Senate Body On Culture Reviews Performance Of Attached Departments
Sumaira FH Published November 28, 2022 | 05:00 PM
ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 28th Nov, 2022 ) :A meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on National Heritage and Culture was held on Monday at Parliament House to review the performance of the Heritage and Culture Division and its attached departments.
The meeting chaired by Senator Afnan Ullah Khan was briefed on the functions and performance of the attached departments of the Ministry that included the Iqbal academy, Pakistan; Aiwan e Iqbal Complex; urdu Science Board; Shakir Ali Museum, Lahore.
The Committee was concerned about the issues that befell these organizations that despite no dearth of endowment funds have been deprived of finances leaving major projects in the lurch. The Committee took strong notice of the matter and directed the Ministry to ensure that all essential measures are taken to necessitate the allocation of funds to all institutions especially the Iqbal Academy, which has been awarded the responsibility of ensuring that the poetic message of Iqbal is spread far and wide.
It was asserted that all efforts must be made to clear bureaucratic blocks so that these institutions of culture and learning could operate according to their full potential.
The Committee recommended that Chairman Committee Senator Afnan Ullah Khan meet with the Prime Minister at the earliest in this regard.
The meeting was attended by Deputy Chairman Senate, Senator Mirza Muhammad Afridi, Senator Khalida Ateeb, Senator Keshoo Bai, Senator Palwasha Mohammad Zai Khan, Senator Rubina Khalid, Senator Falak Naz, Senator Irfan-ul-Haq Siddiqui, Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed and senior officers of the Ministry of National Heritage and Culture along with its attached departments and agencies.
The meeting commenced with a detailed discussion of vacant posts at the Ministry of National Heritage and Culture. The Committee directed the Ministry to provide domicile details of all employees. While discussing new recruitments the Committee took strong notice of the quota for women and minorities. The Committee was directed that quotas may be provided for women and minorities in key posts in the Ministry as well.
Reviewing steps taken by the Ministry of National Heritage and Culture regarding the implementation of the Supreme Court Order on the conversion of all official documents from English to Urdu. The Committee was also informed that the Ministry, after the September 2015 decision of the Supreme Court, has tirelessly undertaken the mission and to date has translated over 4,000 policy documents related to 57 Departments. The Committee lauded the efforts of the Ministry and assured it of its complete support to promote Pakistan's rich cultural heritage on all national and international forums.
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