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ORDINANCE XVIII OF 2001 ORDINANCE XVIII OF 2001 BALOCHISTAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT ORDINANCE, 2001 An Ordinance to establish, reconstruct and regulate the Local Governments in the Province of Balochistan [Gazette of Balochistan, Extraordinary, 9th August, 2001] No. Legis:I‑122/Law/2000‑111, dated 9‑8‑2001.‑‑‑The following Ordinance made by the Governor of Balochistan on 8th August, 2001 is hereby published for general information: Whereas it is expedient to devolve political power and decentralize administrative and financial authority to accountable Local Governments for good governance, effective delivery of services and transparent decision making through institutionalized participation of the people at grass‑root level; And whereas the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan is dissolved, the Governor is satisfied that circumstances exist which render it necessary to take immediate action; Now, therefore, in pursuance of Article 4 of the Provisional Constitution (Amendment) Order, 1999 (Chief Executive's Order No.9 of 1999 and in exercise of all powers enabling in that behalf, the Governor of Balochistan is pleased to make and promulgate the following Ordinance:‑‑ CHAPTER XII LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE 119. Bottom up planning and the ownership incentive system.‑‑‑(1) The Citizen Community Boards may receive from a Local Government, matching grants up to fifty per cent. of the budgeted amounts of an approved developments scheme in the manner prescribed: Provided that a scheme shall be considered an approved scheme if‑ (i) the prescribed departmental procedure for estimating the cost of the scheme has been followed; . (ii) the Citizen Community Board has deposited its share of the cost of the development scheme in the account prescribed for the purpose; and (iii) the complete departmental estimates and the proof of deposit of the Citizen Community Board's contribution are attached. (2) The matching grants referred to in subsection (1) shall be spent from the reserved fifty per cent. of the development budget as provided section 109. (3) A cut off date, not less than thirty days before the presentation of the budget, shall be announced by each Local Government for registration of all scheme proposals from Citizen Community Boards with District Government, Tehsil Municipal Administration, Town , Municipal Administration or Union Administration, as the case may be. (4) The authorized officer of the respective level of Local Government shall draw up a statement specifying the scheme in subsection (3) by classification including the total amount of contributions for a particular classification of schemes. (5) A second statement shall determine contribution amounts for a particular classification of schemes as a ratio of the total contributions for all schemes registered with a, particular Local Government for that year and the statement shall be used to determine amounts of allocation for a classification of scheme from the budgets reserved for the purpose. (6) A third statement shall be drawn up which shall identify the number of schemes registered in a particular classification, beginning with the scheme containing the highest contribution by the Citizens Community Board in a classification until all the schemes in the classification are selected or the funds allocated for that particular classification in the amount determined in subsection (5) are exhausted. (7) The statement referred to in subsection 16) shall be appended to the budget of the District Government, Tehsil Municipal Administration Town Municipal Administration or Union Administration, as the case may be, for approval as part of the budget by the respective Council. (8) The schemes approved by the respective Council shall be carried out as prescribed by the Government.