Participants of the Senior Management Course Officers FDA Complex Study Tour

Faisalabad(94 News City Reporter) National Institute of Public Administration(-Napa) Officers participating in the 37th Senior Management Course in Peshawar 18 A group of members visited the FDA complex on a study tour. Director General FDA Muhammad Asif Chaudhry, Additional Director General Qaiser Abbas Rand and other officers welcomed the Mahans who were led by Chief Instructor Tariq Bakhtiar. Later, a group of officers attended a briefing session. Director General FDA Muhammad Asif Chaudhry while welcoming the guest officers briefed them about the organizational structure, jurisdiction, legal framework, performance, development activities and other issues of urban development of Faisalabad Development Authority. He said that the process of complete digitization of records is being completed for increasing the quality of FDA services, speedy relief and transparency in office matters, thanks to which they have been able to provide various services online, including on-the-spot issuance of ownership clearance certificate, e-challan system and other services. He said that several urban development projects are included in the credit of FDA while recently completed the mega projects of Abdullah Jhamra Road Flyover and State of the Art Sports Complex in FDA City. He informed about the various initiatives regarding the rapid development of FDA City and said that there is a strong infrastructure for providing all the basic facilities of good quality, while it is equipped with a beautiful lake, Miyawaki Forest and other recreational facilities. 82 The plan for development of the Central Park landscape on the Kanal area is underway. DG FDA said that the management and control of seventeen residential colonies, eighteen commercial markets and one hundred and eleven slum properties in the city are under the control of FDA. He said that operations against illegal housing schemes are ongoing and information about such schemes is uploaded on the website for public awareness. He said that under the Sustainable Development Goals scheme under the supervision of FDA. 32 Twenty crores from funds of Rs 37 From 25 The schemes have been completed while some development projects for the construction of future structures and bridges have also been proposed for urban development. He also informed about the performance of One Window Counter, renovation of Nishatabad bridge and lower parts of Jhal bridge, establishment of gym and snooker club, plantation drive, sources of income of FDA and available budget. While answering some questions, DG FDA said that the master planning of the city has been completed while the Peri-Urban Structure Plan is also the result of FDA's efforts. He said that there are some problems due to FDA not having building control powers in urban areas. In the end, Chief Instructor NEPA Tariq Bakhtiar thanked DG FDA for the excellent hospitality and comprehensive briefing and said that awareness of institutional services related to the working of FDA and learning from management information has helped. Participating officers appreciated the reforms to bring the services of FDA in line with modern requirements. Commemorative shields were also exchanged between DG FDA Muhammad Asif Chaudhry and Chief Instructor NEPA Tariq Bakhtiar on this occasion.