06 Oct, 2024

Meeting on Local Council Reforms Chaired by Minister LG&RDD

A meeting of the committee to review the recommendations regarding reforms in in local government municipal institutions, was held under the chairmanship of Raja Faisal Mumtaz Rathore, Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, at Kashmir House, Islamabad. The meeting was attended by Dewan Ali Chughtai, Minister for Elementary and Secondary Education, Irshad Ahmad Qureshi, […]

Director General LG&RDD Visited Division Poonch

Director General of Local Government and Rural Development Azad Kashmir, Raja Zahid Mahmood Khan, visited the Divisional Director Local Government’s office in Poonch Division. The Deputy Director Monitoring from the Directorate General accompanied him. The meeting was attended by the Divisional Director Poonch, the Superintending Engineer of Poonch, Deputy Directors of the districts Bagh, Rawalakot, […]

Drinking Water Policy draft for comments

Draft of AJ&K Drinking Water Policy has been prepared and uploaded on website. Comments from general public, civil society organizations, academia, researchers, sector professionals are invited. The comments may be forwarded to the Director General, LG&RDD, Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir. The final draft after incorporating the comments shall be submitted to the Government for approval.

05 Days Training for Field Staff at KIM

A five-day training program was organized at the Kashmir Institute of Management for the field staff (Secretary Union Council) of the Department of Local Government and Rural Development under the Civil Registration Program. In the opening session of the training program, Director General of Local Government and Rural Development, Mr. Raja Zahid Mahmood, Retired Director […]

UNICEF’s Project Manager for WASH visited LG&RDD

During his visit to Muzaffarabad, UNICEF’s Head/Project Manager for WASH, Climate Change, Environment, and Disaster Risk Reduction, Atsuro Takahashi, met with Director General of Local Government and Rural Development, Raja Zahid Mahmood Khan. In addition to reviewing the progress of projects implemented in collaboration with the Government of Azad Kashmir, proposals for new projects were […]