This document discusses the functioning of local government in Pakistan. It outlines the roles and responsibilities of various types of local government entities, including municipal corporations, committees, and district and union councils. It also describes the municipal services provided by these bodies, such as water, sewerage, solid waste management, and infrastructure maintenance. Additionally, the document discusses existing government initiatives to improve local governance and the services asset management agreements used to outsource services to private companies. It acknowledges challenges in implementing these agreements and oversight of outsourced functions, and provides recommendations for strengthening local government management and oversight.

1. Functioning of Local Government
Management of Companies and Authorities
Abid Hussainy
Senior Specialist,
Urban Unit , Govt of Punjab
Abid.hussainy@gmail.com

2. PLGA 2013
• Roles and responsibility of Municipal Functions
• Water
• Sewerage
• Solid Waste

3. Types of Local Govt as per Law
a) Metropolitan Corporation for Lahore District
and a Municipal Corporation for such urban area
as the Government may notify;
(b) a Municipal Committee for such urban area
as the Government may notify;
(c) a District Council for the rural area of a
District other than Lahore as the Government
may notify;

4. Municipal Services
• municipal services” include intra-city network of water
supply, sanitation, conservancy, removal and disposal
of sullage, refuse, garbage, sewer or storm water, solid or
liquid waste, drainage, public toilets, express ways bridges,
flyovers, public roads, streets, foot paths, traffic signals,
pavements and lighting thereof, public parks, gardens,
graveyards, arboriculture, landscaping, billboards,
hoardings, firefighting, land use control, zoning, master
planning, classification declassification or reclassification of
commercial or residential areas, markets, housing, urban or
rural infrastructure, environment and construction,
maintenance or development of these services and
enforcement of any law relating to municipal services;

5. Union Council
• provide and maintain rural water supply
schemes and public sources of drinking water,
including wells, water pumps, tanks, ponds and
other works for the supply of water and open
drains;
• (h) coordinate with the community
organizations for proper maintenance of rural
water supply schemes and sewerage in the
prescribed manner;
• (l) provide conservancy services in the
Union Council;

6. Rural UC with approval of District
Council
• provide, manage, operate, maintain and improve the
municipal infrastructure and services, including–
• (i) water supply and control and
development of water sources;
• (ii) sewage and sewage treatment and
disposal;
• (iii) storm water drainage;
• (iv) sanitation and solid waste collection
and sanitary disposal of solid, liquid, industrial and
hospital wastes;
•

7. Municipal Committee, Municipal
Corporation and Metropolitian
Corporation
• (h) provide, manage, operate, maintain and improve
the municipal infrastructure and services, including–
• (i) water supply and control and
development of water sources;
• (ii) sewage and sewage treatment and
disposal;
• (iii) storm water drainage;
• (iv) sanitation and solid waste collection
and sanitary disposal of solid, liquid, industrial and
hospital wastes;
• (v) roads and streets;

8. Legal provision
• MC may entrust any of its functions to a
person, authority, agency or company through
a contractual arrangements, on such terms
and conditions as may be prescribed

9. Department & Agencies working
1. HUD&PHED Department for water supply and
drainage schemes
2. WASAs in Municipal Corporations of
Rawalpindi, Gujranwala,, Multan, Faisalabad
3. WASA in Lahore
4. Solid waste management companies in Lahore,
Faisalabad , Multan, Rawalpindi , Gujranwala,
Sialkot & Bhawalpur
5. Punjab Saaf Pani Porgram in all 36 district
6. Punjab Municipal Development Fund Company
PMDFC for supporting LG

10. Existing Govt of Punjab Initiative in LG
• 1. Punjab Cities Governance Improvement
Investment Program (PCGIP) in Lahore,
Faisalabad, Multan , Gujranwala and
Faisalabad
• 2. Punjab Intermediate Cities Improvement
Investment program (Design Phase)

11. SAAMAs
Services & Asset Management
Agreement of MC with SWM Companies

12. Background
• Why SAAMA……….?
• The Most Important legal and contractual Instrument
• Manages & ensure obligation of parties to SAAMA of
SWM company
1. Human Resources
2. Assets
3. Finances
4. Performance of Services
5. Monitoring & Evaluation
6. Reporting
7. Conflict Resolution & Termination

13. Name of Company SAMAs & Area Scope of
Services
North Sindh Urban Services Corporation
NSUSC
2010
6 cities /MC
Sukkur , Larkana, Shikarpur
Rohri & Khairpur
Jocobabad
WSS
& SWM
Lahore Waste Management Company Lahore SWM
Multan Waste Management Company Multan SWM
Sialkot Waste Management Company Sialkot SWM
Rawalpindi Waste Management
Company
Rawalpindi & Muree SWM
Bhawalpur Waste Management
Company
Bhawalpur SWM
Gujranwala Waste Management
Company
Gujranwala
WSSP Peshawar & 6 other cities Peshawar and six other cities WSS & SWM

14. Key Attributes
• Agent under Contract Act 1872
• Services are Entrusted by MC / Adminstrator
• Exclusivity of services – only SWM company in the area
& Regulating
• All assets ( Fixed & Movable ) are transferred/entrusted
related to the services with inventory & condition
• All HR working – in the area of service declared – FIT
FOR JOB
• Management to be hired by BOD
• Termination after CM approval
• Finances to be made transferred as a baseline of year
• SAMA is very powerful ( writing ) in the interest of
WASTE MANAGEMENT COMPANY

15. Key Challenges in Implementation
1. The Biggest Challenge of implementation is the
huge scope and expectation from LG
2. Absence of the base line & Level of Services is
the biggest challenges of any significant
improvement
3. Resistance to monitoring by SWM Company
4. Un conventional communication is strong in the
absence of effective communication
5. Reporting to BOD & TMA is weak and seldom
limited to Presentation

16. LG May consider
• Management Report on the Status &
implementation of the SAAMAs Quarterly
• Report on Compliance of SAAMA
• Base line & Condition of Assets by SWM
• KPI of Company
• Risk assessment – assets & services
• Establish Authority Level for Management &
BOD

17. Way forward
1. Establishing an official Communication Protocol with SWM
Companies, WASAs through HUD&PHED, LG&CDD and DAs
and DA Education and Health & DMA
2. Establishment/operationalizing of Compliant
management system for MC/ DC with Dash Board for
Chairman and Mayor & Chief Officer
3. Commissioning of Asset Management system and stock
take of asset by Chief Officer
4. Monitor performance of SWM and WASAs
5. Budgeting based on Integrated Development Asset
Management Plan in 5 cities to access WB funding
6. Master Planning and City Development Plans
7. Tehsil Water Supply Plan by Saaf Pani and Saaf Pani
Tanzeem

18. Thank you

19. Urban Unit
• Urban Sector Planning & Management Service
Unit (Pvt.) Ltd.
Government of the Punjab, Pakistan
• http://uu.urbanunit.gov.pk/index.aspx
503-5th Floor Shaheen Complex Egerton
Road, Lahore, Pakistan
• Phone: ++ 92- 42-99205316-22
• Fax: ++ - 92 42-99205323