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Tuesday, October 08, 2013
Ehtesab Commission, LG govt bills tabled in KP AssemblyPESHAWAR: Two bills concerning Ehtesab (accountability) Commission and Local Government (LG) were tabled in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly session on Monday with Deputy Speaker Imtiaz Shahid in the chair.
The bill regarding Ehtesab Commission was tabled by KP Information Minister Shah Farman on behalf of Chief Minister Pervez Khattak while the LG Bill was tabled by KP Minister for Local Government Inayatullah.
“Both the legislations are very important and pertained to implementation of reforms agenda announced by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leadership at the time of elections,” said Shah Farman while addressing a press conference after approval of the bills by special meeting of the provincial cabinet on Friday.
“The Ehtesab Commission Bill aims at ensuring good governance, create an effective institutional structure to end corruption and hold accountable all public office holders who are accused of corrupt practices,” he added.
“It is expedient to establish an autonomous and accountable anti-corruption institution in the province in order to promote integrity and accountability of public sector administration,” reads the bill of Ehtesab Commission.
According to draft bill, an Ehtesab Commission would be established after the commencement of the act that would be comprised of five commissioners nominated by the Search and Scrutiny Committee.
The bill, titled Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ehtesab Commission Act 2013, will apply to all public office holders who are performing their functions in connection with the affairs and the employment of government funds in the province.
After commencement of the act, the government will establish a commission to be known as KP Ehtesab Commission.
According to the LG bill, the upcoming local government elections will be held on a party basis at district and tehsil council level. At village council level, it will be non-party basis. The elections will be held on the basis of census held in 1998 and provincial government needs around two months for delimitation which starts after passage of the bill for assembly.
Around 3,500 to 4,000 village councils will be formed which will comprise of 1,000 and above population. If the population of a village is less than 1000, it will be merged with the adjoining village.
In the new system, the concept of union council will be abolished and village councils will be introduced. app
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk