Govt attempts to streamline Upazila administration
Friday, 7 May 2010
The government has decided to streamline the functions of Upazila administration, which are now being hampered because of the simmering rift between the chairman and the Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) over who should have the real authority in running the local government, reports bdnews24.com.
To address the issue, initiatives have been taken to transfer offices of 13 ministries and departments to Upazila Parishad and formulate a development action plan.
The local government secretary has been tasked to implement the initiatives, cabinet secretary Abdul Aziz told reporters.
He was speaking to reporters after a regular meeting of the National Committee on Upazila administration. Home Secretary Abdus Sobhan Sikder and Local Government Secretary Manjur Hossain were also present at the meeting.
Aziz, who as the cabinet secretary is the head of the national committee for monitoring the transfer of the offices to the Upazila, said the duties of Upazila chairmen and the UNOs had been clearly specified in the Upazila Act.
The local government ministry had also formulated quite a number of rules and procedures regarding this and taken initiatives to streamline the functions in a coordinated way, he said.
Admitting the stagnancy of development activities at Upazila level, Aziz said these activities couldn't be mobilised without proper development plans and specific policies.
To address the issue, initiatives have been taken to transfer offices of 13 ministries and departments to Upazila Parishad and formulate a development action plan.
The local government secretary has been tasked to implement the initiatives, cabinet secretary Abdul Aziz told reporters.
He was speaking to reporters after a regular meeting of the National Committee on Upazila administration. Home Secretary Abdus Sobhan Sikder and Local Government Secretary Manjur Hossain were also present at the meeting.
Aziz, who as the cabinet secretary is the head of the national committee for monitoring the transfer of the offices to the Upazila, said the duties of Upazila chairmen and the UNOs had been clearly specified in the Upazila Act.
The local government ministry had also formulated quite a number of rules and procedures regarding this and taken initiatives to streamline the functions in a coordinated way, he said.
Admitting the stagnancy of development activities at Upazila level, Aziz said these activities couldn't be mobilised without proper development plans and specific policies.