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PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH

ORDERS OF THE DAY

FRIDAY, THE 6^TH FEBRUARY, 2015.

Business to be brought forward before the Legislature on Friday, the 6^th February, 2015 at 10.00 a.m.

I.       (A)     RECITATION FROM THE HOLY QUR’AN.

(B)     NAAT SHAREEF.

II.      QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:

            (Information Department)

III.      CALL ATTENTION NOTICES:

1.    CALL ATTENTION NOTICE NO. 89 OF 2015;GIVEN NOTICE OF BY KHAWAJA IZHAR UL HASSAN, MPA: The Honourable Minister for Home, Sindh may please to give answer / statement that why Police Vans of Sindh Government not registered with the Excise Department? why still no fund allocated for the registration of Police Vans?

2.    CALL ATTENTION NOTICE NO. 70 OF 2015;GIVEN NOTICE OF BY MR. KAMRAN AKHTAR, MPA: The Honourable Minister for Local Government, Sindh may please to give answer / statement that the Fire incidents occur every day or the other in the city resulting loss of millions of rupees and loss of valuable human lives, which is in remediable. Government should establish rescue centers District-wise with latest equipments; number of ready and out of order fire tenders presently rescue centers possess; the out of order fire tenders be repaired and in this regard an allocation of 440729 was approved for upgradation of Fire Services Building KMC as ADP No. 1653 on 9-5-2014, but despite of passed 8 to 9  months the summary still is in pending, so funds may be released immediately and which steps have been taken for same by the Government?

3.    CALL ATTENTION NOTICE NO. 85 OF 2015;GIVEN NOTICE OF BY MS. HEER SOHO, MPA: The Honourable Senior Minister for Education & Literacy, Sindh  may please to give answer/ statement that only 30 percent funds could be utilized out of cost 8 billions 51 crores allocated for schemes under ADP for Education Department reasons, thereof?

4.    CALL ATTENTION NOTICE NO. 64 OF 2015;GIVEN NOTICE OF BY MR. MUHAMMAD DILAWAR QURESHI, MPA: The Honourable Minister for Local Government, Sindh may please to give answer/ statement that Citizens of Hyderabad facing shortage of drinking water due to closure of filter plant and need of new filter plant is required on urgent basis, Government is requested to take steps urgently to provide facility of drinking water to the public?

5.    CALL ATTENTION NOTICE NO. 65 OF 2015;GIVEN NOTICE OF BY MR. MUHAMMAD RASHID KHILJI, MPA: The Honourable Minister for Local Government, Sindh may please to give answer / statement that sufficient steps have not been taken to make water filter plant installed at Hyderabad completely functional and supply of standard water, whether Sindh Government has granted special package in this regard?

IV.     LEAVE APPLICATION OF MEMBERS, IF ANY.

V.       PRIVILEGE MOTION NO. 04 OF 2015; GIVEN NOTICE OF BY MR. LIAQUAT ALI JATOI, MPA REGARDING MS. KULSOOM AKHTAR CHANDIO, MPA PANED OBJECTIONABLE REMARKS AGAINST THE MOVER.

VI.     ADJOURNMENT MOTION NO. 04 OF 2014;GIVEN NOTICE OF BY MR. MUHAMMAD HUSSAIN KHAN, MPA  REGARDING SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF SINDH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ADMITTED THAT 40% SCHOOLS ARE SHUT.

VII.     ANNOUNCEMENT OF ASSENT TO BILL:

Mr. Speaker announces that the Honourable Governor of Sindh has given assent to the following Bill:-                          

The Sindh Condominium Bill, 2014.

VIII.  INTRODUCTION OF THE FOLLOWING GOVERNMENT BILLS:

1.    Bill No. 01 of 2015-The Sindh Board of Technical Education (Amendment) Bill, 2015.

2.    Bill No. 02 of 2015-The Thar Development Authority Bill, 2015.

3.    Bill No. 03 of 2015-The Kohistan Development Authority Bill, 2015.

4.    Bill No. 04 of 2015-The Sindh Arms (Amendment) Bill, 2015.

IX.     CONSIDERATION OF THE GOVERNMENT BILL NO. 40 OF 2014-THE SINDH DISABLED PERSONS (EMPLOYMENT AND REHABILITATION) BILL, 2014.

X.       ANY OTHER BUSINESS WITH THE PERMISSION OF THE CHAIR.

KARACHI, THE                                                                     G.M.UMAR FAROOQ

04^TH FEBRUARY, 2015.                                                              SECRETARY

PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH

Summary of Proceedings

PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH

INFORMATION DEPARTMENT

LIST OF STARRED ASSEMBLY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR

FRIDAY THE 06^TH FEBRUARY, 2015.

*1291. MS. NAILA MUNIR: Will the Minister for Information be pleased to state:-

(a)   Is it a fact that at present the payment to any organization under the head of advertisement is due;

(b)   If answer to (a) above is affirmative, the details thereof;

(c)    Is it a fact that the payment of advertisements has been paid to newspapers during the tenure of 2002 to 2007;

(d)   If answer to (c) above is affirmative, the details thereof;

 ANSWER

MR. SHARJEEL INAM MEMON, Minister for Information:

(a)      Yes payment to different organization/newspapers is due under the head of advertisements.

(b)      The balance of dues constantly varies because of daily business i.e. payment of dues and issuance of new advertisements.

(c)      The payment of dues under advertisements has been made from 2002 to 2007.

(d)      The details are as under:-

 *1293. MS. NAILA MUNIR: Will the Minister for Information be pleased to state:-

(a)   Is it a fact that the detail of daily issuing advertisements has also been disclosed on website;

(b)   If answer to (a) above is negative, the reasons thereof?

(c)    Policy adopted by the information department, Government of Sindh to acquire services from advertising agency?

ANSWER

MR. SHARJEEL INAM MEMON, Minister for Information:

The details of advertisements are given on websites on daily basis for information of public.

The advertisements agencies are hired by the department as per provision of section (9) of advertisement Policy 2011.

The process of acquiring these agencies includes.

(a)    Publication of pre-qualification notices in the press.

(b)    Submission of record of performance/profile of agency.

(c)    Presentation by the agency before the Scrutiny Committee of Information Department.

 *1295. MS. NAILA MUNIR: Will the Minister for Information be pleased to state:-

(a)   Procedure adopted to acquire services of advertising agencies alongwith detail/number of business advertisements circulated through advertising agencies during April, 2008 up till now;

(b)   Is it a fact that the merit was kept on priority in above;

(c)    If answer to (b) above is affirmative, the details thereof?

 ANSWER

MR. SHARJEEL INAM MEMON, Minister for Information:

The services of advertisement agencies are acquired on merit basis. The Information Department invites the advertising agencies through pre qualification Notice published in leading newspapers for presentation before the Competent Authority after having being scrutinized thoroughly as per Advertisement Policy 2011. The Information Department has started to give advertisement through advertising agencies from 2012 onwards (print and electronic media both). The details of business given to advertising agencies from 2012 till date is as under:

 *2643. MR. MUHAMMAD MOIN AAMIR PIRZADA: Will the Minister for Information be pleased to state:-

Year-wise number of NOCs issued for declaration of newspapers/magazines during 2008 to 2013?

ANSWER

MR. SHARJEEL INAM MEMON, Minister for Information:

Yes wise number of NOCs issued for declaration of newspapers/magazines during 2008 to 2013 are as under:

 *2644. MR. MUHAMMAD MOIN AAMIR PIRZADA: Will the Minister for Information be pleased to state:-

Number of NOCs of newspapers/magazines cancelled during 01-03-2008 to 15-03-2013 along with reason of cancellation of each?

 ANSWER

MR. SHARJEEL INAM MEMON, Minister for Information:

Number of NOCs of Newspapers/Magazines cancelled during 01-03-2008 to 15-03-2013 are as under:-

 All these newspapers/magazines were cancelled due to the reason that they have failed to bring out their publications, according to the Rules Section-II (3) (b) of the “Press Newspapers, News Agencies and Registration of Books Ordinance 2002”.

Karachi:-                                               G. M. Umar Farooq

the 04^th February, 2015.                                Secretary

                                                         Provincial Assembly of Sindh.