YEAR BOOK 2016-2017 GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN MINISTRY OF KASHMIR AFFAIRS AND GILGIT-BALTISTAN ISLAMABAD Ch. Muhammad Berjees Tahir Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan i ii MESSAGE FROM THE FEDERAL MINISTER FOR KASHMIR AFFAIRS AND GILGIT BALTISTAN FOREWORD Pursuant to Sub-rule 2 of Rule 25 of the Rules of Business 1973, the Ministry of Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit- Baltistan has prepared Year Book for preceding financial year 2016-17. This Book contains/delineates and highlights the main activities, achievements and progress undertaken by various Sections, attached department and sub-ordinate office of the Ministry during 2016-17. The Year Book also elaborates functions, organizational structure and overall overview of the Ministry. The activities are disaggregated into chapters which focus various programmes, targets and their actualization during the period under review. I feel honored to present the Book to those who might be interested in having an insight into the working of the Ministry and will serve as a useful document to different stakeholders including; planners, academicians, research scholars, etc. As per UN Security Council Resolutions, Government of Pakistan is responsible for ensuring development and good governance in liberated part of Kashmir. Ministry of Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit Baltistan representing Federal Government has a delicate and very sensitive responsibility in this regard. The book includes all the policy initiatives which led towards assurance of complete autonomy and prosperity for these areas. I record appreciation for all officers and officials who have worked with devotion and dedication and successfully compiled the activities of the Ministry carried out during the year 2016-17. Ch. Muhammad Barjees Tahir Federal Minister iii iv Pir Bakhsh Jamali Secretary Ministry of Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit Baltistan v vi vii FOREWORD It is a matter of great pleasure for me to present the Year Book 2016-2017 of Ministry of Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit- Baltistan, in pursuance of sub-rule(2) of Rule (25) of the Rules of Business 1973. It includes brief introduction of the Division, as well as its function and performance during the year. The Year Book 2016-2017 highlights the policies formulated directly by this Division or through its supporting organizations. It is also a brief resume of the major activities and significant achievements / performance made during the calendar year. The annual Year Book 2016-2017 is a manifestation of the efforts and progress of various attached department and sub-ordinate offices of Ministry of KA&GB to achieve its goal as envisaged in its vision statement. It also serves as a useful reference within the government as well as for the members of the public who have an interest in the affairs of Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit - Baltistan Division. The Ministry of Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan would welcome suggestions or comments (if any) to improve the quality of this Year Book. (Pir Bakhsh Khan Jamali) Secretary Ministry of Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan viii ix TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapters Description/Topic Page No. Monogram and Messages 1-11 Chapter-1 Ministry of Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan 1.1 An Introduction 1.1.1 Functions of the Ministry 1.1.2 The Ministry and its performance 1.1.3 Departments and subordinate offices of the Ministry and their performance i. Jammu & Kashmir State Property ii. Jammu & Kashmir Refugees Rehabilitation Organization iii. Directorate of Health Services (DHS) iv. Planning & Monitoring Cell Chapter-2 Azad Jammu and Kashmir 2.1 An Introduction 2.1.1 Administration 2.1.2 PSDP Allocation 2.1.3 Agricultural & Livestock Sectors 2.1.4 Extension Services Management Academy 2.1.5 Civil Defence 2.1.6 Education 2.1.7 Environment 2.1.8 Foreign Aid Projects 2.1.9 Forest. 2.1.10 Financial Allocation and Utilization of ADP 2016-17 2.1.11 Health 2.1.12 Information Media 2.1.13 Information Technology 2.1.14 Industries/Minerals 2.1.15 Local Government & Rural Development. 2.1.16 Power Sector 2.1.17 Physical Planning & Housing 2.1.18 Research and Development 2.1.19 Social Welfare Sector 2.1.20 Sports 2.1.21 Tourism x 2.2 AJK Council Secretariat Organizational Chart of AG&K Govt (Secretariat) 2.2.1 Introduction Chapter-3 Gilgit-Baltistan Mape An Introduction 3.1.1 Development of Gilgit-Baltistan – An overview 3.1.2 Annual Development Programme, 2016-17 3.1.3 ADP 2016-17 – Overview 3.1.4 Major Development Schemes completed during 2016-17 3.1.5 Excise and Taxation 3.1.6 Development Activities 3.1.7 Zakat & Usher Department 3.1.8 Cooperatives Societies 3.1.9 Home and Persons Department 3.1.10 Power 3.1.11 Agriculture Department Gilgit- Baltistan 3.1.12 Live Stock 3.1.13 Directorate of Water Management Gilgit-Baltistan 3.1.14 Fisheries 3.1.15 Minerals and Industries 3.1.16 Tourism, Sports/culture & Youth Development 3.1.17 Water/Irrigation 3.1.18 Transport and Communication 3.1.19 Physical Planning and Housing 3.1.20 Education 3.1.21 Health 3.1.22 Performance of the Department during the Fiscal Year 2016-17 3.1.20 Area of Urban Development 3.2 Gilgit - Baltistan Council Secretariat 3.2.1 Administration and Personnel Wing 3.2.2 Finance and Accounts Wing 3.2.3 Planning Wing 3.2.4 Engineering Wing 3.2.5 Legislative and Executive Authority 3.2.6 10th Session of the Gilgit- Baltistan Council xi 3.2.7 Budget 3.2.8 Expenditure 3.2.9 Forest working plan for private forest of district Diamer, Gilgit-Baltistan. 3.2.10 Tourism 3.2.11 Admin Section 3.2.12 Legal Section xii xiii ABBREVIATIONS ADP Annual Development Programme ADB Asian Development Bank AIMS Abbas Institute of Medical Science. AJ&K Azad Jammu and Kashmir AJ&KC Azad Jammu and Kashmir Council AKCMH Azad Kashmir Combined Military Hospital AKDWP Azad Kashmir Development Working Party AKESP Aga Khan Education Support Program AKRSP Aga Khan Rural Support Program AKSIC Azad Kashmir Sawmill and Investment Corporation AKMIDC Azad Kashmir Mineral and Industrial Development Corporation AK/GB Azad Kashmir / Gilgit-Baltistan AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. ASL Above Sea Level BHU Basic Health Unit. CBO Community Based Organization CCU Coronary Care Unit CDWP Central Development Working Party CCHA Community Control Hunting Areas CMH Combined Military Hospital DGMS Director General Medical Services DDMS Deputy Director Medical Services DFO Divisional Forest Officer DCE Deputy Chief Executive DHQ District Headquarters ERRA Earthquake Re-construction & Rehabilitation Authority ECNEC Executive Committee of the National Economic Council E.GOV. Electronic Government EPI Expanded Program for Immunization EOI Expression of Interest FATA Federally Administered Tribal Areas FAP First Aid Post FAO Food and Agriculture Organization FCGB Force Commander Gilgit-Baltistan GHQ General Headquarters xiv GIS Geographic Information System GB Gilgit-Baltistan GBLA Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly GBPWD Gilgit-Baltistan Public Works Department HEC Higher Education Commission HF Health Facilities HIV Human Immuno-deficiency Virus HT/LT Heavy/Light Transmission Line ICT Islamabad Capital Territory IMR Infant Mortality Rate IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature IDA International Development Agency IFAD International Fund for Agriculture Development IT Information Technology IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature J&K SP Jammu and Kashmir State Property J&KRRO Jammu and Kashmir Refugees Rehabilitation Organization K.M. Kilo Meter KANA Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas KA&GB Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan LoC Line of Control LG & Local Government & Rural Development RDD Department L/S Lump Sum MDGs Millennium Development Goals MCHC Maternal Child Health Center. MTDF Mid Term Development Framework MUST Mirpur University of Science and Technology MoE Ministry of Education MMR Men Mortality Rate MNCH Maternal & Neo-Natal Child Health M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MGBLA Member Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly. MLA Member of Legislative Assembly MW Mega Watt. NIH National Institute of Health NALC Northern Areas Legislative Council NA Northern Areas NATCO Northern Areas Transport Corporation xv NHA National Highway Authority PHC Poonch House Complex P&M Planning and Monitoring PTDC Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation PARC Pakistan Agriculture Research Council PEPAC Pakistan Environmental Planning and Architecture Consultant PP&H Physical Planning and Housing PSDP Public Sector Development Programme RHC Rural Health Centers SAFRON States and Frontier Regions SOS Save Our Souls TDAP Trade Development Authority of Pakistan TDCP Tourism Development Corporation of Pakistan TFC Tourism Facility Center TB Tuberculoses THQ Tehsil Headquarters UNCIP United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan UNDP United Nations Development Program UNESCO United Nations Economic and Social Council WFP World Food Programme WAPDA Water and Power Development Authority xvi Chapter-1 Ministry of Kashmir Affairs & Gilgit-Baltistan 1.1 An Introduction Ministry of Kashmir Affairs & Northern Areas (Now Ministry of Kashmir Affairs & Gilgit-Baltistan) was established in March 1949, initially to deal with matters relating to the affairs of Azad Jammu & Kashmir. Subsequently, the administrative control of the then Northern Areas (Now Gilgit-Baltistan) was also shifted from States and Frontier Regions Division (SAFRON) to this Ministry. In 1996, the Ministries of Kashmir Affairs & Northern Areas and States & Frontier Regions were merged; however, in June 2004 they were again bifurcated into two Ministries i.e. Ministry of Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas and Ministry of States and Frontier Regions. Now the Ministry of Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas has been renamed as Ministry of Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan. The Federal Government decided to further strengthen its past initiatives of 1975 and 1994 in order to consolidate the democratic process and to ensure autonomy in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) and Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJ&K). In this regard, two major achievements of the government are; promulgation of the Gilgit- Baltistan (Empowerment and Self-Governance) Order, 2009, and holding of free and fair elections of AJ&K and GB Legislative Assemblies.