Revision of laws to ensure NGO transparency stressed
Wednesday, 22 April 2009
Prime Minister's education, social development and political affairs adviser Professor Dr Alauddin Ahmed today said existing legal frameworks should be amalgamated to ensure transparency in NGO activities and promote government-NGO cooperation for national development, reports BSS.
"New laws are needed to amalgamate with the existing legal frameworks (related to NGOs) to ensure further transparency and accountability of the NGO activities," an NGO Affairs Bureau statement quoted him as saying at a meeting of the Bureau.
It said the adviser asked the Bureau to devise ways for effective government-NGO cooperation to attain the goals of the government announced programmes for socio-economic development and alleviating poverty. The adviser's comments came as he visited the NGO Affairs Bureau office and held a meeting with its senior officers.
Alauddin told the meeting NGOs were playing a crucial role as "development partners" of the government but asked the officials to ensure appropriate use of foreign funds channelled through the Bureau.
Director General of the Bureau Mushtaq Hassan Muhammad Iftekhar and other officials joined the meeting.
"New laws are needed to amalgamate with the existing legal frameworks (related to NGOs) to ensure further transparency and accountability of the NGO activities," an NGO Affairs Bureau statement quoted him as saying at a meeting of the Bureau.
It said the adviser asked the Bureau to devise ways for effective government-NGO cooperation to attain the goals of the government announced programmes for socio-economic development and alleviating poverty. The adviser's comments came as he visited the NGO Affairs Bureau office and held a meeting with its senior officers.
Alauddin told the meeting NGOs were playing a crucial role as "development partners" of the government but asked the officials to ensure appropriate use of foreign funds channelled through the Bureau.
Director General of the Bureau Mushtaq Hassan Muhammad Iftekhar and other officials joined the meeting.