development agenda

1. DRAFT OF MINUTES OF THE
1ST MEETING OF DEVELOPMENTAL COMMITTEE OF TCKP
In pursuance to the decisions of 21st meeting of the Board of Director,
Tourism Corporation Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (TCKP), held under the chairmanship of Chief
Minister, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on 01/02/2017, the ‘Developmental Committee’ for TCKP
was constituted(F/B). The 1st meeting of the Developmental Committee of TCKP was held
on 17/02/2017, the following attended the meeting:
i. Mr. Mushtaq Ahmad, Managing Director, TCKP.
ii. Mr. Sohail Hashmi, Member TCKP BoDs.
iii. Mr. Shoaib Gillani, Assistant Chief (Tourism), P&D, Deptt:
iv. Mr. Hayat Ali, Senior General Manager. TCKP.
v. Mr. Mushtaq, Section Officer(Dev-II), Finance Deptt:(on special invitation)
2. The MD, TCKP welcomed the participants and informed that Tourism
Corporation Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was established in 1991, under the Companies
Ordinance 1984, as Public Limited Company. Mega tourism promotional & developmental
activities of the Corporation are funded through ADP, whereas, minor activities are carried
out from TCKP own source.
3. Thereafter, the Managing Director invited the Assistant Chief (Tourism), P&D
to brief the meeting regarding TCKP's ADP projects. The Assistant Chief Tourism P&D
Department dilated upon the same as under:
1241 140036
Establishment of Picnic Spots at suitable Places in Malam Jaba,
District Swat.
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Establishment of Engineering Wing for Sports, Culture,
Archaeology, Museums, Tourism and Youth Affairs Department.
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Capacity Building of Tourist Services Wing, Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa.
1244 130649 Tourism Policy – New Initiatives
1245 140037 Establishment of Network of Tourist Information Centers.
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Counterpart funding for Tourism projects to be executed through
Public Private Partnership (PPP)
1247 150011 Consultancies for development of Tourism Projects through PPP.
1248 150472 Tourism promotional activities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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Tourist facilities at Gollain Gole, Broghal (Chitral) Merajani &
Dagri (Abbottabad) and Beergali (Swabi) Kumrat (Dir Upper).
1250 160020 Tourism Development Activities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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Tourism Area Integrated Development Project (Establishment of
Provincial Tourism Authority).
1252 160585 Camping Pods.
4. The MD, TCKP informed the meeting as under :
i. Scheme namely Engineering Wing and Capacity building of Tourism Services Wing
serve the Directorates of the Department including TCKP.
ii. The Schemes namely ‘Tourist facilities at Gollain Gole, Broghal (Chitral) Merajani &
Dagri (Abbottabad) and Beergali (Swabi) Kumrat (Dir Upper)’ may be merged with
‘Tourism Area Integrated Development Project’.
iii. Scheme namely ‘Tourism Development Activities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’ and
‘Tourism Area Integrated Development Project’ may be continued to reach all the
Tehsils of the Province entrepreneurship at the grass root level.

2. 5. DISCUSSION
The member BoD TCKP Mr. Sohail Hashmi observed that the development
schemes may be streamlined. The festivals and all activities be planned with clear time-
lines. Each scheme may be planned in a manner that it covers 2-3 years phase-wise, which
should overlap the next phase to ensure continuity. Roads inside the project area, roadside
facilities and other measures to make each part of the province presentable be undertaken
keeping in view the return on investment and operationalized through the private sector.
While local produce, local business promotion and involvement of local private sector be
considered in its operationalization. Brainstorming at grass root level, tehsil, district and
provincial level be considered. Where possible proper pre-feasibilities indicating payback
period, turn in ratio Green bottom lines, be devised keeping in view if this happens what
would be the needed action and if that happens what would be the action. In all schemes
the participation of local communities their selling and local produce shall be
accommodated. Where ever possible the locals communities should be convinced for
offering of their guest rooms to tourists. It may be explored in Karachi and Lahore to open
up facilitations centers or allowing the private sector to represent TCKP for bringing tourists
to the touristic sites of the province. The member BoDs emphasized that Bank guarantees
from the private sector be also retained to avoid litigation, while leasing out properties. The
determination of a bench mark amount of leasing be also taken into consideration and a
viable mechanism for determining lease amount be worked out for better results.
6. SUMMING-UP
 The Annual Development programme is managed outside the purview of BoDs
TCKP. The Development Programme has its own system in the Provincial
Government for approval, releases and allocations managed by the administrative
Department in consultation with P&D and Finance Department.
 The proposed budget for development and proposed calendar of events have been
shared with Board of Directors in its meeting.
 The corporation development agenda may be persistently funded to create
conducive environment for propagation of entrepreneurship in the tourism sector.