Sindh Cabinet on Friday approved amendments to Sindh Local Government Act 2013 with certain changes advised by Governor Sindh Imran Ismail, announced provincial government spokesperson Murtaza Wahab.
“Sindh Cabinet has today approved amendments to SLGA 2013 with certain changes advised by governor Sindh,” tweeted Wahab after the cabinet meeting.
#Sindh Cabinet has today approved amendments to SLGA 2013 with certain changes advised by Governor Sindh. It has also been decided to appoint Mayor KMC as Chairman of Sindh Solid Waste Management Board for Karachi & Co-Chairman of KWSB.
— Murtaza Wahab Siddiqui (@murtazawahab1) December 9, 2021
The spokesperson, who also holds the charge of Karachi administrator, said that the provincial cabinet has also decided to appoint the mayor of the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation as chairman of the Sindh Solid Waste Management Board for Karachi and Co-Chairman of the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board.
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The amendments will also allow the Sindh local councils to have a “reserved seat quota” of 1 per cent “each for differently-abled people and transgenders”.
#Sindh Local Councils will now have a reserved seat quota of 1% each for differently abled people and transgenders
— Murtaza Wahab Siddiqui (@murtazawahab1) December 9, 2021
Another important decision taken by the cabinet is of approving the amendment to Sindh Civil Courts Ordinance 1962.
#Sindh Cabinet has today approved the amendment to Sindh Civil Courts Ordinance 1962 whereby the pecuniary jurisdiction of City Court in Karachi has been enhanced from Rs 15 Million to Rs 65 Million
— Murtaza Wahab Siddiqui (@murtazawahab1) December 9, 2021
Now the “pecuniary jurisdiction” of the city court in Karachi has been increased from Rs 15 million to Rs 65 million.
