Balochistan Local Government Board
- Metropolitan Corporation = 1
- Municipal Corporation = (8)
- Municipal Committees = 54
- District Councils = 35
- Union Councils = 871
Metropolitan Corporation Quetta - SWM
The Daily Production of Solid Waste in the jurisdictions of Metropolitan
Corporation is 1500 Tons. Presently Metropolitan Corporation is lifting 700 to
750 Tons daily leaving around 770 Tons in the City. For lifting of remaining
garbage / waste the MCQ executes Cleanliness campaigns time to time
MISSION STATEMENT
The domain of Local Government encompasses virtually every problem and affairs that a common man experiences in his day to day life. From birth to death, from water supply, sanitation and education to marriage, disposal of refuse, roads, town planning etc.
For the sake of brevity, suffice to say that most of utilities and services necessary for life in a civilised society are extended by Local Government Department
AGROVILLES are conceived to be relatively self contained urban settlements designed to ensure a more rational spread of urbanization in the country and to serve the surrounding rural areas. Agrovilles’ aim is to take urban facilities to rural areas
INTRODUCTION.
The Local Government system is best described as grass root representative democracy with all Institutional system. The present Local Government System contains the basic features of the local government system that was in vogue in 1980s and 1990s.
The “Local Government Structure” constitutes the third level of Government. First and second being the Federal and Provincial Governments. In pursuance of Articles 7 & 32 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Local Government activities are to be made operative through elected representatives (Presently suspended).
RURAL COUNCILS
Union Council for each Union, comprising a village or a number of villages having, as far as possible, an aggregate population between 7000 and 15000, excluding its urban areas and the cantonment areas.
District Council for each District, comprising the area of a revenue district, excluding its urban and the cantonment areas.
URBAN COUNCILS
Metropolitan Corporation for the Capital City comprising an urban area having population exceeding five lac;
Municipal Corporation for each City comprising an urban area having a population exceeding one lac but not exceeding five lac; and
Municipal Committee for each Municipality, comprising an urban area having a population exceeding 15000 but not exceeding one lac;
The Local Government Institutions in Balochistan are based on the Balochistan Local Government Act, 2010. The Local Councils are institutions of “Self-Government” to provide civic service and also undertake development projects financed mostly by the development grants of the Provincial Government and from their own resources.
