As advised by the Chief Minister and in exercise of the powers conferred upon me under clause (1) of Article-112 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973 and other provisions enabling me in this behalf, Muhammad Kamran Khan Tessori, Governor of Sindh, hereby dissolve the Provincial Assembly of Sindh on 11th day of August, 2023 at 9:00 p.m.
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Sitting on 7th October 2019

List of Business  |  Summary of Proceedings

List of Business

PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH

ORDERS OF THE DAY

MONDAY, THE 07TH OCTOBER, 2019

 

Business to be brought forward before the Legislature on Monday, the 07th October, 2019 at 02.00 p.m.

 

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

(B)     NAAT SHAREEF.

 

II.      QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:

            (Local Government Department)

 

III.      CALL ATTENTION NOTICES:

 

1.  CALL ATTENTION NOTICE NO. 27 OF 2019;GIVEN NOTICE OF BY MS. SARWAT FATIMA, MPA: Will the Honourable Minister for Auqaf, Sindh may please to give answer/statement that it is a fact that the number of drug addicts are increasing day by day which have not left our shrines. What kind of special measures be taken by Sindh Government to curb evil of drugs?


2.  CALL ATTENTION NOTICE NO. 29 OF 2019;GIVEN NOTICE OF BY SYED IMRAN ALI SHAH, MPA: Will the Honourable Minister for Local Government, Sindh may please to give answer/statement that the “GTS” Garbage Transfer Station adjacent to Asghar Ali Shah Stadium-North Nazimabad in the midst of densely populated area which is a serious health hazard specifically when litter is set alight?



3.  CALL ATTENTION NOTICE NO. 28 OF 2019;GIVEN NOTICE OF BY SYED ABDUL RASHEED, MPA: Will the Honourable Minister for Local Government, Sindh may please to give answer/statement that condition of dispensaries and hospitals working under the Local Government in Karachi specially District South Karachi is very bad, there is lack of medicine, doctors and paramedical staff resulting people, facing difficulties; what steps are taken by the department to resolve these issues?

4.  CALL ATTENTION NOTICE NO. 31 OF 2019;GIVEN NOTICE OF BY MR. KHURRAM SHER ZAMAN, MPA: Will the Honourable Minister for Local Government, Sindh may please to give answer/statement that is it true that Sindh Solid Waste Management Board has failed to deliver in District South/East? If the answer is YES than why operation is still continuing and if the answer is NO than why additional amount which is 50 million each has been paid for the same job to Deputy Commissioner?

5.  CALL ATTENTION NOTICE NO. 30 OF 2019;GIVEN NOTICE OF BY MS. ADEEBA HASSAN, MPA: Will the Honourable Minister for Public Health Engineering, Sindh may please to give answer/statement that whether it is fact that R.O Plant at Islam Kot, District Tharparkar is not functional residents of said district areas facing acute shortage of drinking water; what steps taken by Government to resolve this issue?

 

IV.     LEAVE APPLICATION OF MEMBERS, IF ANY.

 

V.       PRIVILEGE MOTION, IF ANY.

 

VI.       ADJOURNMENT MOTION NO. 03 OF 2019; GIVEN NOTICE OF BY MR. KHURRAM SHER ZAMAN, MPA REGARDING SELLING OF COAL FROM LAKHRA COAL MINES IN THE OPEN MARKET WITHOUT INVITING COMPETITIVE BIDS.

 

VII.    PRESENTATION AND CONSIDERATION OF THE REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEE ON LAW & PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS AND HUMAN RIGHTS ON THE GOVERNMENT BILL NO. 22 OF 2019-THE COASTAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2019.

 

VIII.   DISCUSSION ON ADJOURNMENT MOTION NO. 01 OF 2019; GIVEN NOTICE OF BY SYED ABDUL RASHEED, MPA REGARDING PROBLEMS OF STEEL MILL KARACHI AND ITS EMPLOYEES.

 

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

 

 

KARACHI, THE                                                                     G.M.UMAR FAROOQ

05TH OCTOBER, 2019                                                                SECRETARY

PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH

 

Summary of Proceedings

PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH

LOCAL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT

LIST OF STARRED ASSEMBLY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR

MONDAY THE 7TH OCTOBER, 2019

 

647.     *Mr. Khurram Sher Zaman: Will the Minister for Local Government be pleased to state:-

(a)    Is it a fact that contaminated water is being supplied in Hyderabad, Qasimabad and Latifabad;

(b)   If answer to (a) above is affirmative, steps taken by the Department?

ANSWER      

Syed Nasir Hussain Shah, Minister for Local Government:

It is submitted that Water Supply System of WASA, Hyderabad totally depends upon power supplied by HESCO. Due to frequent load shedding and interruption in power system of HESCO, the water supply and sewerage system of WASA, Hyderabad badly affected. The Consumers used Pressure Pumps for water during odd hours, the Pressure Pumps extracted ground water which is not fit for drinking purpose and also cause contamination in water supply system.

However, WASA, Hyderabad is trying its level best to continue to serve the general public through its available resources. The development work is in process which will bring improvement in the system.

 

 

840.     *Mr. Khurram Sher Zaman: Will the Minister for Local Government be pleased to state:-

(a)    Is it a fact that there are any plans for downsizing of staff at KMC and its related agencies;

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

ANSWER      

Syed Nasir Hussain Shah, Minister for Local Government:

No. There is no plan for downsizing of staff in the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation, Karachi. 

 

841.     *Mr. Khurram Sher Zaman: Will the Minister for Local Government be pleased to state:-

(a)    Is it a fact that illegal quarrying activities at Manghopir are posing a serious threat to water installations located there;

(b)   If answer to (a) above is affirmative,   steps taken to combat it?

ANSWER      

Syed Nasir Hussain Shah, Minister for Local Government:

Yes, it was correct.

On the request of the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board, the Honourable Water Commission was pleased to direct the Deputy Commissioner (concerned) to impose ban under 144 Cr.PC and also directed to establish a Police Picket. These both directions have been complied with. Afterwards, no such incident of lifting of Reti/Bajri from Manghopir site has been reported.

 

1181.   *Syed Abdul Rasheed:            Will the Minister for Local Government be pleased to state:-

Explain procedure adopted for yearly budget approval of union councils?

ANSWER      

Syed Nasir Hussain Shah, Minister for Local Government:

It is submitted that whole procedure of approval of Budget of the Local Councils including Union Councils is defined in the Sindh Local Government Act- 2013 as well as the Sindh Councils (Budget) Rules, 2017.

The Section-110 (Approval of Budgets) of the Sindh Local Government Act- 2013 is reproduced as under:-  

(1)       The Council shall, in the prescribed manner, prepare and sanction before the commencement of each financial year, a statement of its estimated receipts and expenditure for that year, hereinafter referred to as the budget, and forward a copy thereof to Government.

(2)    If the budget is not prepared or sanctioned by a Council before the commencement of any financial year, Government may have the necessary statement prepared and certify it and such certified statement shall be deemed to be the sanctioned budget of the Council.

(3)    If in the opinion of Government, the budget prepared and sanctioned by Council is in violation of provisions of this Act, Government may by order, modify it, and the budget so modified shall be deemed to be the sanctioned budget of the Council.

(4)    At any time before the expiry of the financial year to which a budget relates, a revised budget for the year may, if necessary, be prepared and sanctioned and such revised budget shall, so far as may be, be subject to the provisions of this section.

(5)  Where any Council assumes office under this Act for the first time, its budget relating to the remaining period of that financial year shall be prepared by the Council after resumption of office, as far as may be, in accordance with the provisions of this section. 

(6)  If any officer at whose disposal funds have been placed by a Council, considers it necessary to incur expenditure on sanctioned activities in excess of the amount duly sanctioned or provided in the budget by way of re-appropriation, he shall submit such proposal to the Council for order:-

    Provided that no expenditure on any item shall be incurred by re-appropriation if it was specially reduced by the Council or the Government at the time of sanctioning the budget or it has not been included in the budget;

   Provided further that no saving from the pay of the employees of the Council shall be spent by re-appropriation nor saving from other units of appropriation shall be re-appropriated for payment of salary to the employees of the Council.

 

 

1222.   *Mr. Jamaluddin Siddiqui:     Will the Minister for Local Government be pleased to state:-

(a)   Is it a fact that there is shortage of water in Jamshed Town, Karachi;

(b)   If answer to (a) above is affirmative, steps taken to tackle the issue?

ANSWER      

Syed Nasir Hussain Shah, Minister for Local Government:

It is submitted that there is general shortage in Karachi due to big gap between demand and supply of water. Thus weekly closure system has been enforced in each Town including Jamshed Town to augment water pressure in other areas. This may result in a sort of shortage in the areas whose supply is suspended for a day or two. However, water supply has been improved to some extent after restoration of supply through Hub Dam after recent rainfalls in the catchment areas of Hub Dam.

 

1520.   *Syed Abdul Rasheed:            Will the Minister for Local Government be pleased to state:-

(a)   Is it a fact that various officers have been posted in upper grade in KMC in violation of judgment of Supreme Court;

(b)    If answer to (a) above be in affirmative, the details & reasons thereof?

ANSWER      

Syed Nasir Hussain Shah, Minister for Local Government:

There is no any officer posted in upper grade in Karachi Metropolitan Corporation, however few officers are allowed to work on administrative ground as stop gap arrangement due to shortage of staff. 



1637.   *Ms. Ghazala Siyal:   Will the Minister for Local Government be pleased to state:-

Number of new sweeping machines provided to KMC from January 1, 2016 to August 31, 2018?

ANSWER      

Syed Nasir Hussain Shah, Minister for Local Government:

From 1st January-2016 to 31st August- 2018, no Sweeping Machine has been provided to Karachi Metropolitan Corporation, Karachi. 

    

 

1731.   *Ms. Rana Ansar:      Will the Minister for Local Government be pleased to state:-

 

Number of sweeping machines available in KMC and how much the same are in working condition?

ANSWER      

Syed Nasir Hussain Shah, Minister for Local Government:

At present only one Sweeping Machine is available with Karachi Metropolitan Corporation, which is out of order. 

Further, during the year 2007-08, 16 Sweeping Machines were procured by the City District Government Karachi (defunct) under Tameer-e-Karachi Programme out of which 15 Sweeping Machines including some other garbage collection vehicles were distributed amongst the District Municipal Corporations on 15th April- 2016. The details of distribution of Sweeping Machines amongst the various District Municipal Corporations are appended below:-

S.No.

DMC

QUANTITY

01.

DMC East

02

02.

DMC Central

01

03.

DMC South

05

04.

DMC Korangi

06

05.

DMC Malir

01

Total

15

 

 

 

KARACHI:                                                                               G.M.UMAR FAROOQ

DATED 5TH OCTOBER, 2019                                                      SECRETARY

PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH