(Publish from Houston Texas USA)
(Mian Iftikhar Ahmad)
Revenue performance reviewed; strict accountability ordered for poor performance . The Faisalabad Development Authority (FDA) has recovered outstanding dues amounting to Rs 551.8 million during the past six months, while a vigorous recovery campaign against defaulters is underway. This was disclosed during a meeting held on the directives of Director General FDA Muhammad Asif Chaudhry, which was chaired by Additional Director General FDA Qaiser Abbas Rand.
The meeting was attended by Director Town Planning Asma Mohsin, Directors Estate Management Junaid Hassan Manj and Sohail Maqsood Pannu, Deputy Director Finance Humaira Ashraf, Deputy Director Development Waleed Khalid, Assistant Director Recovery Mian Akhtar, and other officers.
While reviewing the individual performance of all departments, the chair checked recovery figures and issued necessary instructions to further enhance revenue generation. The meeting was informed that during the first six months of the current fiscal year, Rs 178.952 million was recovered from Estate Management-II, Rs 158.551 million from Town Planning-II, Rs 111.539 million from Estate Management-I, Rs 86.364 million from Town Planning-I, Rs 2.218 million in fines imposed by the Special Judicial Magistrate Court, Rs 11.273 million from the Katchi Abadi wing, Rs 1.546 million from the Testing Laboratory, and Rs 1.397 million from IT services.
Expressing satisfaction over the overall revenue recovery situation, the Additional Director General FDA said that institutional sources of income could be increased through dedication, hard work, and focused performance. He emphasized that revenue enhancement measures should be given top priority. Reviewing the individual performance of revenue staff, he expressed displeasure over the slow pace of some officials and directed that explanations be sought from those showing poor performance. The ADG assigned recovery targets to various departments and stressed the adoption of an effective and concrete strategy to achieve 100 percent results. He also directed strict monitoring of property commercialization matters and ordered that applications received for approval in this regard be processed without delay. During the meeting, officers briefed the participants on departmental recovery figures and future steps to improve revenue collection.
