LG Commission asks Battagram councils to utilise funds

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Local Government Commission on Thursday directed the district and tehsil nazims of Battagram to ensure a fair distribution and utilisation of funds.

The commission met here with Senior Minister for Local Government and Rural Development Inayatullah in the chair.

Members of the commission — Sardar Muhammad Idrees, Shumaila Tabassum, Secretary Local Government Jamaluddin Shah, Secretary Law Muhammad Arifeen and Director General Local Government Aadil Siddique - also attended the meeting.

The participants discussed the utilisation of the development funds of the Battagram district and tehsil councils. 

The sub-committee submitted own recommendations.

It stated that the funds were not distributed justly among the councilors in the district and tehsil councils of Battagram as some councillors were ignored.