PESHAWAR: As per the Prime Minister vision of digitalisation of government departments, the Peshawar Development Authority (PDA) has started digitalisation of different sections to facilitate the public and avoid chances of corruption.
In the first step, the process of all kinds of residential and commercial plots designing/map approval has been digitised.
The allottees would get online approval of the design/map, said Director General (DG) of PDA Syed Zafar Ali Shah on Wednesday.
Talking to The News, he said digitalisation of different sections of the PDA has been launched.
The work on e-tendering is being introduced as well which will make the process transparent and people will not have to visit different offices.
He said in a bid to promote and encourage the construction sector and create job opportunities, the PDA has waved off the houses designs/maps fee for the first 15 allottees of Peshawar Media Colony who want to construct houses there.
The PDA chief said that under the directives of chief minister and chief secretary, the reforms process in PDA is going to facilitate the people through the digitalization of various sections.
He said in the first step, allottees would get the designs/maps of their house online without visiting the office and in the next phase the e-tendering system would be introduced very soon.
Syed Zafar Ali Shah said the Peshawar beautification was going on and different projects were being executed to restore the past glory of this city of flowers.
Regarding Durrani Media Colony, now Peshawar Media Colony, an extension of the Regi Model Town, he said work on the park and electricity supply schemes was in full swing while that on the link bridge would also be launched soon.
He announced waiving off the design/map fee for first 15 allottees to encourage starting of construction work on houses in the colony.
AWKUM holds 18 Academic Council meeting
Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan (AWKUM) held the 18th meeting of the Academic Council, with Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Zahoor Ul Haq in the chair.
The meeting discussed several key issues related to academics including the Annual Assessment Report for Faculty (BPS), approval of the new Undergraduate Education Policy 2020, confirmation of the minutes of the 17th meeting of Academic Council and approved Academic Calendars for the year 2020-21.
It was also agreed that HJRS will be used for verification of research publications in the University from July 2020.
Deans of various faculties of the university, registrar, senior academicians, the elected members, chairpersons of different departments, controller of examination, deputy director admissions, and other allied officers/staff of Directorate of Academics & Research and meeting section also attended the meeting.
The meeting started with recitation from the holy Quran.
On the occasion, the vice-chancellor was informed that the academic and research-oriented issues in the university had decreased considerably as shown by the volume of agenda of the current meeting.
The director academics presented the agenda items and each item was thoroughly discussed and a number of important decisions were made.
The Academic Council confirmed the minutes of the 17th meeting of the Academic Council and approved Academic Calendars for the year 2020-21.