National Reconstruction Bureau

Functions of Zila Nazim, DCO, EDO & COUNCIL

Presentation
by
Muhammad Naeemul Haq
Member NRB

Lahore 18th August 2007 1

 LEGAL FRAMEWORK

Local Government Ordinance

2001

Laws Police Order 2002

Criminal Procedure Code

1898

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 ADMINISTRATIVE EMPOWERMENT FRAMEWORK

RULES FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

Rules of Business Contract
LGC Business Works
Budget Licensing
CCBs Commercialization
Taxation Auctioning
Accounts
VC & NC Elections
Fiscal Transfers
Elections
Internal Audit
Musalihat Anjuman
Property
Local Rate Appeal

Tax on transfer of Immovable Property 3

FUNCTIONS AND POWERS OF THE ZILA NAZIM

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 ZILA NAZIM

LGO 2001 Police Order 2002

Head of District Government District Policing Plan
Law and order Police support to Govt.
Relief work functionaries
Inspections Directions to DPO in cases of
neglect,
Enforcement
failure or excess by any police
Evaluation of Officers
official
Transfer of DCO and EDOs Manuscript report of DPO

Criminal Procedure Code 1898

Report from officer incharge of police station about persons
arrested without warrant
Preventive action under section 144
Visit of Police Station 5
 FUNCTIONS AND POWERS OF THE ZILA NAZIM

• Provide vision for the district-wide development, leadership

and direction
• Strategies and timeframe for accomplishment of the relevant
goals approved by Zila Council
• Oversee formulation and execution of the annual development
plan, delivery of services and functioning of the District
Government
• Present proposal to the Zila Council for approval of budget for
District Government, Zila Council and intra-district fiscal
transfers
• Nominate a DDO at Tehsil level to liaise during emergencies,
natural calamities and extraordinary situations
• In temporary absence authorise Naib Zila Nazim to act on his
behalf
• Personal responsibility for any loss financial or otherwise
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Contd…
 Functions and powers of the Zila Nazim.

• Maintain administrative and financial disciplin

• Tax proposals
• Performance report of the District Government
• Chair meetings of the Zila Mushawarat Committee
• Relief activities in disasters or natural calamities
• Inspections of TMAs and UAs in the District (section 135)
• Internal Audit Office
• Executive orders to DCO, EDOs and DPO
• Represent District Government on public and ceremonial
occasions
• Request for transfer of DCO and EDO in case of 7

unsatisfactory performance
With the approval of the Council:

a) exempt any area from the application of section

141(c)

b) appoint Inspectors as specified in section 142

Compound an offence

Delegate any of his powers

Refer the matter to the Mohtasib for reconsideration

Refer the matter to Chairman PLGC (Para 7 of the Third

Schedule)
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FUNCTIONS OF DISTRICT COORDINATION OFFICER

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DISTRICT COORDINATION OFFICER

Coordinating Head & PAO

General supervision over activities of DA
Assists Zila Nazim in maintaining
administrative & financial discipline
Prepares report on development plans of DG
Implements Government policy
Seeks recourse against unlawful orders of ZN
Publishes District Enforcement Gazette
Coordinates police support (Article 34 (2)
of Police Order

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 FUNCTIONS OF DCO

• Coordinating head of District Administration

• Head of District Coordination Group of Offices
• Principal Accounting Officer of the District Government
responsible to the PAC
• Co-ordination among groups of offices for coherent
planning and synergistic development, effective and
efficient functioning of the District Administration
• Exercise general supervision over programs, projects,
services, and activities of the District Administration
• Assist the Zila Nazim in accomplishment of administrative
and financial discipline and efficiency
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• Prepare a report on the implementation of development
plans of the District Government for presentation to the
Zila Council in its annual budget session
• Initiate the PERs of the EDOs and countersign the reports
of the DOs
• Implement government policy and to collect and
disseminate information on behalf of the Provincial or
District Government from other tiers of local governments
• Seek recourse from the Local Government Commission if
in the opinion of a DCO an order of the Zila Nazim is
motivated or unlawful

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 FUNCTIONS AND POWERS OF
EXECUTIVE DISTRICT OFFICER

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EXECUTIVE DISTRICT OFFICER

Prepare development plans

Ensure efficient service delivery & optimum
utilization of resources to improve governance
Enforce relevant Fed & Prov. laws & rules
Enforce provisions of Chapter XVI of LGO
Provide information to Monitoring
Committees
Take corrective action on monitoring reports
Departmental Accounting Officer

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 Functions and Powers of Executive District Officer

a. Efficient functioning of the group of offices under his

administrative control
b. Act as Departmental Accounting Officer for his respective
group of offices and be responsible to the District Accounts
Committee of the Zila Council
c. Supply information to the Monitoring Committees of the
Zila Council and Union Councils
d. Take appropriate corrective actions based on the
information received from Monitoring Committees
e. Enforce relevant Federal, Provincial laws and rules,
including tax laws

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Contd…
 Functions and powers of Executive District Officer

f. Prepare development plans and propose budgetary

allocations for their execution
g. Propose relevant bye laws on service delivery to the District
Coordination Officer

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FUNCTIONS AND POWERS OF ZILA COUNCIL

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 FUNCTIONS AND POWERS OF ZILA COUNCIL

• Approve bye-laws proposed by the District Government

• Approve taxes proposed by the District Government on the
subjects specified in Part-I of the Second Schedule or in case of
a City District, on subjects specified in part-II or the Second
Schedule
• Approve long term and short term development plans, annual
and supplementary budgetary proposals of the District
Government and, where required, intra-district fiscal transfers
• Approve annual budget of the Zila Council
• Elect committees of the Zila Council for monitoring the
performance of the District Government

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Contd…
 Functions and powers of Zila Council

• Review the Monitoring Committees’ quarterly reports on the

performance of the District Government
• Elect :

a. Code of Conduct Committee for enforcing the code of

conduct and regulating the conduct of the members of
the Zila Council

b. Insaf Committee to facilitate access of the people to the

Member Inspection Team of the High Court for
redressing their grievances

c. Sports and Culture Committee to promote sports and

cultural events in the district and youth participation in
healthy pursuits

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Contd…
 Functions and powers of the Zila Council

d. Members of the Zila Council for representation in the

District Public Safety Commission
e. Zila Accounts Committee

• Constitute Farm Produce Market Committee under the

relevant law

• Approve the proposals of the District Government for changes

in the number of posts of officials and employees of the
decentralised offices of District Administration and Tehsil
Municipal Administration and Town Municipal
Administration as part of the budget statement

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Contd…
FUNCTIONS AND POWERS OF CITY DISTRICT ZILA COUNCIL

• approve master plans, zoning, land use plans, including

classification and reclassification of land, environment
control, urban design, urban renewal and ecological
balances;
• review implementation of rules and bye-laws governing
land use, housing, markets, zoning, environment,
roads, traffic, tax, infrastructure and public utilities;
• approve proposals of the District Government for
public transport and mass transit systems and
construction of express ways, fly-overs, bridges, roads,
under passes, and inter-town streets;

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Contd…
 Functions of City District Zila Council

• review development of integrated system of water

reservoirs, water sources, treatment plants, drainage,
liquid and solid waste disposal, sanitation and other
municipal services
• approve development schemes for beautification of areas
along rivers and review development of integrated system
of water reservoirs, water sources, treatment plants,
drainage , liquid an solid waste disposal, sanitation and
other municipal services

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 The district administration consists of eleven groups of offices :-

# Group of Office Offices

1 District 1. Coordination
Coordination 2. Human Resource Management
3. Civil Defence

2 Agriculture 1. Agriculture (Extension)

2. Livestock
3. Farm Water Management
4. Soil Conservation
5. Soil Fertility
6. Fisheries
7. Forests
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# Group of Offices
Office
3 Community 1. Community Organization
Development 2. Labour
3. Social Welfare
4. Sports & Culture
5. Cooperatives
6. Registration office
4 Education 1. Boys School
2. Girls Schools
3. Sports (Education)
4. Special Education

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# Group of Offices
Office
5 Finance & 1. Finance & Budget
Planning 2. Planning & Development
3. Accounts
4. Enterprise & Investment
Promotion
6 Health 1. Public Health
2. Basic and Rural Health
3. Child & Woman Health
4. Population Welfare
5. District & Tehsil (Hqrs.
Hospitals) 25
# Group of Offices
Office
5 Finance & 1. Finance & Budget
Planning 2. Planning & Development
3. Accounts
4. Enterprise & Investment
Promotion
6 Health 1. Public Health
2. Basic and Rural Health
3. Child & Woman Health
4. Population Welfare
5. District & Tehsil (Hqrs.
Hospitals) 26
# Group of Office Offices

7 Information 1. IT Development
Technology 2. IT promotion
3. Database
8 Law Legal Advice and drafting

9 Literacy 1. Literacy Campaigns

2. Continuing Education
3. Vocational Education

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# Group of Offices
Office
10 Revenue 1. Land Revenue & Estate
2. Excise and Taxation
11 Works & 1. Spatial Planning & Development
Services 2. District Roads & Buildings
3. Energy
4. Transport
5. Environment

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