PM Imran Khan unveils revolutionary local government system in Punjab
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*ISLAMABAD - **PM Imran Khan unveils revolutionary local government system in Punjab.*
* Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that the new local government system introduced in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) was adopted after thorough research on different governance system implemented in many countries around the world.*
PM Imran Khan was addressing a media briefing session in Islamabad over new local government system implemented in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). He said that a new leadership will emerge through the new LG system.
“Direct elections will be held for village council in KP and panchayat in Punjab under new LG system,” he said. The premier said that the older system increased corruption on local level where union council (UC) members usually blackmailed district nazim.
He also announced that the government will provide direct funds to every village council for development work. The premier detailed that Rs40 billion funds will be allocated for 22,000 village councils of Punjab province.
“Under the new system, election will be held into two levels. Citizens can directly elect a tehsil nazim in the new system,” highlighted PM Khan.
“An elected representative is allowed to bring his own cabinet in cities, whereas, in bigger cities, mayor will also be authorised to make his own cabinet.”
While shedding light on panchayats in Punjab, PM Khan said, “In older system, district nazim was elected indirectly, but now polls will be held on 22,000 panchayats across the province and election will be organised on tehsil level.”
