Assembly Business

List of Business

PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH

ORDERS OF THE DAY

WEDNESDAY, THE 12^TH AUGUST, 2015.

Business to be brought forward before the Legislature on Wednesday, the 12^th August, 2015 at 10.00 a.m.

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

(B)     NAAT SHAREEF.

II.      QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:

            (Information Technology and Public Health Engineering Departments)

III.      CALL ATTENTION NOTICES:

1.    CALL ATTENTION NOTICE NO. 04 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 total number of Nalas exist in Karachi from where illegal encroachment has been removed?

2.    CALL ATTENTION NOTICE NO. 11 OF 2015;GIVEN NOTICE OF BY ENGINEER SABIR HUSSAIN KAIMKHANI, MPA: The Honourable Minister for Education & Literacy, Sindh may please to give answer / statement that basic facilities like laboratory and library are not provided in Iqra Government Girls Higher Secondary School situated at Hali road Latifabad, Hyderabad?

3.    CALL ATTENTION NOTICE NO. 19 OF 2015;GIVEN NOTICE OF BY MR. MUHAMMAD HUSSAIN KHAN, MPA: The Honourable Minister for SGA&CD, Sindh may please to give answer / statement that Supreme Court of Pakistan has passed order / verdict that officers working on OPS basis in various departments of Sindh inspite of that officers are still working on OPS basis, why?

4.    CALL ATTENTION NOTICE NO. 17 OF 2015;GIVEN NOTICE OF BY MR. MUHAMMAD DILAWAR QURESHI, MPA: The Honourable Minister for Health, Sindh may please to give answer / statement that Cardio Ward was established at Government Pretabad Hospital Hyderabad but it is non-functional, state the reasons thereof?

5.    CALL ATTENTION NOTICE NO. 14 OF 2015;GIVEN NOTICE OF BY MR. MUHAMMAD RASHID KHILJI, MPA: The Honourable Senior Minister for Irrigation, Sindh may please to give answer / statement that whether there is any scheme under consideration of Government of Sindh to shift the residents of kacha areas to safe areas?

IV.     LEAVE APPLICATION OF MEMBERS, IF ANY.

V.       PRIVILEGE MOTION NO. 02 OF 2015; GIVEN NOTICE OF BY NAWAB MUHAMMAD TAIMUR TALPUR, MPA REGARDING THE MOVER CALLED QAZI JAN MUHAMMAD, DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, MALIR ON HIS CELL PHONE AND HIS OFFICE NUMBERS BUT HE NEVER BOTHERED TO ATTEND ANY OF THE MOVER’S CALL.

VI.     ADJOURNMENT MOTION NO. 04 OF 2015; GIVEN NOTICE OF BY SYED HAFEEZUDDIN, MPA REGARDING K-ELECTRIC FAILURE.

VII.     INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF THE GOVERNMENT BILL NO. 30 OF 2015-THE SINDH LOCAL GOVERNMENT (THIRD AMENDMENT) BILL, 2015.

VIII.   CONSIDERATION OF THE FOLLOWING GOVERNMENT BILLS:

1.    Bill No. 25 of 2015-The Sindh Zakat and Ushr (Amendment) Bill, 2015.

2.    Bill No. 27 of 2015-The Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University Larkana (Amendment) Bill, 2015.

3.    Bill No. 28 of 2015-The Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (Amendment) Bill, 2015.

4.    Bill No. 29 of 2015-The Malir University of Science and Technology Karachi Bill, 2015.

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

KARACHI, THE                                                          G.M.UMAR FAROOQ

11^TH AUGUST, 2015.                                                      SECRETARY

Summary of Proceedings

Provincial Assembly of Sindh in its sitting held on Tuesday, the 12^th August, 2015 has unanimously passed the following Resolution moved by Ms. Sharmila Sahebah Farooqi, MPA / Special Assistant to Chief Minister for Culture & Tourism, Sindh, Ms. Iram Khalid, MPA / Parliamentary Secretary, Planning & Development, Dr. Bahadur Khan Dahri, MPA, Ms. Nusrat Sultana, MPA, Ms. Khairunisa Mughal, MPA, Ms. Ghazala Sial, MPA, Dr. Sajeela Leghari, MPA, Mr. Khurram Sher Zaman, MPA, Mrs. Shaheena, MPA, Ms. Mahtab Akbar Shah Rashdi, MPA, Mr. Mahesh Kumar Malani, MPA, Ms. Shamim Mumtaz, MPA, Ms. Shehnaz Begum, MPA, Mrs. Rubina Saadat Qaimkhani, MPA, Ms. Nusrat Bano Seher Abbasi, MPA and Ms. Kulsoom Akhtar Chandio, MPA:-

“This House vehemently condemns the largest and worst ever incident of child abuse case in Pakistan in Kasur, Punjab. The barbarity involves more than 300 children from the age of 6 to 14. The glaring fact that the abuse had been going on since 2006 and no action whatsoever was taken until the victim parents staged protest raises serious concerns regarding the sheer negligence and apathy of the Police.

This House demand immediate arrest of the culprits and their trial in Military Courts and Speedy Justice for the victims and their families.”

PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND

PUBLIC HEALTH ENGINEERING DEPARTMENTS

LIST OF STARRED ASSEMBLY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR

WEDNESDAY THE 12^TH AUGUST, 2015.

*814. MS. NUSRAT SEHER ABBASI: Will the Minister for Public Health Engineering be pleased to state:-

District wise number of filter plants installed during 2009 to 2013 upto June alongwith number of functional/non-functional as well as amount spent on said filter plants?

 ANSWER

MR. MUKESH KUMAR CHAWALA, Minister for Public Health Engineering:

It is submitted that under various programmes water filter plants were installed by PHE Department in Sindh from 2009 to June 2013.

(1)      District wise No. of Ultra filtration Plants installed during the period under Clean Drinking Water for All Project (Packet-5) is provided at Annexure-I, Supplementary documents showing salient features of CDWA Project (Packet-5) is provided at Annexure-II.

(2)      District wise No. of Reverse Osmosis Plants (R.O) installed during the period under Clean Drinking Water of All Project (Packet-7B) is provided at Annexure-III. Supplementary documents showing salient feature of CDWA Project (Packet-7B) is provided as Annexure-IV.

(3)      District wise No. of Reverse Osmosis Plants (R.O) installed during the period under Rain Emergency Programme 2011 is provided at Annexure-V. Supplementary documents showing salient features of Rain Emergency Programme is provided at Annexure-VI.

Annexure-I, II, III, IV, V and VI are placed on the table of the House.

(a)   Is it a fact that forfeited material used in schemes at Golarchi has grabbed five lives including four children within 45 days and a water tank constructed by the department in chak 17 collapsed resulting two innocent children Muskan Talpur and Azhar Jatoi drowned;

(b)   If answer to (a) above is affirmative, the steps taken in this regard?

 ANSWER

MR. MUKESH KUMAR CHAWALA, Minister for Public Health Engineering:

The causalities by drowning in Golarchi occurred due to human error on the part of the affectees and not due to any technical defects of the structure constructed. However, measures are taken by the Local Government Department to avoid such mishaps in future.

The low height water tank at village Chak No. 17 was constructed inside the hedge cordoned living area on demand of the community. The tank was required to be filled-up gradually under the supervision of Technical filed staff, allowing socking period for stability of the structure. Whereas, people of the community fully filled up the tank without knowledge and consultation of the Department which resulted in the mishap causing causalities. On realization of the reason, families of deceased withdrew the complaint against PHED by them at the police station. Further a new tank has also been constructed at site by the contractor at his own cost.

(a)   Is it a fact that filter plant providing water to three talukas of Hyderabad has lost the capability to clean water and due to not repair after fault the chlorine and alum plant have been damaged;

(b)   If answer to (a) above is affirmative, the action taken by the government in this regard?

 ANSWER

MR. MUKESH KUMAR CHAWALA, Minister for Public Health Engineering:

(a)      These Plants were installed in the year 2008-09 and do not need alum and chlorine for purification process.

(b)      For rectification and subsequent operation & maintenance of 2 years of 349 UF Plants installed in Sindh, a PC-I has been prepared wherein Rs. 299 million are incorporated for the purpose. It is expected that PC-I will be cleared through PDWP Forum of P&D Department, funds will be released, rectification will be initiated to bring the quality of filtered water through water treatment plants in consonance with the parameters set for drinking water.

The locations of plants capacity and present status is at Annexure, placed on the table of the House.

 *3133. MR. KAMRAN AKHTAR: Will the Minister for Public Health Engineering be pleased to state:-

(a)   Is it a fact that Rs. 6 million were approved for construction of a rural drainage scheme in Khan Wahan, Taluka Kandiaro;

(b)   If answer to (a) above be in the affirmative, the current status of the scheme?

 ANSWER

MR. MUKESH KUMAR CHAWALA, Minister for Public Health Engineering:

(a)      Yes.

(b)      The Rural Drainage Scheme Khan Wahan was approved at the cost of Rs. 6.00 million during Financial Year 2008-2009 which was completed in 2009-2010. Furthermore, District Government has approved construction of Drainage Disposal for above said village amounting to Rs. 4.000 million, during 2013.

Presently, there are three disposals, out of which, Kotri Kabir Road and Kondhar Mohalla are functional, however, Lochi Mohalla is non-functional and will be completed and made functional after receipt of funds from District Government.

*3161. MR. KAMRAN AKHTAR: Will the Minister for Information Technology be pleased to state:-

District-wise number of people trained by the department under the SBBYDP along with their current employment status?

ANSWER

MR. MUKESH KUMAR CHAWALA, Minister for Information Technology:

District wise number of people trained by the Information Science & Technology Department under the SBBYDP Phase-I in year 2008-09 and Phase-II 2009-10 as under:

 Furthermore, IS&T Department was only imparted/provided training to youths of the Sindh Province in order to enhance their technical skills. However, their employment status is not purview/mandate of IS&T Department, Government of Sindh.

 *3249. MR. MUHAMMAD MOIN AAMIR PIRZADA: Will the Minister for Information Technology be pleased to state:-

(a)   Is it a fact that Call Center Training Program conducted in the province under BBSYDP during 15-03-2008 to 15-03-2013;

(b)   If answer to (a) above is affirmative, district/institute-wise details thereof?

 ANSWER

MR. MUKESH KUMAR CHAWALA, Minister for Information Technology:

The District/Institute-wise details of the Call Center Training Program conducted by Information Science & Technology Department, under BBSYDP in year 2008 and 2009. The details are as under:-

 Call Centre Training Imparted in Year 2008

 Call Centre Training Imparted in Year 2009

Karachi:-                                      G. M. Umar Farooq

the 11^th August, 2015.                           Secretary

                                              Provincial Assembly of Sindh.