KARACHI, Nov 23: Sindh Adviser on Local Government Waseem Akhtar said that programmes were being implemented for the provision of the basic facilities to the people of Sindh.

He said that the new local government system was still in the experimental stages and its implementation so far had proved successful.

The adviser was talking to a two-member team of the World Bank comprising David Savige, Senior Institutional Specialist and Saleema Samjee, Social Development Specialist.

On the occasion, Mr Akhtar gave a detailed presentation on the local government system.

In this regard, he said a Citizen Community Board had been constituted so that development schemes were implemented with full participation of people.

The adviser said that 80 per cent contribution came from the board and 20 per cent from the local government in the development projects including schools, colleges, roads and bridges.

So far, he said, the local government system had been successfully implemented whereas 70 amendments had been made in the Sindh Local Government Ordinance-2001 to make it more effective while more amendments were expected to be carried out off and on as per the requirements.

He said that a Local Government Commission had been constituted for the effective monitoring of the system and to check corruption and irregularities.

Speaking about women rights and their development, the adviser informed that four out of 23 districts had female nazims while elections for naib nazims were yet to take place.—APP