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PESHAWAR: The provincial government in violation of its own cabinet’s decision retained its appointees in lower grade in about 16 districts to take over as deputy commissioners as the administrative setup under the new local government system is going to take effect from today in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The summaries approved by Chief Minister Ameer Haider Khan Hoti for the implementation of the cabinet decisions regarding the district and divisional setups after the promulgation of Local Government Act 2012 revealed that positions of the deputy commissioners would be grade-19 posts in at least 24 districts while the divisional commissioner would be a grade-21 official.
But later in its 54th (12-12-12) meeting the cabinet approved that the position of the divisional commissioner “shall” remain in BPS-20 with the provision of three floating positions of BPS-21.
The position of the additional commissioner will remain in BPS-19 while the commissioner would be assisted by a secretary in BPS-18, two assistant commissioners and secretary Regional Transport Authority (RTA), all in BPS-17.
Under the new system the cabinet approved that the positions of the district coordination officers and district officer for revenue and estate would stand abolished on January 1 and their functions would be integrated in the re-designated office of the deputy commissioner in BPS-19 with the provision of additional deputy commissioner in BPS-18 in each district.
However, the provincial government in violation of the cabinet’s decision re-designated its “preferred” district coordination officers in lower grade of BPS-18 to retain the positions of the deputy commissioners in at least 16 districts in their own pay and scale.
The officers who are in BPS-18 and are going to retain the BPS-19 posts of the deputy commissioners in their own pay and scale include Capt. (Retd) Mian Adil Iqbal, deputy commissioner Battagram, Muhammad Ayaz, deputy commissioner Buner, Syed Zafar Ali Shah, deputy commissioner Charsadda, Rehmatullah Wazir, deputy commissioner Chitral, Muhammad Ali Shah, deputy commissioner Upper Dir, Mahmood Aslam, deputy commissioner Lower Dir, Capt (Retd) Tahir Zafar Abbasi, deputy commissioner Hangu, Syed Mujeeb-ur-Rehman, deputy commissioner Haripur, Ali Anan Qamar, deputy commissioner Karak, Nisar Ahmad, deputy commissioner Lakki Marwat, Amjad Ali Khan, deputy commissioner Malakand, Zakaullah Khattak, deputy commissioner Mardan, Ghulam Muhammad, deputy commissioner Nowshera, Muhammad Ziaul Haq, deputy commissioner Shangla, Muhammad Abdul Aamer Khattak, deputy commissioner Tank and Fazlur Rahman, deputy commissioner Torghar.
Muhammad Javed Marwat, Syed Imtiaz Hussain Shah, deputy commissioner Abbottabad, Atif Rehman, deputy commissioner Bannu, Khan Bakhsh, deputy commissioner Dera Ismail Khan, Zakir Hussain Afridi deputy commissioner Kohat, Aqal Badshah, deputy commissioner Kohistan, Zulfiqar Ali Shah, deputy commissioner Mansehra, Syed Muhammad Shah, deputy commissioner Swabi, Flt Lt (Retd) Kamran Rehman deputy commissioner Swat are officers in BPS 19.
An official of the Established Department told The News that the provincial government was compelled by the dearth of the officers to post lower grade officers against higher positions as it could not revert the officers promoted during the Musharraf regime for serving as district coordination officers.
He said most of these officers were now in BPS-20 and above and serving as administrative secretaries. To accommodate these officers the cabinet approved the creation of five more posts of special secretaries, one each in Establishment, Higher Education, LG&RD, Agriculture and Health and Environment departments.
These special secretaries are also going to take charge of offices in the new local government system taking effect from today, he said.
It may be mentioned that the chief minister had approved a summary in September suggesting that to save the officers promoted from becoming surplus and ward off the adverse effects of the new arrangement, the posts of eight chairmen Board of Secondary and Intermediate Education (BISEs), chairman Text Book Board, solicitor Law Department, Director Rescue 1122, director general provincial ombudsman, chairman Health Regulatory Authority (HRA), secretary Worker Welfare Board and chairman Higher Education Authority (HERA) would be included in the schedule BS-20 posts so that these promoted officers could be posted there.
The summaries approved by Chief Minister Ameer Haider Khan Hoti for the implementation of the cabinet decisions regarding the district and divisional setups after the promulgation of Local Government Act 2012 revealed that positions of the deputy commissioners would be grade-19 posts in at least 24 districts while the divisional commissioner would be a grade-21 official.
But later in its 54th (12-12-12) meeting the cabinet approved that the position of the divisional commissioner “shall” remain in BPS-20 with the provision of three floating positions of BPS-21.
The position of the additional commissioner will remain in BPS-19 while the commissioner would be assisted by a secretary in BPS-18, two assistant commissioners and secretary Regional Transport Authority (RTA), all in BPS-17.
Under the new system the cabinet approved that the positions of the district coordination officers and district officer for revenue and estate would stand abolished on January 1 and their functions would be integrated in the re-designated office of the deputy commissioner in BPS-19 with the provision of additional deputy commissioner in BPS-18 in each district.
However, the provincial government in violation of the cabinet’s decision re-designated its “preferred” district coordination officers in lower grade of BPS-18 to retain the positions of the deputy commissioners in at least 16 districts in their own pay and scale.
The officers who are in BPS-18 and are going to retain the BPS-19 posts of the deputy commissioners in their own pay and scale include Capt. (Retd) Mian Adil Iqbal, deputy commissioner Battagram, Muhammad Ayaz, deputy commissioner Buner, Syed Zafar Ali Shah, deputy commissioner Charsadda, Rehmatullah Wazir, deputy commissioner Chitral, Muhammad Ali Shah, deputy commissioner Upper Dir, Mahmood Aslam, deputy commissioner Lower Dir, Capt (Retd) Tahir Zafar Abbasi, deputy commissioner Hangu, Syed Mujeeb-ur-Rehman, deputy commissioner Haripur, Ali Anan Qamar, deputy commissioner Karak, Nisar Ahmad, deputy commissioner Lakki Marwat, Amjad Ali Khan, deputy commissioner Malakand, Zakaullah Khattak, deputy commissioner Mardan, Ghulam Muhammad, deputy commissioner Nowshera, Muhammad Ziaul Haq, deputy commissioner Shangla, Muhammad Abdul Aamer Khattak, deputy commissioner Tank and Fazlur Rahman, deputy commissioner Torghar.
Muhammad Javed Marwat, Syed Imtiaz Hussain Shah, deputy commissioner Abbottabad, Atif Rehman, deputy commissioner Bannu, Khan Bakhsh, deputy commissioner Dera Ismail Khan, Zakir Hussain Afridi deputy commissioner Kohat, Aqal Badshah, deputy commissioner Kohistan, Zulfiqar Ali Shah, deputy commissioner Mansehra, Syed Muhammad Shah, deputy commissioner Swabi, Flt Lt (Retd) Kamran Rehman deputy commissioner Swat are officers in BPS 19.
An official of the Established Department told The News that the provincial government was compelled by the dearth of the officers to post lower grade officers against higher positions as it could not revert the officers promoted during the Musharraf regime for serving as district coordination officers.
He said most of these officers were now in BPS-20 and above and serving as administrative secretaries. To accommodate these officers the cabinet approved the creation of five more posts of special secretaries, one each in Establishment, Higher Education, LG&RD, Agriculture and Health and Environment departments.
These special secretaries are also going to take charge of offices in the new local government system taking effect from today, he said.
It may be mentioned that the chief minister had approved a summary in September suggesting that to save the officers promoted from becoming surplus and ward off the adverse effects of the new arrangement, the posts of eight chairmen Board of Secondary and Intermediate Education (BISEs), chairman Text Book Board, solicitor Law Department, Director Rescue 1122, director general provincial ombudsman, chairman Health Regulatory Authority (HRA), secretary Worker Welfare Board and chairman Higher Education Authority (HERA) would be included in the schedule BS-20 posts so that these promoted officers could be posted there.
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