Fully empowered local government system is imperative, stresses Fawad Ch

Islamabad: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhary Fawad Hussain Tuesday stressed that a fully empowered local government system is imperative to address the problems of the people at grassroots level.

While addressing a National Conference on Future of Local Government in Islamabad, the Federal Minister noted this is a futuristic system and is also demand of our constitution.  

“Therefore every person having political sagacity should endeavor for the establishment of local government system,” he added.

The Minister regretted that the local government systems established in Punjab and Sindh in the past were not fully empowered as the funds were not transferred to them.

“Under the 18th amendment, powers were devolved to the provinces but these were not further transferred to the local bodies,” he said.  

“The local bodies are important to improve the governance system,” he further added.