Tehsil Municipal Administration: Duties of Tehsil Municipal Officer

The Provincial Government shall appoint the Tehsil Municipal Officer who shall be the Principal Accounting Officer of the Tehsil Municipal Administration and shall be the focal person-

  1. for redressing public complaints relating to Tehsil Municipal Administration; and

  2. for liaising with the District Government and the Local Government Commission, through the District Government, for resolution of disputes relating to Tehsil Municipal Administration.

The Tehsil Municipal Officer shall:-

  1. ensure that the business of the Tehsil Municipal Administration is carried out in accordance with Local Government Ordinance 2001 and the Rules made thereunder and any other law relating to municipal services for the time being in force;

  2. co-ordinate the municipal activities of the Tehsil Municipal Administration and Union Administrations within the Tehsil for coherent planning and development of municipal infrastructure and for effective and efficient functioning of the Tehsil Municipal Administration;

  3. exercise general supervision over programmes, projects, services, and activities of the Tehsil Municipal Administration; and

  4. provide information required by the Tehsil Council for the performance of their functions. But while dealing with the Provincial Government, District Government and Local Government Commission, the Tehsil Municipal Officer shall not bypass the Tehsil Nazim.


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