The Standing Committee on Government Assurances met today in Committee room No 7, Parliament House, Islamabad under the chairmanship of Muhammad Afzal Khokhar, MNA to consider the following agenda: The assurance given by the Federal Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources on the floor of the House on 29th July, 2013, in response to a calling attention notice given by Sohail Shoukat Butt, MNA, whereby, the house was assured that action will be taken against the employees of SNGPL involved in theft/ pilferage of gas.
The statement of Chaudhry Abid Sher Ali, Minister of State for Water and power on the floor of the House on 19th December, 2013, in response to a supplementary question to the starred question moved by Nighat Parveen Mir, MNA, wherein the Minister stated that the facility of three power units being provided to the employees of WAPDA will be withdrawn and an equivalent amount in lieu thereof will be paid to them.
(The committee will focus mainly on this facility being utilised by the management and employees of LESCO, power theft, line losses, incidents of corruption & misconduct in LESCO and details of action(s), if any, taken against the management and employees for the same). Report of the sub-committee of the Standing Committee on Government Assurances constituted on an assurance given by the Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs on the floor of the House on 3rd February, 2014, regarding non-development of sector E-12, Islamabad by the CDA despite lapse of twenty six years. Confirmation of minutes of previous meetings held on 5th and 6th January, 2016.
Any other item with permission of the Chair.
Shahzadi Umerzadi Tiwana, MNA/Convenor presented the report of the sub-committee of the Standing Committee on Government Assurances constituted on an assurance given by the Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs on the floor of the house on 3rd February, 2014, regarding non-development of sector E-12, Islamabad by the CDA despite lapse of twenty six years.
The Chairman, CDA briefed regarding compensation position of land in sector E-12, Islamabad. He described that compensation of land amounting to Rs 29,950,642/- out of total of Rs 35,614,297/- has been made and similarly compensation of BUP amounting to Rs 79,965,461/- has been paid out of total of Rs 98,590,784/. Thus Rs 5,463,654/- on account of compensation of land and Rs 18,625,323/- on account of compensation of BUP are still to be made.
He further informed the reason for not starting over development work in sector E-12, Islamabad up till now for which, he pointed out that the possession of the land of the above Mouzas could not be retrieved from the affectees as they refused to accept the award and went to the court of law for redressal of their grievances.
However, the Convenor/ Member of the Standing Committee were not satisfied with the CDA briefing. She pointed out that Warsati Inteqal has not been carried out yet and compensation of same has not yet been paid to the affectees. In addition, she informed that CDA has not yet completed the acquisition proceeding nor built up award completely.
The committee enquired from the Chairman, CDA to intimate the resolution of full possession in sector E-12, Islamabad. The Committee recommended that allotment of plots against BUPs to the affectees may be placed/ presented of sector E-12 in the Board of CDA in order to resolve their grievances.
MNAs Abdul Majeed Khan Khanan Khail, Shahzadi Umerzadi Tiwana, Chaudhry Muhammad Munir Azhar, Syed Sajjad Mehdi, Malik Ibrar Ahmed, Sardar Muhammad Irfan Dogar, Murad Saeed, Moulana Muhammad Khan Sherani attended the meeting. In addition, Nighat Parveen MNA and Sher Akbar Khan MNA were also present.-PR
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