Staff Reporter Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has constituted district development committees (DDC) so that the concerned elected people of the area could coordinate with the executing agency of the schemes for their timely completion along with ensuring quality of the work. He took this decision while reviewing the progress of 347 on-going development schemes in three districts, Sukkur, Khairpur and Ghotki worth Rs.17.18 billion here on Wednesday at the CM House. The meeting was attended by, provincial ministers, Nisar Khuhro, Saeed Ghani, Shabir Bijarani, Nasir Shah, Sohail Anwar Siyal, Awais Qadir Shah, Chief Secretary Mumtaz Shah, Chairman P&D M. Waseem, concerned secretaries and elected representatives, including Senator, MNAs, MPAs, Mayor and others. The chief minister said that during the review of the on-going development schemes, he has found that there was lack of ownership of the development works, therefore work was very slow. “Therefore, I have decided to constitute District Development Committees comprising elected representatives for developing close coordination with the executing agencies/concerned departments so that the on-going schemes can be completed in time,” he said. The chief secretary would notify the committees within next few days.
