The document discusses the local government system established in Pakistan in 1979 under General Zia-ul-Haq after Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's government was overthrown. It established union councils for rural areas and municipal committees/corporations for urban areas. The union councils and zilla councils were the basic units of local government in rural areas, with members directly elected for four years. Their responsibilities included maintaining infrastructure like roads, hospitals, and schools. The local governments in urban areas varied in size and responsibilities based on the population, with the largest being metropolitan corporations in big cities.

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2. • When the downfall of Z.A Bhutto in 1977, the proposed
system of people local government disappeared .Gen ZIA
UL HAQ declared martial law in 1977.and declared to
revitalize the policy of local government as well .the
central government promulgated local government
ordinance of 1979.and issued directions to all provincial
government to promulgates their local government acts
on the pattern of central government and to arrange
elections to all tiers of local governments.
• The government of Punjab issued the local government
ordinance in july.1979 to establish the local governments’
.the government of Sindh N.W.F.P and Baluchistan also
followed the suite and issued their respective ordinance
in 1979, and similar enactment was promulgated in all
the four provinces.

3. Organizations
Urban areasRural areas

4. Union
council
Zillah
council
Rural
areas

5. • 1. It was the basic unit of local self-government for rural areas
• 2. comprising a population of 10,000 to 20,000.
• 3. were 7 to 15 members of each union council
• 4. who were directly elected by the people for the term of four
years
• Zillah council
• it was directly elected by population of 40,000 to 50,000
individuals for 4 years
• as set up for each zila

6. maintain the roads public administration .repairing of
roads hospitals schools libraries and public health center
maintain birth and death record.
it was authorized to levy taxes tool and fees for public
places
Develop garden playgrounds school welfare centers
industrial units

7. Urban areas
Municipal
corporation
Metropolitan
corporation
Municipal
committee
Town
committee

8. Town
committee
Municipal
corporatio
n
Municipal
committee
Metropolita
ns
corporation
population of 10,000 to 30,000 individuals ,there were
5 to 18 members .5 seats were reserved for women
minorities and labour members were directly elected.
Set up in big cities having population of 5 lacthey elect
their mayor and deputy mayor of Municipal corporation
.it is varies in ordinary cities there were 9 to 65
members . Members are directly elected for 4 years.
Set up in big cities big population of 25 lacMembers
are directly elected by the people of respective areas.
.

9. Planning and
development of
cities .maintenance
of sewerage system.
Maintenance of
refuse disposal
plants. Development
of cattle colonies.
Planning and
development of
workshops and
press
Development and
planning of libraries
museum and art
galleries.