INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KARACHI: The provincial cabinet of Sindh taking a historic decision on Monday discarded over 100 year old punitive Prison Act of 1894 and
approved Sindh Prison Correction Act-2019
The assembly was held under chairmanship of Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah at 7th floor of fresh Sindh Secretariat and was
attended by Chief Secretary Mumtaz Shah, all provincial ministers, advisors, special assistants and concerned secretaries
The cabinet in its start approved minutes of final cabinet assembly and disstubborn Sindh Prison Corrections Act-2019
Prisons Correction Act-219: The Chief Minister said, purpose of Prison system is to contribute to maintenance and protection of a just
peaceful and safe society by enforcing sentences given by courts, confining all prisoners in safe custody whilst ensuring their fundamental
rights and enshrined in structure and assisting welfare and rehabilitation of prisoners and their reintegration into society as law
atendering citizens through provision of reformation programme
&Therefore, we have to make our Act and rules accordingly,& he said.Secretary Home Kazi Kabir briefing cabinet about issues in preceding
Prisons Acts of 1894 said it was primarily punitive in nature and it lacked degree aspects such as reformation, adequate security, clarity
on policy and management and also lacked core focus on development of prison human resources.Minister Prison Syed Nasir Shah spelling out
silent features of draft act said it has 14 chapters and 84 sections in which purpose of prison system, basic principles and definitions
He added that new Act (Chapter 2) deals with declaration of prisons, sub-jail, judicial lock-ups.Chapter -3 deals with set upment of Prison
policy board and management committees, Chapter-4 contains duties of IG and other officers and with set upment of Prison Training Academy,
recruitment, transfer, posting, discipline and performance and powers of officers and medical officer.Chapter -6 contains treatment of
lterrible custody under which UTPs to be treated dwhetherferently from convicted prisons
Admission process, rights of inmates, security lessonwhetherication- high, medium and low, introduction of biometric, rights to lawyer and
legal aid and undergo on health examination on admission are given in this chapter.Chapter 6: It segregates prisoners on basis of gender,
age, conviction status, danger, sentenceed and with contagious diseases etc.It also has clauses of adequate diet provision- needs of
patients, pregnant women, children and devout requirements, entitlement of one-hour daily exercise.Chapter-7 is about transfer of prisoners
- inter-provincial, international, additionaldition etc, Chapter-8 about discharge or early discharge of a prisoner for degree reasons of
incapacitated, incurable, infirm, above age of 65 and good conduct rules.Chapter 9 deals with prisoners& wellbeing rehabilitation such as
non-discrimination, meaningful remunerated employment opportunities, minimum one visit for one hour per month, education, vocational
training, health facilities and social and psychological services.Chapter-10 deals with visits and correplyence such as prisoners can
dispatch or get letters, visits nsprint; supervised, audio or video recorded etc
Chapter 11 has provisions of board of visitors, prisoners oversight committee visits, examineions, testing of food and inquiries into
The cabinet disstubborn draft and approved it and also formed a committee under Minister Prison Syed Nasir Shah, Minister Energy Imtiaz
Shaikh and Advisor Law to give final touch ups to draft and dispatch it to assembly within seven days.Sindh Evacuee Believe Act: Minister
for minorities Affairs Hari Ram Kishori told cabinet that concurrent legislative list of structure was omitted by Constitution (18th
The subject of Evacuee Believe Property thus became a provincial subject.The Evacuee Believe Properties which were precedingly being managed
by Evacuee Believe Property Board now need to be made managed by provincial government through legislation
Therefore, a draft law Sindh Evacuee Believe Property Board and Enactment of Sindh Evacuee Believe Properties (Management Disposal) Act was
introduced.The cabinet approved draft law and formed a committee under Provincial Minister Hari Ram with members Education Minister Syed
Sardar Shah, Special Assistant to CM Dr Khatu Mal as its members
The committee shall improve draft law and refer to assembly
Amendment in Local Govt Act: The cabinet approved amendment in Section-26 of Sindh Local Government Act-2013 regarding resignation of office
Under Sub section (1) and (2) of Section -26 of Sindh Local Government Act-2013, it has been supplyd that a mayor, deputy mayor, chairman,
vice chairman or member of council may resign from his or her office by tendering resignation in writing under his or her hand to council
and council scorridor forward copies of resignation to government which scorridor be sent to Election Commission for muchwhetherication
The assembly was told that it has been experienced that council concerned while receiving resignation from an office bearer/ member was
reluctant to process it further
The cabinet after discussion approved to substitute word `council& with `Administrative Leavement.& Now office bearers/members would
dispatch their resignation to local government instead of dispatching it to council
Extension of Lien period: The cabinet approved extension of lien period on Pakistan Investment Bonds (PIBs) of Rs6 billion to Sindh
Nooriabad Power (SNPCL) Project upto June 30, 2020
It may be famous that Sindh government launched SNPCL, a 100 MW gas-based power generation project on PPP mode ion which it owns 49 percent
shares while private partner owns 51 percent shares
The company is technically and commercially sound, performing and profitable entities
Among performance indicators, salient are:It has earned a revenue of Rs6.624 billion; it has paid markup principal amounting of Rs1.577
The Nepra tarwhetherf standard for plant availability factor is 92 percent while it has achieved 95.36 percent
Net capacity of 100 MW capacity as per Nepra tarwhetherf standard has also been achieved
The State Bank has recognized external credit assessment Institution (ECAI) for 2018 in its report of Nov 19, 2018
Work on power plant commenced in 2014 on back of financial support supplyd by Sindh government in form of provision of collateral to
National Bank for opening of Letter of Credit (LoC) for procurement of plant
Despite this financial support, SNPC has much been able to achieve financial shut due to technical reasons and approached government with
request to accord extension of lien period on PIBs of Rs6 billion and cash collateral of Rs600 million till June 2020
The cabinet approved extension
FCS: The Cooperative department presented an item with request to appoint four members in Fisheremen Cooperative Society
At present, there are eight members in society among them secretary fiancé, Secretary law, secretary fisheries department and secretary
cooperative department would be removed an in their place three four others would be appointed
These members mostly canmuch attend FCS board assemblys, therefore they have been removed and in their place four members would be appointed
by Minister Fisheries Livestock Mr Bari Pitafi
Nomination for PEMRA: The cabinet was told that PEMRA has requested Information to appoint three members from general public as per criteria
The cabinet authorized CM Advisor on Information to appoint three members for PEMRA
STEVTA: A minor amendment was made in The Sindh Technical Education Vocational Training Authority Act-2009
Under Act Minister STEVTA happens to be Chairman of STEVTA
After amendment as approved by cabinet Minister STEVTA/ Advisor/Special assistant or any person appointd by chief minister would be chairman
of STEVTA.The Labour department presented Occupational Safety health Council, Sindh
Secretary labour Rasheed Solangi gave presentation to cabinet but cabinet due to measure technical issues in proposec council deferred it
and directed department to present it in next assembly
The chief minister directed Secretary University Board to resolve registration issue of Khairpur medical College with PMDC within next 15
He also directed secretary to put him up a summary for solution of other issues of college.The chief minister directed Chief Secretary
Mumtaz Shah to endegree framing of rules of all draft acts approved by cabinet within next 15 days.TheIndianSubcontinent has not verified
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