC

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