Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) has decided to immediately close down all accounts of its different departments. Henceforth, all payments will be made only through signature of the Deputy Mayor Karachi and the KMC Municipal Commissioner. No payments will now be made with the signature of departmental heads neither any accounts will be operated by them.
These decisions weretaken at a meeting chaired by the Deputy Mayor Karachi Dr Arshad Vohra and attended by the Municipal Commissioner Dr Badar Jameel, Financial Advisor Khalid Mehmood Shaikh, D G Works and Services Niaz Soomro and other departmental heads of KMC. Deputy Mayor Arshad Vohra said, "We need to search new income resources and set up the priorities to maintain the financial discipline in the organisation. The recovery of Rs 6 to 7 billion shown in the budget had never made since last few years.
He urged departmental heads to prepare new schemes and the law department should remove the hurdles in the enhancement of revenue resources. He said to parks department to work out on new schemes that could prove source of income. Municipal Utility Services Charges base should be widened and its hundred percent recovery must be made sure.
Financial Advisor Khalid Mehmood Shaikh in his briefings said Rs 30 billion recovery has to be done in Karachi city and this could only be made possible when the departments concerned will work actively. Deputy Mayor Arshad Vohra said all accounts maintained by KMC departments should be stopped immediately and payments should only be made possible with the approval of the Deputy Mayor and Municipal Commissioner.