KARACHI: Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has ordered the provincial authorities concerned to implement the policies made by the provincial government under 18th amendment of the Constitution.
The CM, while presiding over a meeting at the CM House regarding implementation of the legislation, direct the authorities and to enhance the provincial revenue for early implementation of the legislation made by the Sindh government for recoveries of Zakat, Workers Welfare Fund (WWF) and Sindh Employees Old-age Benefits Institution (SEOBI) as per spirit of 18th amendment of the Constitution.
He also directed the officers concerned to table a bill in the forthcoming session of Sindh Assembly for legislation to take over Companies Workers Participation Fund (CWPF) to avoid the losses in billions of rupees to the province.
The CM recommended to federal government to de-notify its FED as after the 18th amendment, this duty was the right of the Sindh government. The meeting was informed that by virtue of efficiency and performances, the scope of Sindh Revenue Board was to be widened and assigned these recoveries of the devolved departments to the province.
The chief minister recalled that even after the 18th amendments, so many subjects were still with the federal government, causing huge financial losses to Sindh. He directed the officers to evolve a strategy and ensure whatever the rights devolved to the province under the 18th amendments.
When his attention was drawn towards meeting the requirement of the Board of Trustee (BoT), which was yet to be fulfilled, the chief minister directed the provincial labour department and law department to constitute the BoT for the SEOBI and WWF and also frame rules within two weeks for the recovery of Zakat fund.
Sindh Senior Minister for Finance and Energy Syed Murad Ali Shah, adviser on labour Asghar Ali Junejo, adviser to CM on Zakat Dost Mohd Rahmoon, CM Principal Secretary CM Alumuddin Bullo, Finance Secretary Sohail Rajput, SRB Chairman Tashfeen Khalid, Advocate General Fatah Malik and others participated in the meeting.
