Sindh Governor Imran Ismail said on Monday that the local bodies (LBs) provide greater freedoms and flexibilities at a local level, meaning local bodies can work more effectively to improve public services for their area.
He said that devolution of power is important because it ensures that decisions are made closer to the local people, communities and businesses. Imran Ismail expressed these views while talking to a delegation of probationary officers (48th STP) of Pakistan Audit and Accounts Service at Governor’s House, said a statement.
Rector Pakistan Audit and Accounts Academy, Noumana Gulrukh Fareed; DG Audit Sindh, Nazar Muhammad Ranjha; Director Sindh Pakistan Audit and Accounts Academy, Abid Hussain Burki and Director Probationers, Ikram ul Haq were present on the occasion.
He stressed on the need for true professionalism and development of skills through training to encourage officers to build upon their knowledge and expertise and contribute more effectively in governance and public sector financial management.
He underlined the need of concerted efforts to improve revenue collection, especially through stronger enforcement of tax policy, to be able to expand the state’s ability to finance its programmes.
He said that the present government has taken several immediate steps to arrest economic decline and stagnation.
These include measures to reduce non-productive expenditure and raise revenues, the announcement of an energy policy, resolution of the circular debt issue, rationalisation of subsidies, and introduction of incentives for the private sector.
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The governor also highlighted significance of Karachi Transformation Plan (KTP) under which Green Line BRT project and procurement of 52 fire tenders for the city have already been completed. He also spelled out key features of Kamyab Jawan Programme, Ehsas Programme, Sehat Sahulat Card, Ration Card facility with 30 per cent concessional rates on basic kitchen items. Meanwhile, Balochistan Governor, Syed Zahoor Ahmad Agha called on the Sindh governor at the Governor’s House on Monday.
The two governors discussed current political situation, inter-provincial harmony and measures for promotion of tourism and other issues of mutual interest.
The meeting also agreed to further strengthen the relations between the provinces as well as to promote people-to-people contacts.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 21st, 2021.
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