14. GOVERNMENT

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14. GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS RELATIONS15.
INTERNAL CONTROLS15A. DISTRICT SERVICE
Muhammad Hassan 2003-03-0025
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Content Breakdown Structure

• Government Relations
• Chief Executive Authority
• Suspension of Nazim
• Entrustment of functions
• Provincial Local Gov. Commission (OBS)
• Zila Mohtasib
• Inspection Supervision
• Transparency
• District Mushavirat Committee (OBS)
• District Service

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XIV. Local Government Relations

• 127. Government Relations
• Collection of Provincial Taxes
• Provide guidelines and render advice
• 128. Chief Executive Authority
• Can issue directives to Nazim
• Can appoint Naib Zila Nazim (or senior most
  presiding officer) to act as officiating Zila
  Nazim.

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XIV. Local Government Relations

• 129. Suspension of a Nazim
• CE can suspend a Nazim for a period of no more
  than 90 days.
• 130. Entrustment of functions
• Can ask District Government to perform any
  specific task
• Similarly District Government can entrust any of
  its functions to the Government

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XIV. Local Government Relations

• 131. Provincial Local Government Commission
• It shall consist of
• Chairman (Minister of Local Government)
• Two members from general public (nominated one
  each by leader of house and opposition of
  provincial assembly)
• Two technocrats
• Secretary Local Government Rural Development
  Department

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XIV. Local Government Relations

• 131. Provincial Local Government Commission

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XIV. Local Government Relations

• 132. Functions of Provincial Local Government
  Commission
• Conduct annual and special inspections of LG
• Conduct enquiry on matters concerning LG
• Arrange for special audits on its own (or
  directions of CE)
• Resolves disputes between Government Departments
  and District Government
• Submit annual report of overall performance to CE

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XIV. Local Government Relations

• 133. Responsibilities of Provincial Local
  Government Commission
• Responsible to CE
• 134. Zila Mohtasib
• Every District shall have a Zila Mohtasib
• Shall address citizens complaints against LG

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XV. Internal Controls

• 135. Inspection Supervision
• Zila Nazim may designate inspecting officers to
  objectively examine Tehsil, Town and Union
  Municipal Administrations
• 136. Enquiries
• Zila Nazim can ask Tehsil, Town or Union Nazim to
  conduct an enquiry to any matter concerning LG
  and take appropriate action on the report of that
  enquiry.

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XV. Internal Controls

• 137. Transparency
• Every citizen shall have the right to information
  about any office of District Government
• 138. Monitoring by Committees
• Monitoring Committees elected by the Zila Council
  shall be responsible for monitoring the offices
  of District Gov. and prepare quarterly
  evaluations reports

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XV. Internal Controls

• Monitoring Committees may recommend bonuses and
  performance pay to the functionaries of the local
  government.
• 139. Code of Conduct Committees
• There shall be a code of conduct committee in
  each council
• It shall ensure adherence of all members of the
  councils, Nazims and Naib Nazims to the
  prescribed code of conduct

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XV. Internal Controls

• 140. District Mushavirat Committee
• There shall be constituted a Zila Mushavirat
  Committee consisting of Zila Nazim, Naib Nazim
  and all Tehsil Nazims and Town Nazims
• Its functions include
• Resolution of intra-district disputes
• Muster resources of crises management
• Set directions for realization of economic
  potential of the district

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XV. Internal Controls

• 140. District Mushavirat Committee

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XVA. District Service

• 140A. Creation of District Service
• The government in every district shall create a
  District Service comprising all posts of local
  governments grouped into district and tehsil
  cadres for decentralized government functions and
  group of offices with adequate monetary benefits
  and incentives for promotion and performance not
  later than 31 Dec 2005