Summary Local Bodies system 2001 to be dissolved, Municipal Committees and Union Councils to be restored.
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has given approval to implement Local Government Act in the province from January 2013.
The sources revealed that with the implementation of new law, the local bodies system introduced in 2001 as well as all the LB institutions would be dissolved and Municipal Committees in the urban areas and union council in the rural areas would be revived simultaneously.
According to proposed act, the number of members in each UC would be 11 out of which there would be seven Muslims members, while two seat would be reserved for ladies.
One minority member and one Kissan or Labour would be included in each union council. The Chairman of UC would be general member.
The general members for District Council would be elected directly.
