GILGIT:A meeting of the Gilgit-Baltistan Land Reforms Committee chaired by Provincial Minister for Law Ghulam Muhammad was held bere in Gilgit. The meeting was attended by committee members including Minister Muhammad Anwar, Haji Shah Baig, Advocate Amjad Hussain, Secretary Law, Senior Member Board of Revenue and other officials.
The session thoroughly reviewed proposals received from all stakeholders across Gilgit-Baltistan. After careful consideration, all feasible recommendations were incorporated into the Land Reforms Bill. Suggestions from civil society and legal experts were also included in the draft, which has now been finalized.
The participants appreciated public participation and interest in the preparation of the bill, reaffirming their commitment to shaping the legislation in line with public aspirations. They directed the relevant department to present the bill in the upcoming cabinet meeting.
Chairman of the Land Reforms Committee, Ghulam Muhammad, expressed gratitude and commended the contributions of all committee members, officials, civil society and legal professionals in enhancing and preparing the draft bill. He emphasized that this legislation holds historic importance for Gilgit-Baltistan.
Earlier, Gilgit-Baltistan cabinet has approved the Land Reforms Bill 2024, creation of four more districts in the region and decided some other important issues of the region.GB cabinet sessions chaired by GB Chief Minister Haji Gulbar Khan, Chief Minister Secretariat Gilgit, it was attended by GB ministers, adviser to chief minister, chief secretary, inspector general of police and administrative secretaries.
The cabinet session approved the Land Reforms Bill 2024, after the approval from the cabinet, the Land Reforms Bill will be presented in the Gilgit-Baltistan assembly for adoption. The cabinet has also approved creation of four new districts including district Deral, district Tangir, Roundudistrict , Yasin, Ghupis district.
The cabinet directed appointment of administrative officers and in the light of the decision of the cabinet, it was decided to fill all vacant posts from grades 6 to 15 through the Education Testing Council as per the prevailing procedure.
In the cabinet meeting, it was approved to give Rs15 million as grant-in-aid from GB government for the water diversion project in Skardu started with the support of the local community to remove the shortage of irrigation and clean drinking water in Skardu.
In order to ensure the timely and quality construction of this important project, the establishment of a steering committee was also approved to ensure effective implementation including reconciliation with the local community.
The cabinet approved Rs4.7 million for paying land compensation to purchase land for Nasreen Nasir, who received the Tamgha-i-Shujaat for ensuring the safety of human lives by sheltering 24 people in the 2005 riots.
The Cabinet also approved the Child Protection Policy to protect the rights of children and protect children from exploitation, violence and abuse in Gilgit-Baltistan.In the cabinet meeting, a one-year extension in the deployment of civil armed forces in Gilgit-Baltistan was approved.
