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Finance , Budget & Accounts , Accounts
» Planning & Development
» Enterprise & Investment
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Functions of Finance
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a) Formulation,
Distribution and monitoring of District Budget (Current
Development).
b) Examination and scrutiny of proposals for re-appropriation
and supplementary grant and their approval by the competent
authority /forum.
c). Financial management and control of offices of departments
of the district government.
d). Examination of schemes of new expenditures.
e). Functions of Principal Accounting Officers and Departmental
Accounting Officers, Preparation, communication and
execution of financial sanctions in accordance with
the Delegation of Financial Power Rules.
f). Collection of provincial taxes and their immediate
deposit into Provincial Treasury and submission of collection
accounts to the Provincial Government.
g). Examination and advice on matters directly or indirectly
affecting the district finances.
h). Maintenance of district, tehsil and town provincial
accounts and reconciliation.
i). Monitoring the ways and means position/accounts
of the district, tehsil and town government with the
SBP/NBP ,and coordination with the Provincial Finance
Department.
j). Liaison with the Pakistan Audit Department for the
disposal of audit observations. Matters regarding Departmental
Accounts Committee/Public Accounts Committee Business.
k). Service and administrative matters having financial
implications, of employees of the district government
in accordance with the rules and policies of the government.
l). Creation/up-gradation of posts, either permanently
or temporarily with the approval of the Finance Department.
m) Sanction of the Provincial Government for obtaining
loans.
n). Adherence/implementation of schedule of rates prescribed
by the Provincial Government.
o). Prudent management of assets and liabilities of
District Government.
p). Sanctioning of loans to the Tehsil Municipal Administration/Union
Administrations from own resources.
q). Implementation of pay/pension policy/rules framed
by the Provincial Government.
r). Purchase of stores and capital goods for departments
of the district Government ,as prescribed under the
Purchase annual.
s). Approval of rate and running contracts.
t). Any other functions assigned to the district
government.
ii)
Planning & Development »
a) Within the policy framework given by the Provincial
Government preparing the Annual Development Programme
of the District in coordination with all Districts Offices
of provincial line departments.
b) Approval of development schemes according to the
Delegation of Powers under the Financial Rules.
c) Appraisal, evaluation (major/selected schemes)and
monitoring of implementation of development schemes
in physical and financial terms .
d) Coordination within the District Government Department
and with the Provincial Government, on Policy issues.
e) Preparing of Five Year and other District Development
Plans.
f). Porches of stores & goods as delegated under
Financial Rules.
iii)
Enterprise & Investment Promotion »
a) Promotion of small business,
cottage, industry and medium size enterprise.
b) Control ,monitoring and stabilization of prices of
essential commodities.
c) Organizing Industrial Exhibition.
d).
Implementation of Industrial Statistical Act,1942 regarding
following functional dimensions:-
(1)
Updating of District Pre-investment Studies;
(2) Survey reports on different Industries to identify
Industrial Potentials.
(3) Preparation of Industrial Directory on district
basis.
e) Registration of Firms under Partnership Act,1932.
f). Registration of societies and associations under
the Societies Registration Act(XXI of 1860) and under
Companies Ordinance 1984.
(i). Feedback to the Government for formulating Industrial/Trade
import and export policies.
(ii) Forward planning promotion and development of medium
and large scale Industrial sector.
g) Liaison with Chambers of Commerce & Industry
and feedback to the Provincial Government in Industries
& Mineral Development Punjab.
h). Purchase of stores and capital goods for the department
under the relevant Delegation of Financial Powers.
i). Location Clearance Certificate for establishment
of Industrial Unit.
j). Development of Industrial Estates and Technological
Parks.
k). Investors protection.
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Achievements of Finance
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| a) Formulated
and distributed the District Budget for the year 2001-2002
and 2002-2003.
b) The proposals for re-appropriations received from
the different offices during the year 2001-2002 and
current financial year were examined/scrutinized and
then approved by the competent authority.
c) Financial management and control of offices and
departments of the District Government ,rendering
of requisite guidance and advice on important financial
matters.
d) The schemes of new expenditure pertaining to the
establishment transferred from Tehsil Municipal Administrations
/erstwhile Zila Council to District Govt. were examined
and approved by the Zila Council.
e) Rendered all kinds of financial assistance to the
Principal Accounting Officer/District Co-ordination
Officer and other Departmental Accounting Officers/Executive
District Officer. All the concerned DDOs, of different
District Offices were delegated financial Powers,
in accordance with the rules. Financial sanctions
were issued and executed in accordance with the delegation
of Financial Power Rules.
f) The provincial taxes are being received by the
different departments of District Government and being
credited to the District Treasury .These accounts
are being prepared in every department which are also
sent to this office. Such accounts are being maintained
in this office on the basis of information supplied
by the departments.
g) Different matters effecting the District Finances
received in this office were examined and necessary
advice was provided in this regard.
h) Maintenance of District tehsil and town provincial
accounts, and Pension Fund of the retired, retiring
employees .Payment of Pension to such retired employees
of Zila Council is being made w.e.f. 1-7-2002.
i) Monthly grants/supplementary grants for District
Government, Tehsil Administrations and Union Administrations
are being received through State Bank of Pakistan
.All kinds of payments are being made from District
Accounts –IV maintained in State Bank of Pakistan.
The accounts of such transactions are prepared/reconciled
with State Bank of Pakistan.
j) Convening of meetings of District Accounts Committee,
Zila Accounts Committee, Zila Finance Committee and
Zila Tax Committee.
k) Dealt with Service and Administrative matters having
financial implifications of the employees of the District
Government in accordance with the Rules and Policies
of the Government such as T.A. Medical Re-imbursement,
Earned Leave, Pension etc.
l) Schedule of Establishment of the District Government
Bahawalpur was prepared and got approved from the
Zila Council ,and submitted to Finance Department
for approval.
m) Nil.
n) Rates of daily wages prescribed by the Provincial
Government were circulated to all the departments
of District Government for implementations.
o) Financial supervision of the management of the
assets and liabilities of the District Government
including assets/liabilities of erstwhile Zila Council.
p) NiL.
q) Pay/Pension rules issued by the Provincial Government
effective from 1-12-2002 were implemented in District
Government .Moreover, Pension cases of the employees
of the erstwhile Zila council are being dealt in the
light of Government instructions w.e.f. 1-7-2002.
r) Conducted the bulk purchase of furniture and fixtures
and office equipment for different offices of the
District Government. Supervised and monitored the
purchases made by various District Departments under
the instructions contained in the Purchase Manual.
s) NiL.
t) Financial management and collection of Accounts
relating to the Referendum,2002 .Management of Abu
Dhabi Cholistan People’s Welfare Trust. Financial
management of the distribution of flour bags to the
common man at subsidized rates during Ramzan ,2001
and 2002.
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Achievements
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i)An amount of Rs.204.930 was allocated for the current
financial year 2002-2003 .
ii) Rs.71.640 Million has been released to the executing
agencies .Programme wise detail is given as under :-
a) District Development Programme Rs.49.277 (M).
b) KPP(on going)Rs.22.145(M).
c) Un-funded schemes Rs.0.218 (M) .
iv)217 schemes have been completed under various programmes.
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Achievements of Enterprise & Investment Promotion
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The Two sites of Industrials clusters at Vehari road
Hasilpur and near Sma Satta, Ahmedpur East road were
identified to boost up the Industrial activities in
the area.
b) One of the functions of the office is to control,
stabilize and monitor the prices of essential commodities.
Therefore a Price control cell has been established
in this office. A revised District Price Control Committee
has been constituted and meetings are being conducted
in this regard. The Itwar Bazar and Juma Bazar are
also being organized, while a Ramzan Bazar was also
established during the Holy Month of Ramzan in November,
2002.
c) During the period under discussions two Industrial
exhibitions were held/organized in the city.
d) COLLECTION OF CENSUS OF MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
(CMI) RETURNS.
61 CMI Returns have been collected from the defaulting
units of Bahawalpur District under the Industrial
Statistical Act; 1942 and forwarded to the Director
of Industries, Punjab Lahore vide this office letter
Nos.DO/E&IP/BWP/CMI-Returns/976 dated 3-6-2002
and No.DO/E&IP/BWP/CMIR/1783 dated 22-1-2003.
(1)The Pre-Investment study of Bahawalpur District
has been revised in July, 2002 and after publication
the same has been received for the Directorate of
Industries, Punjab, and Lahore for sale purpose to
the General public.
(2)During the year 2001-2002 the survey on different
subjects were conducted as under:-
(i) Survey on shopping bags manufacturing units.
(ii) Survey on the un-authorized working /business
of the LPG cylinders.
(iii) Survey to identify industrial cluster in the
District.
(iv) Survey on the industrial investment in the District.
(3)The Industrial Directory in respect of Bahawalpur
District has been updated and more than 40 Nos. of
new industrial units were identified and included
in the fresh edition. The same has also been finalized
and published.
e) The district Officer, Enterprise and Investment
Promotion in each District of the Punjab has also
been declared as Registrar of Firm under Partnership
Act; 1932 vide Government of Punjab, Industries and
Mineral Development Department Notification No. E&A
(I&MD) 7-14 dated 18.10.2001.During the year under
discussion 141 Nos. of Firms have been registered
under the said Act.
f) The Executive District Officer (F&P) has been
declared as Registrar Joint Stock Companies in each
District of Province. Therefore the cases of registration
of Societies under the Societies Registration Act;
1860 are processed in this office. More than “275”
cases of registration of Anjuman, Societies including
Mosques and Madarsas are under scrutiny, while “16”cases
have been finalized /registered.
(i) The proposal for the formulation of Import/Export
policy was prepared with the consultation of Bahawalpur
Chamber of Commerce and Industry and forwarded to
the Directorate of Industries for onward submission
to the Government.
(ii) The hurdles regarding the Investment in the area
was forwarded to the Government of the Punjab Local
Government and Rural Development with the request
to resolve the same for Industrial development/activities
in the District.
g) This office is in contact with the Bahawalpur Chamber
of commerce & Industry (BCCI) and their problems/issues/suggestions
are sent to the District Government as well as to
the Directorate/Government of Punjab, Industries,
Mines & Mineral Department for appropriate action.
h) Nil.
i) Only one party M/s. Muslim Brothers Oil Mills 4.5
km. Yazman Road, Bahawalpur, approached this office
for the grant of location clearance certificate and
same was issued to them.
j) A proposal regarding the establishment of an industrial
estate at Mauza Dera Masti Sama Satta link road, Bahawalpur
was prepared and forwarded to the Directorate of Industries
Punjab Lahore for further action.
k) No investor approached this office for the redressal
of grievances during the said period.
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