Local Government during Ayub Khan Regime: The Basic Democracies System, Assignments of Calculus

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT DURING AYYUB KHAN REGIME

BASIC DEMOCRACY

• Ayub Khan issued an ordinance of Basic Democracies on October 27 , 1959 and

introduced the system of Local Governments in Pakistan.

• The Basic democracies system was designed to accomplish multiple political

objectives.

• It was expected both to mobilize the mass of the people, especially in rural areas for

development activities and to give them a sense of active participation in local affairs.

THE UNION COUNCIL

• This was the lowest but the basic tier of the system.

• The Union Council consisted of 5 - 8 villages of about 8 , 000 - 15 , 000

population.

• There used to be 10 - 15 electoral wards and from each ward one councilor

was to be elected by the adult franchise rule.

• A person of 21 year old can cast vote.

Functions:

These councils were given different functions such as

• Judicial, Economic ,Agriculture ,Industrial

• Communication development

• Food production development.

• Lastly this union council was converted into Electoral College for the

election of President and the members of assemblies.

THE TEHSIL COUNCIL

• The next higher tier was called Tehsil council.

• There was no election to this council.

• It consisted of some official and some non-official members.

• The non-official members were the chairmen of all the Union Councils within the

Tehsil and the official members were the heads of all the nation building departments in the tehsil.

• The number of official members was equal to those of non-official members.

• This council was headed by the Assistant Commissioner of the area.

Functions:-

• It act as a coordinating body between the union council and district council.

THE DIVISIONAL COUNCIL

• The upper most tier was the divisional council.

• It was headed by the Divisional commissioner.

• The members of the divisional councils consisted of the

• Deputy Commissioner

• the Vice-chairmen of the districts within the division

• the divisional level officers as official members

• some other prominent persons to be selected by the commissioner and some were

recommended by the deputy commissioners.

• The number of official and non-official members was equal.

REASONS OF THE FAILURE OF BASIC DEMOCRACIES SYSTEM

• Common man deprive of their right
• One man Government full of Corruption
• Tashkent Declaration 1966
• Economic instability and disparity