COMMUNITY DRIVEN LOCAL DEVELOPMENT (CDLD) PROGRAMME
Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa reviews progress and takes decisions December 26, 2017 A progress review meeting of the Community Driven
on December 26, 2017 at 12:45 pm in the Chief
Local Development (CDLD) Programme was led by Mr.
Minister House, Peshawar. Other key officials who
Pervez Khattak, Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
participated in the meeting were:
Inayatullah Khan, Senior Minister Local Government Habib ur Rehman, Minister Social Welfare Syed Jamal ud din Shah, Secretary Local Government & Rural Development Shahab Ali Shah, Secretary Planning & Development / Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Brian Fawcett, Team Leader CDLD Programme Said Rehman, CDLD Programme Coordinator Ishfaq Ahmad, Naib District Nazim Nowshera
The Senior Minister Local Government gave a briefing
Deputy Commissioners will select the schemes from
to the Chief Minister about the background as well as
these VCDPs and process them for approval for
physical and financial progress of CDLD Programme,
funding under CDLD.
which is a joint initiative of the European Union and the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The Chief Minister was informed that the programme was launched in the six districts of the province under a “policy” approved by the Provincial Cabinet in 2012. For the implementation of the CDLD Policy, the first phase of the programme operated from 2013-14 until 2017-18.
Execution of the community projects under CDLD is the responsibility of the Community Based Organisations (CBOs) to be supported by a full time Social Mobilisation Partner, selected by the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa under a competitive and transparent procurement process. The “community development model” has been very successful in the six districts of Malakand Division as
Following the effective implementation of the first
in more than 4,000 small community schemes were
phase and successful negotiations with the European
approved and more than 1,500 already completed by
Union, the Chief Minister has approved a summary
the CBOs benefiting several thousands of citizens.
for extending the CDLD Programme until 2020-21 with the enhancement of government funding and addition of six more districts of the province in a phased manner. The Chief Minister was also informed that under the revised CDLD Policy, Village Council Development Plans (VCDPs) will be prepared in consultation with the communities. The respective
The Senior Minister Local Government also proposed to the Chief Minister that the CDLD Programme has the potential to be extended to all the districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the future.
The Chief Minister expressed keen interest in the
Providing further inputs into the discussions, the
programme and inquired the Secretary Planning
Secretary Local Government & Rural Development
& Development about the presence of monitoring
explained that approval for the open positions in the
systems to avoid any duplication of projects in the
new CDLD target districts of Nowshera, Haripur and
districts. The Secretary Planning & Development
Buner has been accorded and the hiring process
responded to the inquiry by stating that a geo-
has also been initiated by the respective Deputy
tracking system with the support of GPS coordinates
Commissioners as per project policy. He also shared
has been developed and training of relevant staff
the breakup of funds each district will receive under
was in progress to ensure real time monitoring of all
the CDLD Programme.
development projects in the districts.
Decisions: 1.
The Chief Minister directed to expedite the implementation of the CDLD Programme in the new districts so that the communities are able to prioritise their development needs and formulate project proposals for funding.
2. The Planning & Development Department to ensure that the geo-tracking system for monitoring of the development projects is in place and all the relevant staff members duly trained to avoid duplication. 3. As already agreed with the European Union, the hiring process of Social Mobilisation Partners to be completed by the Local Government & Rural Development Department on urgent basis. 4. Mr. Ishfaq Ahmad, Naib District Nazim Nowshera was nominated as the “Focal Person” for the CDLD Programme specific activities who will coordinate with the programme teams and government authorities in district Nowshera. 5. The Chief Minister agreed in principle on the ‘’launching ceremony’’ of CDLD Programme’s extension in last week of January 2018 in Peshawar, where all stakeholders shall be invited. Schedule for the event to be confirmed subsequently.
CDLD Policy Implementation Unit
EUROPEAN UNION
Local Government, Elections and Rural Development Department Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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