Union Councils allowed to launch schemes worth upto 1.5 lakh RS

Lahore:Punjab government has authorized union councils to launch or complete development schemes worth upto 1.5 lakh rupees at their own at local level and Local Government Department has also issued a notification in this regard after necessary amendment in Punjab Union Administrations Works Rules 2002.
According to the notification, each Union Council will be authorized to float tenders and complete development schemes and projects worth upto 1.5 lakh rupees at the local level of which prior approval will be given by the Project Committee of the union council. According to the notification, the concerned Union Nazim will be the convener of the project committee of the union council while Naib Union Nazim, Union Secretary and three councilors including a woman councilor will be the members of the project committee.