ISLAMABAD – Capital Development Authority (CDA) is faced difficulties to justify its annual expenditures running into millions of rupees as it has been providing civic amenities for some five suburban centres and model villages beyond the ambit of its powers and functions defined in the CDA Ordinance 1960.
It has been providing such facilities for Chak Shahzad, Humak, Tarlai, Kuri and Farash and delay in inclusion of these localities into the municipal limits of Capital Development Authority is causing issues on multiple fronts for the authority. These areas do not fall within the notified municipal limits of the CDA.
The authority had no legal grounds to justify annual expenditures running into millions of rupees it makes on development of these sub-urban centres and other costs incurred on provision of civic facilities like garbage collection, water supply and upkeep of playgrounds and parks, an official said.
The spending are met entirely from the resources of the Capital Development Authority despite the fact the authority does not collect any type of municipal or other taxes from residents of these areas, he said. This is because Capital Development Authority is not legally bound to impose or collect taxation from these areas’ residents.
