Culture? Ha Ha Ha
Who is taking away culture?
What culture has to do with administration?
We don’t need provinces and there is no point of waisting money and resources on Jahil MPAs.
We need a custom build system design for Pakistan. IMHO, best option is to go for Division with publicly elected Governor/commissioners and divisional council.
In my opinion, Provinces should be given a title of region, for example, Punjab region, Sindh region, Balochistan region, KPK region and GB region. Each Division within the region should become an administrative unit. This will eliminate the need of provinces and 18 amendments. Decentralize the power down to union council level. From Federal to Divisions, and from there to districts and to union councils. I have already discussed the responsibilities of Divisions and districts in a different thread.
Here are some of the responsibilities of district government.
- Economic Development:
- Economic development and community development initiatives, this will assist Federal government.
- Every small Business must be registered with district and pay the annual registration fees (Standard fix fee).
- Environmental Control: Solid waste disposal, support Federal government with air and water quality management
- General Government:
- Vehicle registration, both personal and commercial.
- safety inspection & Emission testing of personal and commercial vehicles must be done at district approved locations.
- Assist in Taxing, budgeting, purchasing, property management, building inspections, district facilities management, planning and zoning.
- human resources administration, board and commission appointments
- Assist with election.
- Health:
- Assist federal government with various children and family services including Family Planning Association of Pakistan (FPAP), Child adoption, Child protection services, Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) and poverty elimination programs.
- Also assist with mental health services, health and hospitalization,
- registration of all medical facilities including clinics and hospitals within district
- Judicial: Court records archive, title issuance, collecting and disbursing court costs (Clerk of Courts); operations of appeals, common pleas, municipal, juvenile, probate, and domestic relations court.
- Public Safety:
- Each district will have it’s own police department which will report to Deputy commissioner of the district. In maters related to district police, DC will report to Commissioner of Division.
- Rescue 1122 service and District security
- disaster planning and emergency management (EMA)
- regional law enforcement information network (CLEAR)
- criminal and civil attorney, law enforcement, jail operations, court security, crime investigation.
- Public Works: Water and sewer treatment plant, Construction and maintenance of the roads and bridges within district.
- Recreation: Financing and operations of parks, historical building and monuments, Zoo, Cultural activities, Museum, etc.
- Social Services: Job and Family Services, Vocational training, Senior services.
In Pakistan everyone blame others and no one is willing to take the responsibilities. If we clearly define roles, no one can blame others for lack of progress.
*Region will follow their responsibilities... Regional committees in NA will discuss regional issues and possible solution.
*Division council will discuss issues with Division and find the solution.
*District Council will discuss issues within District.
We have 132 districts in Pakistan. If every district government start working and fulfilling it's responsibly, we will see some real progress in the country without take away culture and zaat-paat.
5 Regions
Divisions within a region
2nd tier of government
Districts within a Division
3rd tier of government
Tehsils within a District.