The Federal government has decided to divide Islamabad into
3 town corporations. Under the new local government system, Islamabad will have
3 mayors and 6 deputy mayors.
On Monday, the federal government decided to make a major
change in the local government system in Islamabad and completed preparations
to divide the federal capital into 3 town corporations, under which a separate
mayor and deputy mayors will be appointed in each town.
According to sources, under the new local government system,
Islamabad will have 3 mayors and 6 deputy mayors, while approval has been given
to form the local government system in Islamabad on the Punjab model, while one
mayor and 2 deputy mayors will be appointed in each town corporation.
Sources say that the mayor and deputy mayors will not be
elected directly by the people, but the chairman of the union council will
indirectly elect the mayor and deputy mayors. Under this decision, preparations
are being made to abolish the current metropolitan corporation system in
Islamabad.
According to sources, the federal cabinet has approved the
local government amendments, while a presidential ordinance is likely to be
issued in this regard. Under the proposed plan, Islamabad has been proposed to
be divided into 3 towns based on the 3 constituencies of the National Assembly.
According to sources, it is also proposed to give
administrative and financial autonomy to town corporations, while several
powers of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) will be transferred to town
corporations in a phased manner.
Sources say that under the new system, mayors will have
powers related to sanitation, drainage and development projects, while it is
being claimed to make administrative matters more effective at the local
government level.
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