The new System has the following institutional arrangements for community empowerment:- Village and Neighbourhood Councils The new Local Government System establishes five to eleven members village council in a village or a neighbourhood council in a neighbourhood in urban areas to develop and improve water supply sources, make arrangements for sanitation and solid waste management, mobilize voluntary resources including labour, property and cash contributions, facilitate the formation of cooperatives for improving economic returns and reduction of interstitial poverty and consumer protection, report case of handicapped, destitute, and extreme poverty to the Union Administration, mobilize the community involvement in maintenance of public streets, play grounds, parks, de-silting of canals and water courses and promote plantation, landscaping and beautification of the village and neighbourhood. The village and neighbourhood councils will assist in conducting surveys and collecting socio-economic data, identifying encroachments, selecting landfill sites, managing burial places and collecting land revenue and other taxes. The village and neighbourhood councils through voluntary contributions or on self-help basis develop and maintain municipal and community welfare facilities and will facilitate in creation of Citizen Community Boards (CCBs). Bottom Up Planning and Ownership Incentive System - Citizen Community Boards The new Local Government System also provides for setting up of Citizen Community Boards (CCBs) in every local area by a group of non-elected citizens for energizing the community for development and improvement in service delivery through voluntary, proactive and self help initiatives and to take up the welfare of the handicapped, destitute, widows and families in extreme poverty. A Citizen Community Board may raise funds through voluntary contributions, gifts, donations, grants and endowments for its declared purposes without compromising the larger interest of the community. It may also receive project-based cost sharing support from any local government. A Citizen Community Board will be a non-profit organization and its income and assets are allowed to be used solely for the attainment of its objectives and no portion of the income is to be paid by way of dividend, profit or bonus to any of its members or contributors. The accounts of the Board will be subjected to audit. In case of dissolution or de-registration of a Citizen Community Board, its assets will pass on to the local government which contributed towards creation of these assets or funds and it will continue to be used for community welfare. The development budget according to this system is to be prioritized in accordance with the bottom-up planning system and not less than *twenty five percent of the development budget be reserved for the schemes initiated and identified by the Citizen Community Board. Under the new System, Citizen Community Boards may receive from a local government matching grants up to eighty percent of the budgeted amount of an approved development scheme by depositing its share of the cost of the Scheme. [ * The words "Fifty Percent" substituted through amendment in LGO,2001 by the respective provincial governments.] Number of CCBs Registered Province Period   Mar, 2003 Dec, 2003 Mar, 2004 Dec, 2004 Jun, 2005 Dec, 2005 Mar, 2006 Sep, 2006 March, 2007 Punjab 1066 3258 3482 7244 10168 10961 12591 15106 18128 NWFP 224 709 1299 4337 6187 6764 8068 9798 10759 Sindh 213 941 917 1837 2351 2721 3068 3902 6099 Balochistan 5 119 138 442 707 905 1071 1337 2071 Total 1508 5027 5836 3860 19413 21351 24828 30143 37057 The communities have shown great interest in development of their areas through CCB schemes. An analysis of the information collected reveals that the communities are interested in investing in projects relating to Agriculture, Soling (bricks pavement), Water Supply, Drainage, Education, Women Development, Education and Health. Province-wise information relating to number of CCB projects submitted, completed and utilization of funds till March, 2007 at district level is given below: CCBs Projects and Fund Utilization-District Level Name of Province CCBs Registered Projects Submitted Projects Under Approval Projects Approved Projects Completed Projects On-Going Fund Utilized (Rs in Million) District Govt. CCBs Total Punjab 18128 6592 244 3724 1632 1521 2187.90 704.81 2892.71 NWFP 10759 3142 105 2019 919 809 324.20 92.04 416.24 Sindh 6099 2716 211 1689 954 418 346.46 85.76 432.22 Balochistan 2071 399 60 220 11 1 5.30 1.40 6.70 Total 37057 12849 620 7652 3516 2740 2863.86 884.01 3747.87 Besides the above amounts utilized by the district governments in CCB projects, an amount of Rs.958 million has been utilized in such projects by the tehsil/towm municipal administrations till June , 2006 Monitoring Committees In the new system monitoring committees are introduced for monitoring the functions of the local governments at each level in order to evaluate performance of each office in relation to achievement of its targets, responsiveness to citizens' difficulties, efficiency in delivery of services and it's transparent functioning. The Monitoring Committee elected by the Zila Council will be responsible for monitoring the functions of the offices of the District Government and preparing quarterly reports while the Monitoring Committees of the Tehsil/Town Council will be responsible for monitoring the functioning of the offices of the Tehsil/Town Municipal Administration and preparing quarterly reports too. Monitoring Committees for Union Council are responsible for monitoring functioning of all offices of the District Government, Tehsil/Town Municipal Administration and Union Administration for delivery of services within its area and preparing quarterly evaluation reports. Reserved Seats for Women, Peasants & Workers and Minorities Adequate provisions are in the law** with respect to representation of women and weaker segments of the society in the decision making process. Women, peasants and workers are elected on special seats in Zila Council in a district or in a city District and they represent thirty-three percent of total number of the unions in a district or in city district. Peasants and workers make up five percent of total number of the unions in a district or in city district and five percent seats are reserved for minority communities. Similarly women, peasants and workers are also elected on special seats in both Tehsil and Town Councils. The women elected against reserved seats represent thirty-three percent of total number of the unions in the tehsil in a common district or the town in a city district. The number of peasants and workers make five percent of total number of the unions in a tehsil or a town. The number of persons from minority communities also represent five percent of the total number of the unions. The Union Council which comprises *thirteen members consists of *six Muslim members elected to general sheets including *two reserved for women, *four members elected to seats reserved for peasants and workers including two reserved for women and one member elected to a seat reserved for minority communities. [ * The figures twenty one, twelve, four and six substituted through amendment in LGO, 2001by the respective provincial governments in June, 2005] Complaint Cell New system provides a complaint cell in every District Government, Tehsil Municipal Administration (or a Town Municipal Administration) and Union Administration for redressal of grievances of common people and to get feed back from the citizens. Zila Mohtasib The new system establishes an office of Zila Mohtasib in every district for redressal of citizen's complaints against all functionaries of the District Government, Tehsil (or Town) Municipal Administration, Union Administration, Nazims, Naib Nazims, District Police officers and officials, members of the council and all officials of the Council. The Motasib may also conciliate, amicably resolve, stipulate, settle or ameliorate any grievance without written memorandum. Musalihat Anjuman The new System has provisions for a Musalihat Anjuman in each union consisting of a panel of three Musaleheen (conciliators) from amongst the residents of the union who are publicly known to be persons of integrity, good judgement and command respect. The Anjuman will strive to achieve amicable settlement of disputes*** through mediation, conciliation and arbitration. [** Local Government Ordinance 2001 ] [*** Both civil and criminal nature. ]