ROLE OF CIVIL BUREAUCRACY AT LOCAL LEVEL IN PUNJAB
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2022
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UMT.lahore
Abstract
Devolution is such a democratic way in which central government devolve its
power, responsibilities and authorities at the grass root level so that promote
political participation, contribute in decision making process, monitor
accountability process, to check on taxation, revenues and other financial
resources and deliver efficient provision of services. Pakistan‟s local government
has been remained far from the concept of devolution. The bureaucracy and
politicians are considered as important stakeholders for the implementation and
governing the business of devolution in the country. In case of Pakistan
bureaucracy has remained a main hurdle in devolving power at the local level.
Increasingly, the autocratic regimes have often attempted to restore the local
government system in Pakistan. However, they were more interested in creating
political groups that could provide them political support at domestic level. While
in other hands local government system did not flourish in true sense under
democracy as well. This study has attempted to briefly analyze the role of
bureaucracy during General Pervaiz Musharraf military regime (1999-2008) and
Pakistan Muslim League civilian governments (2013-2018) at grass root level. It
also explains how much power is devolve at local level during both regimes and
how it has transformed the role of civil bureaucracy at local level.