Approved the Budget estimates for PIPS

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT
(Media Wing)
NA SPEAKER CHAIRS MEETING OF PIPS BOARD OF GOVERNORS

Islamabad April, 2012: Dr. Fehmida Mirza, Speaker National Assembly/President Board of Governors of Pakistan Institute of Parliamentary Services (PIPS) chaired a meeting of the PIPS Board of Governors (BoG) in Parliament House, this afternoon.

The Board of Governors considered and approved the Budget estimates for PIPS for the financial year 2012-13 amount to Rs.107,722,000/-. The BoG also assented to proposal of contribution by provincial Assemblies in respect of the capacity building/training services provided by PIPS to the Members and staff of the Provincial Assemblies. The Speaker Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan Assemblies agreed to the proposal. It was decided that all the four provincial assemblies would initially contribute Rs.7 million which would be increased keeping in view the frequency and training requirements of the provincial legislatures. 

The BoG later discussed the progress of the completion of the PIPS Premises. The Executive Director (PIPS) apprised the BoG that the new state of art building was under completion stage and would be handed over to the PIPS Administration within coming days. He said that the donors were keenly pursuing completion process so that the Institute could formally starts functioning without further delay. He said that the Building has been powered by solar energy, furnished with excellent equipment and furniture commensurating with the status of the National Legislature.

Dr. Fehmida Mirza and other Members of the BoG appreciated the efforts of the ED (PIPS) and the contribution/assistance of Donors in that regard. The Speaker said that PIPS was a feather in the cap of the incumbent parliament and would provide an excellent facility for the capacity building/training of Parliamentarians and the parliamentary support staff.

The meeting was attended by Deputy Chairman Senate/ Vice President PIPS Mr. Sabir Baloch, Speaker Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Mr. Kiramat Ullah Khan, Speaker Balochistan Assembly Mr. Muhammad Aslam Bhootani, Senators Syed Tahir Hussain Mashhadi, Dr. Saeeda Iqbal, Engineer Muhammad Humayun Mandokhel, MNAs Mrs. Yasmeen Rehman, Mr. Aftab Shahban Mirani, Ch. Muhammad Barjees Tahir, Mian Riaz Hussain Pirzada, Mr. S. A Iqbal Qadri, Mr. Pervez Khan, Secretary, National Assembly and Secretary Senate of Pakistan.=/