The Local Government & Community Development (LG&CD) Department has been assigned the responsibility to implement Punjab Local Government Ordinance (PLGO) 2001 to achieve the stated objectives of the Devolution Plan. Moreover, the LG&CD Department has an over-seeing role to ensure that the local governments perform their functions within the provincial framework and adhere to the federal and provincial laws.

Functions:
The functions and responsibilities of LG&CD Department have been redefined under the new Local Government System created under the PLGO-2001 as follows

• Policy Formulation: Formulation of public policy and its promulgation; updating of laws, rules and providing guidelines for the working of Local Governments. Besides, LG&CD Department issues policy guidelines to the Local Governments on salient issues, in Public interest in Punjab.
• Coordination: The Department coordinates with Federal/Provincial Government Departments and allied agencies as well as all the three tiers of local governments on the issues pertaining to the new local government system.
• Administration: It is responsible for the recruitments and administration of service personnel working in its attached departments, 144 Tehsil Municipal Administrations (TMAs) and 3464 Union Administrations

• To act as Administrative Department of Local Governments.
• Implementation of Punjab Local Government Ordinance-2001.
• To act as Secretariat of Provincial Local Government Commission.
• To act as member on Provincial Finance Commission (PFC) established under PLGO-2001.
• To issue directions to the District Governments under section 128 of PLGO-2001.
• Vetting of Taxation proposal of Local Governments as provided under PLGO-2001.
• Approval of budgets of Local Governments under section 112(7) of the PLGO-2001.
• Execution / Coordination of Foreign Aided Projects.
• Manning of Local Governments/particularly TMAs and Union Administrations.
• To act as appellate authority under the Appeal Rules in terms of matters relating to the Local Governments

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