Lahore: The task force formed to frame local government bill has proposed the introduce village councils and neighbourhood councils in Punjab on the model of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a news source reported. Prime Minister Imran Khan has been determined to shift power to grassroots level and he recently extended the one week deadline to the task force.
A meeting of the task force decided that the village councils would be modelled on those in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Neighbourhood councils were also suggested. The meeting also decided that village and neighbourhood councils will be empowered to spend 30% of the funds on development schemes and each councillor will be able to spend up to PKR 10 million on development annually.
