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PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH

ORDERS OF THE DAY

FRIDAY, THE 10^TH APRIL, 2015.

Business to be brought forward before the Legislature on Friday, the 10^th April, 2015 at 10.00 a.m.

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

(B) NAAT SHAREEF.

II. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:

(Works & Services Department)

III. CALL ATTENTION NOTICES:

1. CALL ATTENTION NOTICE NO. 12 OF 2015;GIVEN NOTICE OF BY MS. NUSRAT BANO SEHER ABBASI, MPA: The Honourable Minister for Local Government, Sindh may please to give answer/ statement that:

(a) Thousand employees of 178 Union Councils of Karachi are deprived from their salaries since more than 20 months;

(b) The Minister may apprise the Assembly regarding the matter.

2. CALL ATTENTION NOTICE NO. 09 OF 2015;GIVEN NOTICE OF BY MS. HEER SOHO, MPA: The Honourable Minister for Irrigation, Sindh may please to give answer / statement that claim of IRSA about 122 MAF surplus water released to sea every year, is it true? further more losses and benefits of release of water into sea.

3. CALL ATTENTION NOTICE NO. 15 OF 2015;GIVEN NOTICE OF BY MS. MAHTAB AKBAR SHAH RASHDI, MPA: The Honourable Minister for Food, Sindh may please to give answer/ statement that no wheat purchase centers are opened at many places/districts of Sindh, any reason/statement?

4. CALL ATTENTION NOTICE NO. 11 OF 2015; GIVEN NOTICE OF BY MR. MUHAMMAD SHAHARYAR KHAN MAHAR, MPA/ LEADER OF OPPOSITION, PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH: The Honourable Minister for Local Government, Sindh may please to give answer/ statement that whereas an installment of 10 Million rupees is being released to District Council Sukkur every month, reasons for not giving the salaries since 2 years?

5. CALL ATTENTION NOTICE NO. 16 OF 2015; GIVEN NOTICE OF BY MR. MUHAMMAD HUSSAIN KHAN, MPA: The Honourable Minister for Home, Sindh may please to give answer / statement that citizens of Karachi are suffering in fatal diseases due to improtected moment of coal from Karachi Port, why Government of Sindh is not taking action in this regard?

IV. LEAVE APPLICATION OF MEMBERS, IF ANY.

V. PRIVILEGE MOTION NO. 01 OF 2015; GIVEN NOTICE OF BY MR. NAND KUMAR, MPA REGARDING A RESOLUTION ON LOW PRESSURE OF GAS ISSUE WAS RAISED BY THE MOVER ON 8^TH APRIL, 2014 WHICH WAS UNANIMOUSLY PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY. HOWEVER, THE SINDH GOVERNMENT HAS NOT TAKEN ANY ACTION IN THIS REGARD.

VI. ADJOURNMENT MOTION NO. 03 OF 2015;GIVEN NOTICE OF BY MR. MUHAMMAD SHAHARYAR KHAN MAHAR, MPA/ LEADER OF OPPOSITION, PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH REGARDING WHEREAS THE HUNDREDS OF POLICE CONSTABLES APPOINTED IN SINDH POLICE, GOVERNMENT OF SINDH AND HAVE BEEN SENT FOR TRAINING IN DIFFERENT TRAINING CENTERS BUT THE SALARIES ARE NOT BEING GIVEN TO THEM SINCE THEIR APPOINTMENT i-e MORE THAN 09 MONTHS.

VII. INTRODUCTION OF THE FOLLOWING GOVERNMENT BILLS:

1. Bill No. 09 of 2015-The AO Post Graduate Institute of Orthopaedic Sciences Bill, 2015.

2. Bill No. 17 of 2015-The Peoples University of Medical and Health Sciences for Women Shaheed Benazirabad (Amendment) Bill, 2015.

VIII. INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF THE FOLLOWING GOVERNMENT BILLS:

1. Bill No. 15 of 2015-The Sindh Mental Health (Amendment) Bill, 2015.

2. Bill No. 16 of 2015-The Sindh Civil Servants (Amendment) Bill, 2015.

IX. CONSIDERATION OF THE FOLLOWING GOVERNMENT BILLS:

1. Bill No. 10 of 2015-The Sindh Coastal Development Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2015.

2. Bill No. 11 of 2015-The Sindh Finance (Amendment) Bill, 2015.

3. Bill No. 12 of 2015-The Sindh Information of Temporary Residents Bill, 2015.

4. Bill No. 14 of 2015-The Sindh Sound System (Regulation) Bill, 2015.

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

KARACHI, THE G.M.UMAR FAROOQ

09^th APRIL, 2015. SECRETARY

PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH

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PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH

WORKS & SERVICES DEPARTMENT

LIST OF STARRED ASSEMBLY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR

FRIDAY THE 10^TH APRIL, 2015.

*880. DR. MUHAMMAD RAFIQUE BANBHAN: Will the Minister for Works & Services be pleased to state:-

Annual Budget of Sindh House Islamabad during 2011-12 and 2012-13 alongwith the number of vehicles in use there (working/non-working) persons eligible to use vehicles and stay there total area of the same as well as grade-wise staff working there?

ANSWER

MIR HAZAR KHAN BAJARANI, Minister for Works & Services:

ANNUAL BUDGET OF SINDH HOUSE ISLAMABAD

Annual Budget of Sindh House Islamabad during 2011-12 and 2012-13 is as under:

(i) Rs. 42,182,000/- (2011-12) 4.21 Crores

(ii) Rs. 44,187,000/- (2012-13) 4.41 Crores

NO. OF VEHICLES IN USE

11 Nos. of vehicles in use there (Working/Non-working)

(7 Nos. working pool duty and 4 Nos. non-working/out of order)

PERSONS ELIGIBLE TO USE VEHICLES/STAY

Public representative belonging to the province of Sindh and officers working for Government of Sindh are eligible for stay and use of vehicles.

TOTAL AREA OF SINDH HOUSE ISLAMBAD

Total area of Sindh House Islamabad is 25 acres.

GRADE-WISE STAFF WORKING

Statement showing the details of sanctioned/working staff (grade-wise) at Sindh House Islamabad is as under:

S. No.	Working Staff	BPS	Working Strength
	Posts of Officers
1.	Comptroller	18	01
2.	Protocol Officer	17	01
3.	Caretaker	16	02
	Total		04
	Posts of Officials
1.	Computer Operator	12	01
2.	I. T. Technician	12	01
3.	Head Chef	09	01
4.	Pesh Imam	09	01
5.	Accounts Clerk	09	01
6.	Junior Clerk	07	01
7.	Pressure Pipe Mistry	07	02
8.	Motor Fleet Supervisor	06	01
9.	Telephone Operator	06	06
10.	Mouzan	05	01
11.	Butler/Bearer	05	12
12.	Cooks	05	07
13.	Chef	05	02
14.	Receptionists	05	06
15.	Storekeeper	05	02
16.	Driver	04	16
17.	Chowkidar/Watchman	01	07
18.	Window Cleaner	01	05
19.	Steward	01	02
20.	Dish Washer	01	06
21.	Hamal	01	01
22.	Dhobi/Washer man	01	02
23.	Naib Qasid	01	02
24.	Sweeper	01	05
25.	Janitor	01	03
26.	Mather	01	03
	Total		97

*2458. MR. KAMRAN AKHTAR: Will the Minister for Works & Services be pleased to state:-

What is the current position of the construction work of Khairpur bridge?

ANSWER

MIR HAZAR KHAN BAJARANI, Minister for Works & Services:

Two bridges are under construction in Khairpur city.

(1) Luqman Bridge (Under Provincial set up)

(2) Overhead Bridge at Therhi Phatak (Under District setup)

The current position is as under:

(1) Luqman Bridge

(Under Provincial set up)

Bridge work is completed except carpeting which is under progress.

(2) Overhead Bridge at Thehri Phatak

(Under District setup)

The work on Thehri Phatak Bridge is in progress under District setup. About 86% of physical work is complete.

*2560. MS. NUSRAT SEHER ABBASI: Will the Minister for Works & Services be pleased to state:-

(a) Is it a fact that roads of Madeji and its surroundings are partially damaged and people are facing difficulties, there are also panaflexes of elected members in different link roads but work is 0%;

(b) If answer to (a) above is affirmative, reasons thereof alongwith steps taken by the government in this regard?

ANSWER

MIR HAZAR KHAN BAJARANI, Minister for Works & Services:

(a) The roads of Madeji and its surroundings need improvement and repairs for which Works & Services Department has prepared following schemes.

(i) Scheme under Provincial Setup

“Improvement of road from Madeji to Dakhan road mile 0/0-8/0 (13.00 Kms)’ is included in ADP 2014-15 (in two parts). Mile 0/0-5/0 (8.00 Kms)’ is included in ADP 2014-15 at Sr. No. 2417 costing Rs. 111.278 million and mile 5/0-8/0 (5.00 Kms)” is included in ADP 2014-15 at Sr. No. 2502 costing Rs. 59.755 million.

(ii) Schemes under District Setup

S. No.	Name of Work/Roads	Required Amount (In Million)
1.	Rehabilitation/Repair of road from Madeji to Fazal Kalhoro mile 0/0-2/0 (3.22 Kms)	24.000
2.	Rehabilitation/Repair of road from Madeji city to Madeji station mile 0/0-1/0 (1.61 Kms)	10.400
3.	Rehabilitation/Repair of road from Madeji to Paleja Panhwar mile 0/0-2/0 (3.22 Kms)	20.800
4.	Rehabilitation/Repair of road from Madeji city to Mirpur Bhutto path of Warah Canal mile 0/0-5/0 (in portion) (8.05 Kms)	20.000
5.	Rehabilitation/Repair of road from Madeji station to Pir Ibrahim Shah Dargah mile 0/0-2/0 (3.22 Kms)	18.000
6.	Rehabilitation/Repair of road from Sukkur Larkana road via Internal road Madeji town mile 0/0-1/0 (1.61 Kms)	12.000
	Total	105.200

(b) The schemes have not been implemented yet therefore progress is 0% due to non-availability of funds.

*2630. MS. NUSRAT SEHER ABBASI: Will the Minister for Works & Services be pleased to state:-

Qambar to Dost Ali road exist in district Qambar along with reasons and period of not construction of road from Dost Ali to Meran Machhi road?

ANSWER

MIR HAZAR KHAN BAJARANI, Minister for Works & Services:

Dost Ali road to Miran Machni in district Qambar Shahdadkot is already constructed, however, it needs maintenance and repair, which will be undertaken as soon as funds are available.

*2683. MR. MUHAMMAD MOIN AAMIR PIRZADA: Will the Minister for Works & Services be pleased to state:-

Number of posts filled in Works & Services department on urban quota during 01-01-2008 to 15-03-2013 along with name, post, BPS and domicile of each employee?

ANSWER

MIR HAZAR KHAN BAJARANI, Minister for Works & Services:

During the period 01-01-2008 to 15-03-2013 total 226 posts were filled in Works & Services Department in different grades against urban quota. Detail of name, post, BPS and domicile of each employee is at Annexure, placed on the table of the House.

*2983. MR. KAMRAN AKHTAR: Will the Minister for Works & Services be pleased to state:-

(a) Is it a fact that Super Highway between Karachi and Hyderabad is the property of Sindh Government;

(b) Is it also a fact that the same is leased out to Federal Government and lease has so far expired;

ANSWER

MIR HAZAR KHAN BAJARANI, Minister for Works & Services:

(a) Yes, Karachi-Hyderabad Super Highway was under administrative control of Communication and Works Department, (now Works & Services Department), Government of Sindh and was handed over to National Highway Authority on 27-01-1993 for maintenance and improvement.

(b) Works and Services Department has not leased out the same. However, Land Utilization Department was approached by NHA for the Right of Way of the Super Highway.

*3011. MR. KAMRAN AKHTAR: Will the Minister for Works & Services be pleased to state:-

(a) Is it a fact that Lance Down Bridge at Sukkur has been handed over to Sindh Government;

(b) If answer to (a) above is affirmative, when and whether any repair work has also been carried-out there?

ANSWER

MIR HAZAR KHAN BAJARANI, Minister for Works & Services:

(a) The Lansdown Bridge at Sukkur belongs to Pakistan Railways, Government of Pakistan and has not been handed over to Sindh Government.

(b) Nil.

Karachi:- G. M. Umar Farooq

the 09^th April, 2015. Secretary

Provincial Assembly of Sindh.

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