Assembly Business

List of Business

PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH

ORDERS OF THE DAY

MONDAY, THE 19^TH DECEMBER, 2022

Business to be brought forward before the Legislature on Monday, the 19^th December, 2022 at 02.00 P.M.

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

(B)    NAAT SHAREEF.

II.     QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:

        (Zakat and Ushr Department)       

III.    CALL ATTENTION NOTICES:

01.    CALL ATTENTION NOTICE NO. 16 OF 2022; GIVEN NOTICE OF BY MR. ALI KHURSHIDI, MPA:Will the Honourable Minister for Transport, Sindh may please to give answer/ statement that the Orange Line Bus Service failed to attract passenger interest due to its unpopular route resulting in a high running cost. People of Orangi Town shows no or low interest in the project. What steps are taken to make the Orange Line Project popular for the people of Orangi Town?

02.    CALL ATTENTION NOTICE NO. 19 OF 2022; GIVEN NOTICE OF BY MR. MALIK SHEHZAD AWAN, MPA: Will the Honourable Minister for Home, Sindh may please to give answer/ statement that a member of oil tanker association namely Imran Afridi who has been kidnaped in Kashmore ten days ago and kidnapers demand ransom of two crore. What action is being taken by the Government to recover the transporter?

03.    CALL ATTENTION NOTICE NO. 17 OF 2022; GIVEN NOTICE OF BY MR. NAND KUMAR GOKLANI, MPA:Will the Honourable Minister for Energy, Sindh may please to give answer/statement that Sui    Southern Gas Company (SSGC) violates the provisions of Article 158 and 199 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973 by issuing bills under the head of Re-gasified Liquified Natural Gas (RLNG) instead of natural gas to the consumers in District Sanghar and the rest of districts of the Province. What steps have been taken by the Provincial Government?

04.    CALL ATTENTION NOTICE NO. 21 OF 2022; GIVEN NOTICE OF BY MR. ARIF MUSTAFA JATOI, MPA: Will the Honourable Minister for Food, Sindh may please to give answer/ statement whether it is a fact that the department has neither raised the wheat or the sugar cane support price which is causing great hardship to the already suffering flood/ rain affected poor farmers of Sindh as both the crops are ready for harvesting and planting.

05.    CALL ATTENTION NOTICE NO. 18 OF 2022; GIVEN NOTICE OF BY MR. MUHAMMAD SHABBIR, MPA:Will the Honourable Minister for Local Government, Sindh may please to give answer/ statement that R.O. Plant installed in my Constituency old Golimar is not working due to that residents of the area are facing severe difficulties; neither there electricity connection has been provided nor the staff has been posted. R.O. Plant installed with crores of rupees wasting the public money.

IV.    LEAVE APPLICATION OF MEMBERS, IF ANY.   

V.     PRIVILEGE MOTION NO. 05 OF 2022;GIVEN NOTICE OF BY MR. SHAH NAWAZ JADOON, MPA REGARDING ON DATED 29^TH AUGUST, 2022 AT ABOUT 03:30 P.M. THE MOVER WENT TO CENTRAL JAIL, KARACHI TO GIVE BAIL ORDERS OF MR. HALEEM ADIL SHEIKH, MPA/ LEADER OF OPPOSITION, PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH WHERE HE WAS STOPPED BY MR. YOUSUF, ASSISTANT JAIL SUPERINTENDENT AT THE GATE OF CENTRAL JAIL. THE MOVER INTRODUCED HIMSELF AS A MEMBER OF THE AUGUST HOUSE AND THE PURPOSE OF ENTRY BUT THE SAID ASSISTANT JAIL SUPERINTENDENT DIDN’T ALLOWED THE MOVER TO ENTER AND MISBEHAVED.

VI.    ADJOURNMENT MOTION NO. 05 OF 2022;GIVEN NOTICE OF BY MS. FARHAT SEEMEN, MPA REGARDING RAMPANT POVERTY IN THE COUNTRY DUE TO POOR POLICIES OF THE PREVIOUS GOVERNMENT.

VII.   ANNOUNCEMENT OF ASSENT TO BILL:

Mr. Speaker announces that the Honourable Governor of Sindh has given assent to the AL GHAZALI University
(جامعۃ الغزالی), Karachi Bill, 2022.

VIII.  INTRODUCTION OF THE GOVERNMENT BILL NO. 24 OF 2022-THE SINDH FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND DEBT MANAGEMENT BILL, 2022.

IX.    INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF THE GOVERNMENT BILL NO. 22 OF 2022-THE SINDH PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2022.

X.     PRESENTATION AND CONSIDERATION OF REPORT OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON LAW, PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS AND HUMAN RIGHTS ON GOVERNMENT BILL NO. 17 OF 2022-THE SINDH DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY BOARD BILL, 2022.

XI.    DISCUSSION ON ADJOURNMENT MOTION NO. 04 OF 2022;GIVEN NOTICE OF BY MS. SHARMILA SAHEBAH FARUQUI, MPA REGARDING MEASURES REQUIRED TO IMPROVE LITERACY RATE IN THE COUNTRY.

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

KARACHI, THE                                    G.M.UMAR FAROOQ

18^TH DECEMBER, 2022                              SECRETARY

PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH

Summary of Proceedings

PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH

ZAKAT&USHR DEPARTMENT

LIST OF STARRED ASSEMBLY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR

MONDAY, THE 19^TH DECEMBER, 2022

4296.   *Mr. Arsalan Taj Hussain:  Will the Minister for Zakat &Ushr be pleased to state:-

(a)   Is it a fact that department extends financial assistance to orphans, destitute and disabled persons through self-generated funds;

(b)   If answer to (a) above is affirmative, sources of such funds and funds generated during last three fiscal years?

ANSWER

MR. FAYAZ ALI BUTT, ADVISORFOR ZAKAT & USHR:

(a)    No.

(b) Not applicable.

5620.   *Mr. Arif Mustafa Jatoi:      Will the Minister for Zakat &Ushr be pleased to state:-

The qualifications required to be appointed a member of a District Zakat Committee and the mode of election/appointment for a member of a Local Zakat Committee?

ANSWER

MR. FAYAZ ALI BUTT, ADVISORFOR ZAKAT & USHR:

The qualification required for appointment of a member of District Zakat Committee has been defined in Sub-Section (4) of Section-14 of Sindh Zakat &Ushr Act, 2011 as under:-

(4)        The Chairman and member shall be nominated by the Council after receiving nominations:

Provided that the Chairman and members of the District Committee shall be the persons who are of good moral character and are not commonly known as persons who violate Islamic Injunctions and are of financial integrity and do not engage in any anti-social activity.

The mode of election / appointment of a member Local Zakat Committee has been defined in Sub-Section (4) of Section-16 of Sindh Zakat &Ushr Act, 2011 as under:

(4)        The District Committee shall constitute a team of three or more persons including at least one gazetted officer, one aalim-e-deen and one member of the District Committee to organize a public gathering of the adult Muslims, teachers and ulema residents of a locality and call upon them to select, in the prescribed manner, seven adult Muslims residing in that locality who possess Secondary School Certificate and are known to be pious and who    offer five times prayer daily and have sound moral and financial integrity and not engaged in anti-social activity:

Provided that where in a district the number of Local Committees is so large that the members of the District Committees, cannot be put on all the teams constituted for the selection of members of Local Committees in the District, the District Committee, may, at its discretion, nominate any other non-official person of the district to represent it on the said       team:

Provided further that the team constituted by the District Committee shall organize a separate gathering of the adult Muslim female residents of the locality and call upon them to select, in the prescribed manner, two Muslim women residing in that locality who are known to be pious and who enjoy their trust to be members of the Local Committee. (A copy of relevant portion of Sub-Section (4) of Section-16 of Sindh Zakat &Ushr Act, 2011is at Annexure placed on the Table of the House.

6782.   *Ms. Adeeba Hassan:           Will the Minister for Zakat &Ushr be pleased to state:-

District Wise details of funds given to poor orphan girls on account of dowry in province during 2016 to June 2019?

ANSWER

MR. FAYAZ ALI BUTT, ADVISORFOR ZAKAT & USHR:

District-wise details of funds given to poor orphan girls on account of dowry in province during 2016 to June 2019 are as under:-

7375.   *Mr. Sadaqat Hussain:         Will the Minister for Zakat &Ushr be pleased to state:-

            Funds released under the head of zakat to all public hospitals in Sindh during 2017 to 2019?

ANSWER

MR. FAYAZ ALI BUTT, ADVISORFOR ZAKAT & USHR:

Funds amounting to Rs. 461.397 Million (Rupees four hundred sixty one million three hundred ninety seven thousand) released under the head Zakat to certain public Hospitals in Sindh during 2017 to 2019.

7376.   *Mr. Sadaqat Hussain:         Will the Minister for Zakat &Ushr be pleased to state:-

            Yearly funds released to the provincial Government under the head of zakat from Baitul- Mall?

ANSWER

MR. FAYAZ ALI BUTT, ADVISORFOR ZAKAT & USHR:

No funds are released to the Provincial Government under the head of Zakat from Baitul-Mall. However Yearly Zakat funds are released from Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Division, Islamabad.

7377.   *Mr. Sadaqat Hussain:         Will the Minister for Zakat &Ushr be pleased to state:-

Funds released under the head of dowry during 2016 to 2019 including the names of the beneficiaries?

ANSWER

MR. FAYAZ ALI BUTT, ADVISORFOR ZAKAT & USHR:

During 2016 to 2019 an amount of Rs. 105.310 Million was released to 6107 beneficiaries under the head of dowry. Names of beneficiaries are at Annexure Placed on the Table of the House.

7692.   *Ms. NusratSeharAbbasi:    Will the Minister for Zakat &Ushr be pleased to state:-

Details of the number of Zakat and Ushr committees in Karachi along with employees and mechanism for constituting such committees? 

ANSWER

MR. FAYAZ ALI BUTT, ADVISORFOR ZAKAT & USHR:

Details of the member of Zakat &Ushr Committees in Karachi alongwith employees and mechanism for constitution of such committees is as under:

No. of District Zakat &Ushr Committee             06

Taluka Zakat and Ushr Committees or                31  

Town Zakat and Ushr Committees    

No. of Local Zakat &Ushr Committees         1004

No. of Employees                                                53

Mechanism for constitution of such Committees:-

District Zakat and Ushr Committee: Sub-Section (1) (3) (4) and (5) of Section-14 of Sindh Zakat &Ushr Act, 2011, provides as under for constitution of District Zakat &Ushr Committee:

(1)   The Council shall constitute a District and Ushr Committee in each Revenue District:

(3)   The District Committee shall consist of –

(a) a Chairman, who shall be non-official, the District Officer  (Revenue), District Officer (Health) and District Officer (Education) of the district and two women from within the district who shall not be less than thirty five years of age and one non-official member from each Taluka or sub-division in the district:

Provided that, where the number of Talukas in a district is less than five, the number of members other than the Chairman and the women members shall be raised to seven:

Provided further that, in any district where there is a District Social Welfare Officer appointed by Government, the District Committee may co-opt him as a member of the Committee, ex-officio;

       (b) The District Zakat Officer, who shall also be the Secretary of the Committee;

       (4)  The Chairman and member shall be nominated by the Council after receiving nominations:

Provided that the Chairman and members of the District Committee shall be the persons who are of good moral character and are not commonly known as persons who violate Islamic Injunctions and are of financial integrity and do not engage in any anti-social activity.

       (5) The District Committee so constituted shall be duly notified by the Council.

Taluka Zakat and Ushr Committee or Town Zakat and Ushr Committee: Sub-Section (3) (4) and (5) of Section-15 provides as under for constitution of Taluka Zakat and Ushr Committee or Town Zakat and Ushr Committee:

(3)        The Taluka Committee or Town Committee shall consist of the Deputy District Officer (Revenue), two women members who shall not be less than thirty five years of age and six members to be elected, in the prescribed manner, by the Chairmen of the Local Committees of the, Taluka or Town committee, from amongst themselves:

Provided that, if there are more than two Taluka or Town Committees within the jurisdiction of a Deputy District Officer (Revenue), he shall be a member of only such of the Committees as the Council may specify and the Council may nominate the Nekmard of the Taluka concerned, as the case may be, to be the member of any other of the said Taluka or Town Committee:

Provided further that, the two women members shall be nominated by the District Committee in consultation with the           Chairman of the Taluka or town committee concerned.

(4)        The members of the Committee shall elect one of their members to be the Chairman of the Committee; and, if two or more persons secure an equal number of votes, the result of the election shall be determined by drawing lots.

(5)        The Taluka or Town Committee so constituted shall be duly notified by the District Committee concerned.

Local Zakat and Ushr Committee: Sub-Section (3) (4) (5) & (6) of Section -16 of Sindh Zakat &Ushr Act, 2011 provides as under for constitution of Local Zakat &Ushr Committee:

(3)        The Local Committee shall consist of nine members, of whom two shall be Muslim women who are not less than thirty five years of age, selected by the residents of the locality in the manner specified in subsection (4).

(4)        The District Committee shall constitute a team of three or more persons including at least one gazetted officer, one aalim-e-    deen and one member of the District Committee to organize a public gathering of the adult Muslims, teachers and ulema     residents of a locality and call upon them to select, in the     prescribed manner, seven adult Muslims residing in that locality who possess Secondary School Certificate and are known to be pious and who offer five times prayer daily and have sound moral and financial integrity and not engaged in anti-social activity:

Provided that where in a district the number of Local Committees is so large that the members of the District Committees, cannot be put on all the teams constituted for the selection of members of Local Committees in the District, the District Committee, may, at its discretion, nominate any other non-official person of the district to represent it on the said       team:

Provided further that the team constituted by the District Committee shall organize a separate gathering of the adult Muslim female residents of the locality and call upon them to select, in the prescribed manner, two Muslim women residing in that locality who are known to be pious and who enjoy their trust to be members of the Local Committee.

(5)        The members of a Local Committee shall elect one of their   members, being a person who possesses Secondary School Certificate, to be the Chairman of the Local Committee, and if two or more persons secure an equal number of votes, the result of the election shall be determined by drawing lots.

(6) The Local Committee so constituted shall be duly notified by the District Committee concerned.

7952.   *Ms. NusratSeharAbbasi:    Will the Minister for Zakat &Ushr be pleased to state:-

The criteria and procedure laid down for selection of the chairman and members of Sindh zakat council?

ANSWER

MR. FAYAZ ALI BUTT, ADVISORFOR ZAKAT & USHR:

Sub-Section (1) (2) & (3) of Section-12 of Sindh Zakat &Ushr Act, 2011 provides as under regarding establishment of each Zakat Council.

(1)        Government shall, by notification in the official gazette, establish a Sindh Zakat Council, to exercise general superintendence and control over matters relating to Zakat and Ushr, particularly the Zakat Funds in the Province and the maintenance of their accounts, in accordance with the policy guidelines given by the Council.

(2)        The Council shall consist of –

(a)        A Chairman;

(b)        Five persons, of whom three shall be Ulema, to be nominated by Government;

(c)        Two women, who shall not be less than thirty five years of age, to be nominated by Government;

(d)       The Secretary Finance Department;

(e)        The Secretary Local Government Department;

(f)        The Secretary Health Department;

(g)        The Secretary Education Department;

(h)        The Secretary Social Welfare Department;

(i)         The Secretary Zakat and Ushr Department; and

(j)         The Chief Administrator, who shall also be the Secretary of Council.

(3)        Government shall appoint a retired Judge of the High Court or a retired civil servant in basic pay scale 20 or above as Chairman of the Council.

Sub-Section (4) & (5) of Section-14 of Sindh Zakat &Ushr Act, 2011, provides as under regarding nomination of Chairman and members of District Zakat Committee:

(4)        The Chairman and member shall be nominated by the Council after receiving nominations:

Provided that the Chairman and members of the District Committee shall be the persons who are of good moral character and are not commonly known as persons who violate Islamic Injunctions and are of financial integrity and do not engage in any anti-social activity.

(5)        The District Committee so constituted shall be duly notified by the Council.

The post of Chairman Sindh Zakat Council, Chairman District Zakat &Ushr Committee as well as members Sindh Zakat Council and members District Zakat &Ushr Committee, are honorary posts, no salary is paid to them. TA / DA is admissible to Chairman and members Sindh Zakat Council. Office, Government vehicles and POL is admissible to the Chairman Sindh Zakat Council and Chairman, District Zakat &Ushr Committee.

8168.   *Mr. Arif Mustafa Jatoi:      Will the Minister for Zakat &Ushr be pleased to state:-

The District-wise distribution of Zakat from January 1, 2021 till December 31, 2021, and who is authorized to disburse these funds?

ANSWER

MR. FAYAZ ALI BUTT, ADVISORFOR ZAKAT & USHR:

The District / Head-wise distribution of Zakat funds from January 1, 2021 till December, 31, 2021 are at Annexure- A Placed on the Table of the House.

In sub- Section (1) (2) & (3) of Section- 9 of Sindh Zakat &Ushr Act, 2011 authorities have been mentioned to make disbursement of Zakat funds as under:

Disbursement from Zakat Fund:

(1)   The Council may from the Sindh Zakat Fund make disbursements and transfer funds to the personal ledger Accounts to the District Zakat Fund on the basis of population in such form and manner as may be prescribed and as would help in ensuring satisfaction of the needs of the needy and the poor throughout its jurisdiction as possible, on a uniform basis.

(2)   A district Committee may make disbursements and transfer funds through Cross Cheques from District Zakat Fund to a Local Zakat Fund or to an institution or incur other administrative expenditure subject to such conditions as may be prescribed and may, whenever directed by the Council transfer any funds surplus to its needs to the Sindh Zakat Fund.

(3)   A Local Zakat &Ushr Committees may disburse Zakat funds to beneficiaries or incur expenditure from the Local Zakat Fund through cross cheques / order cheques or Auto Teller Machine (ATM) or as may be prescribed by the Council.