Mayor Karachi Wasim Akhtar said a petition has been filed in the Supreme Court for getting the powers of local bodies under the constitution and to strengthen the local bodies system in the country. The prevailing system of local bodies would not be proved effective till it gets the powers at the grass root level.
KMC has to rely on the grants from the provincial government for obtaining funds whereas its own resources had been made limited through the SLGO 2013. Sindh Government withheld Rs 40 billion from the Octroi OZT share of KMC during the last eight years which is injustice to this city.
He expressed these views while talking to a delegation of district and taluka chairmen, union council nazims and councilors from various cities of interior Sindh including Jamshoro, Haiderabad, Ghotki, Matiyari and other areas. The delegation was headed by the parliamentary observer of trust for democratic education and accountability Yasir Abbasi whereas municipal commissioner Dr Syed Saif-ur-Rehman, Sr director coordination Masood Alam, director council Ghufran Ahmed, director technical to mayor S.M Shakaib and others were also present on this occasion.-PR
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