Minutes issued by the secretary meeting held on 5 aug, 2014
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SPORTS, TOURISM, YOUTH AFFAIRS, ARCHAEOLOGY
& MUSEUMS
GOVERNMENT OF KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA
Dated: 07/08/2014
No.PO(TSY&M) ADP-RIV/2014-15
To,
The Managing Director, Tourism Corporation Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The Director Archaeology & Museums, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
The Director General Sports & Youth Affairs, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
The Assistant Controller Tourist Servicing wing, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
The Incharge Engineering wing, Sports & Tourism Department.
The Incharge PAITHOM, Swat.
Subject: - MINUTES OF THE MEETING / PRESENTATION TO THE
SECRETARY SPORTS, TOURISM, YOUTH AFFAIRS,
ARCHAEOLOGY & MUSEUMS BY ALL THE ATTACHED
FORMATIONS IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF TCKP ON 05-
08-2014 AT 10:00AM.
A meeting was held under the chairmanship of Administrative Secretary of
Sports, Youth Affairs, Tourism, Archaeology & Museum Department, Government of
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at 10:00am on 5/8/2014 in the Conference Room of TCKP to set
the tone, tenor and pace of activities for the near future.
2. The chair after welcoming the participants began the proceedings and
ended the meeting with the following decisions:
S# Decisions Action by Time line
1. Stay order against leasing out of PTDC Properties, to be
drafted by the Legal Advisor, to ensure that the four properties
erected on provincial government land by the Ministry of
Tourism through PTDC in the past are not leased out illegally
by PTDC
MD TCKP 10 August 2014
2. All the secretariat level officials are specially reminded that
they are supposed to support and solve the issues of attached
formations promptly/ proactively without creating any hurdles
AS, CPO,
All SOs
Regularly
3. a. Revival of Indigenous Culture Heritage (RICH)
program, successfully undertaken in 2010-11 by TCKP
as a pilot to be restarted, institutionalized and made
sustainable in order to extend purposeful activities at
grassroots level all over KP - existing resources would
be utilized for the purpose.
This entails financing small level cultural activities at the U/C –
Tehsil level through local credible NGOs / Civil society
organizations and other implementing partners.
b. Revival of district wise-Traditional Games KP, pilot
undertaken by TCKP in 2011 on similar lines.
CPO
Ali Jan
Regularly from
mid September
4. A summary to be drafted in light of the previous summary to Ali Jan Mid August
2. 2
re-attach Culture to this Department. CPO
5. A summary to be moved after drafting by CPO / Ali Jan for
setting up separate Directorate of Youth Affairs/ proposed “KP
Youth Development Corporation”.
Ali Jan
CPO
3rd week of
August
6. Procedures to be defined and procurement / promotion
committees notified for all the attached formations and the
department.
GM (A&P) Mid August
7. Capacity building of various wings of attached formations. All
heads of attached formations should come up with separate
concrete viable proposals for the same.
All Heads of
attached
formations
End August
8. The Website Portal, TCKP Newsletter Frontier Facets –
reconstitution of fresh Editorial Board and Team and meeting
Creative Wing’s office equipment requirements, printing of
Brochures have to be carried out in more than one language
for international tourists visiting the Buddhist sites.
TIC will give its demand for publications months in advance to
the Distribution & Stock/Admin office so they maintain a
reasonable supply. All publications and printing will be
undertaken by Creative Wing.
Ali Jan
GM TIC
Director
Arch
Mid September
9. The department will be holding scheduled quality public
activities of diverse nature regularly in Nishtar Hall, for
families particularly those involving youth, women and
children. The Nishtar Hall event schedule will include cultural
and recreational activities such as tourism promotions,
exhibitions, stage activities, performing and visual arts, in
recognition of local icons, personalities and legends, painters,
artists and literary luminaries etc.
Appointment of a dedicated Event Manager or Event
Management Firm to ensure timely schedule and standard
MD TCKP Regularly from
Mid September
10. A committed and dynamic Project Director for Gor Khatri has
to be identified to carry on the multifarious activities outlined in
the Gor Khatri PC1 and it has to be ensured that project
prerequisites, such as constitution of Board of Directors etc,
making it an autonomous, transparent and sustainable body
etc. are met. Existing staff to be reviewed, ensuring merit
prevails. It must be ensured that the Gor Khatri project should
meet all the project goals in that spirit in which it was originally
conceived.
Director
Arch
Ali Jan
End August
11. Concept Note on a well-equipped quality Audio Video Studio
– the first of its kind in KP - has to be developed. Studio has
to be of international standard to cater to the diverse needs of
local film makers, singers, producers, mass media, and other
creative individuals who lack the resources to gain access to
similar facilities in Karachi and Dubai etc.
Ali Jan End August
12. A provincial Tourism Authority has to be created in order to
bring harmony among the devolved components of
PAITHOM, TSW, MJRL, PTDC and TCKP. A concept note
depicting organizational structure & functions be moved for
the purpose.
CPO
GM A&P
End August
13. Summary for the CM for transfer of PTDC properties to this
department
Sec, MD
TCKP, GM
A&P
Mid August
14. Rest houses of department to be handed over to TCKP for
leasing out to private sector. Summary for CM for the purpose
15. The Posts already advertised under Tourist Services Wing CPO, SOG 3rd week of
3. 3
(TSW) have to be reviewed, using a credible and appropriate
testing methodology in terms of Education, qualification and
eligibility criteria, age limit to be re-advertised to complete the
whole process by the end of September
August
16. Exhibitions, Archaeological Conferences and other
promotional activities may be carried out by Director
Archaeology in collaboration with MD, TCKP for synergy and
better execution. Detailed modalities be worked out for the
purpose.
MD TCKP
Director
Arch
1st Week of
September
17. Tourism & Youth policies to be finalized after input from all
stakeholders.
MD,TCKP
& CPO
Mid September
18. Draft the new proposed Archaeological Heritage Act, KP as
the Antiquity Act 1997 is an exact copy of the outdated
Federal Antiquity Act 1975. Engage all stakeholders in a
consultative workshop for the same
Director
Arch
End September
19. Heritage Awareness Program for archaeological sites,
involving general public may be started with more vigour
Director
Arch
Regularly from
Mid September
20. Multi-lingual audio facilities in Peshawar Museum and
creation of Virtual Tours
Director
Arch
End December
21. Youth Tourism Development Program (YTDP), particularly for
underprivileged students, may be commenced with more
vigour.
MD TCKP
Sehrai
Travels &
Tour
Operator
Regularly from
September
22. Concept Papers to be developed for pro-actively involving
youth, intelligentsia, creative and talented individuals, budding
entrepreneurs and general public of the province in all
activities of Sports, Youth, Tourism and Archaeology.
Ali Jan End August
23. A gazetteer of Archaeological Sites of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to
be complied.
Director
Arch
End September
24. All the news to the media from various attached formations
have to be consolidated and released after it is filtered by the
Media Manager and Ali Jan. Media Cell to be strengthened for
better overall coordination and functionality.
All Regularly
25. Establishment of a Fellowship program in Gandhara Studies
at an international university e.g Harvard University, or Oxford
or Cambridge to be started, leading up to setting up of a
formal Chair in future.
Director
Arch
End September
26. Sports equipment to be provided to all Union Councils
modalities to be worked out for the purpose.
DG, Sports End Aug
27. Institutionalizing & organizing sports activities in Educational
institutions and holding interregional sports competitions from
tehsil to provincial level.
Modalities to be worked out for the same.
DG, Sports End September
28. Concept Note on Giving Kalash World Heritage Status and
organizing an international stakeholders conference in the last
quarter of current year in order to achieve the same.
Ali Jan
Director
Arch
End
August
29. Concept Note on proper Signage of all important tourism and
cultural sites in the province, including on-site information
signboards and wayside directional signboards, ensuring they
are visible, attractively designed, follow a standard format, of
durable material/ texture and vandalism-proof
Ali Jan End August
30. Concept Note on promotion of Sikh related tourism. As Ali Jan End August
4. 4
90percent of Sikh sites of religious, historic and military nature
are in KP, every year thousands of Sikh pilgrims from all over
the world visit Pakistan, who are potential tourists and could
visit several sites of interest in KP stretching from Hazara to
Jamrud and all the way down to Dera Ismail Khan including,
Forts, Gurdwaras, private Residences, famous Battlesites and
Tombs
31. TCKP should maintain its role as a catalyst and continue to
sponsor purposeful activities by private organisations whilst
ensuring their quality standards
MD TCKP Regular
32. Century- old Khyber Steam Railway revival by starting a
regular and affordable Tourism Steam Safari on alternate
route between Peshawar and Attock Khurd upto Attock Khurd
Railway Heritage Rail station Resort which will be publicised.
Restart negotiations with Pakistan Railways.
Zahoor
Durrani
Ali Jan
Creative
Wing
Regularly from
Mid-Sep
33. Setting up of TIC/ Desk at Peshawar Airport – only entry point
of international air traffic in the province
MD, TCKP
GM/ TICs
Mid Nov
34. Concept Note to Preserve and Conserve Dilip Kumar House
in Peshawar and turning it into a Living Museum in honour of
the cine legend.
Making a Board of Trustees from private sector to oversee its
management
Dir Arch
Ali Jan
Mid Sep
35. Adaptive re-use of Sethi House, purchased and conserved by
Govt of KP.
Dir Arch
Ali Jan
Mid Sep’
36. Everybody should work with passion and dedication in order
to boost up the image of the province and the people.
All Regularly
37. The DG Sports has to explain his absence for the meeting
despite prior written intimation by the Department.
SO Sports 1st week of
August
Secretary
Muhammad Azam Khan
Copy forwarded for information to:
1. The Chief Secretary, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
2. The Advisor to the Chief Minister for Sports, Tourism, Archaeology & Museums.
Secretary
Muhammad Azam Khan