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08/08/2017

Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pervez Khattak has directed the finalization of rules and regulations for different enactments made by the provincial assembly during 2013 to 2017.

Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pervez Khattak has directed the finalization of rules and regulations for different enactments made by the provincial assembly during 2013 to 2017. These finalized draft of regulations should reach by 17 August 2017 which would be taken to the provincial cabinet meeting. He also directed to start formulation of rules and regulations under the newly enactments of the provincial assembly adding that it was the responsibility of the concerned department to accelerate the process of framing the rules and regulations of their respective department. He was presiding over a meeting to formulate rules and regulations under new laws enacted by the provincial assembly at Chief Minister Secretariat Peshawar. Administrative secretaries and Head of Strategic Unit also attended. The meeting was briefed about the latest position on the formulation of rules and regulations from 2013 to 2017. The meeting was told that rules were being framed under 64 laws related to the provincial department. 14 departments have already completed their regulations and sent to law department for vetting. Rules and regulations for 27 laws were in the completion phase and 15 were pending. Four rules and regulations related to the Hajj, Auqaf and Religious affairs , one of agriculture and livestock, five of establishment and administration, two of environment and one each of Excise and Taxation, Finance , Food , sports and Tourism, Transport and Mass Transit, Science & Technology, eight of Home & Tribal Affairs, four of Higher Education and Archive & Library, nine of Labour, Three of Information & Public Relation department, four of social welfare, special education and women empowerment, 11 of health, four of industries & Technical education and three of local government and rural development. The Chief Minister directed that these rules and regulations should be ready by 17th of August and then these should be taken to the provincial cabinet for clearance. He stressed that when the law was being processed, the relevant department should start work on the rules and regulations. The provincial department should understand that there were certain objectives behind the introduction of different laws therefore rules and regulations under these laws were necessary. Pervez Khattak also directed to finalize rules and regulations for Galyat Development Authority and hinted at that the provincial assembly would clear the Kaghan Development Authority bill in its next session. He was dissatisfied over the slow process of framing rules and regulations of the labour department and directed the official of the department to demonstrate responsiveness and even hire a consultant for the formulation of its rules and regulations within 45 days. Pervez Khattak also directed to identify the status of vetting of different rules and regulations by the law department and added that the process should be expedited. He also directed to reconcile the local government act with the local development institutions and the relevant officials should find a mutually agreed solution to any mismatch. <><><><><><>