K-P to appoint TMOs in tribal areas
This will be the first time local govt officials will be appointed in NMTDs
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PESHAWAR:
Even as the province waits to hear about elections for the new local government set-up in the province, the provincial government has moved to somewhat plug the administrative gap by approving the appointment of Tehsil Municipal Officers (TMOs) in 25 tehsils of the province and the seven newly-merged tribal districts.
Moreover, the government said that it will ensure that the TMOs will come from the areas where they are appointed.
This was disclosed by Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Local Government Minister Shahram Khan Tarakai on Thursday while addressing a joint news conference in Peshawar. He was flanked by the Adviser to the Chief Minister on Merged Districts Ajmal Wazir.
After the appointment of TMOs, other staff in these offices will be appointed locally, Tarakai said.
With the term of the last local government system expiring over two months ago, the local government minister assured that elections for the next local government system will be held once they get the green light from the apex poll body, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).
“Setting up municipalities in new districts is a step towards preparing for local government elections,” he said, adding that they will work to improve the sanitation system in the tehsils.
For this purpose, he said that 50 new vehicles and 600 containers will be provided to clean localities in the newly merged areas.
Apart from appointing TMOs, the minister said that they will also be recruiting secretaries and other staff for the 702 village and neighbourhood councils. Furthermore, he said that ambassadors of municipalities will be deployed in the new districts to highlight the importance of integration, the new municipal system and voting.
Wazir pointed out this is the first time in the history of the tribal districts that local bodies are being set up and these bodies will pave the way for the upcoming local government elections in the erstwhile federally administered tribal areas (Fata).
“The deprivation of the tribal areas for the past 72-years will be addressed,” Wazir said.
He reiterated that the provincial government will provide new opportunities for education of the youth from the newly-merged tribal districts while greater job opportunities will be offered.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 6th, 2019.
Even as the province waits to hear about elections for the new local government set-up in the province, the provincial government has moved to somewhat plug the administrative gap by approving the appointment of Tehsil Municipal Officers (TMOs) in 25 tehsils of the province and the seven newly-merged tribal districts.
Moreover, the government said that it will ensure that the TMOs will come from the areas where they are appointed.
This was disclosed by Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Local Government Minister Shahram Khan Tarakai on Thursday while addressing a joint news conference in Peshawar. He was flanked by the Adviser to the Chief Minister on Merged Districts Ajmal Wazir.
After the appointment of TMOs, other staff in these offices will be appointed locally, Tarakai said.
With the term of the last local government system expiring over two months ago, the local government minister assured that elections for the next local government system will be held once they get the green light from the apex poll body, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).
“Setting up municipalities in new districts is a step towards preparing for local government elections,” he said, adding that they will work to improve the sanitation system in the tehsils.
For this purpose, he said that 50 new vehicles and 600 containers will be provided to clean localities in the newly merged areas.
Apart from appointing TMOs, the minister said that they will also be recruiting secretaries and other staff for the 702 village and neighbourhood councils. Furthermore, he said that ambassadors of municipalities will be deployed in the new districts to highlight the importance of integration, the new municipal system and voting.
Wazir pointed out this is the first time in the history of the tribal districts that local bodies are being set up and these bodies will pave the way for the upcoming local government elections in the erstwhile federally administered tribal areas (Fata).
“The deprivation of the tribal areas for the past 72-years will be addressed,” Wazir said.
He reiterated that the provincial government will provide new opportunities for education of the youth from the newly-merged tribal districts while greater job opportunities will be offered.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 6th, 2019.