New LG structure redraws Rawalpindi Ucs

City reorganised into new municipal, tehsil limits, increasing total UCs to 125

RAWALPINDI:

Authorities concerned have completed and formally published the delimitation of Union Councils (UCs) under the new local government system in Rawalpindi, with each UC now being constituted based on an average population of approximately 25,000 residents.

Under the revised arrangements, Rawalpindi city has been divided into two municipal local government jurisdictions, while the creation of two new tehsils across the district has significantly increased the overall number of Union Councils.

The District Election Commission Rawalpindi has invited objections and suggestions from political parties, party workers, civil society organisations, non-governmental organisations and members of the legal fraternity. Objections to the new delimitations may be submitted until 23 June.

According to the revised boundaries, eight UCs have been reduced within the urban areas of Rawalpindi and Potohar. The number of UCs in Rawal Municipal Town has been reduced from 46 to 41, while Potohar Municipal Town has seen its UCs decrease from 36 to 33.

Under the new local government framework, Rawalpindi district has been reorganised into 17 local government units comprising two municipal town corporations, five municipal committees, six tehsil councils and four cantonment boards.

The restructuring includes the addition of two new tehsil councils and one new municipal committee, while the former District Council Rawalpindi has been dissolved.

The city itself has been divided into four administrative segments consisting of two municipal towns and two tehsil councils. The new structure will provide for two mayors and four deputy mayors in Rawalpindi, with urban governance divided between Rawal Municipal Town and Potohar Municipal Town.

A new Tehsil Council Sadar has been established within the Rawalpindi district and will comprise 22 UCs. A second new urban administrative unit, Tehsil Council Cantonment Rawalpindi, has been created with 29 Union Councils.

As a result of the new delimitations, the total number of Union Councils within Rawalpindi city has increased from 82 to 125.

The dissolved District Council Rawalpindi has been redistributed among six tehsil councils. Previously, Rawalpindi district comprised five cantonment boards. However, following the creation of Murree as a separate district, the number has been reduced to four.