Chief Minister Bugti reviews Balochistan Revenue Authority performance in Quetta

QUETTA: A meeting chaired by Chief Minister Balochistan Mir Sarfraz Bugti was held at the Chief Minister’s Secretariat here on Wednesday. It reviewed reforms and workable strategies to increase the capacity of the Balochistan Revenue Authority (BRA), achieve annual revenue targets and bring the institution in line with modern requirements.

The meeting held a detailed discussion on the institution’s overall performance, the state of revenue collection and administrative and institutional reforms. Secretary Finance Jahangir Khan and BRA Chairman Abdullah Khan briefed the meeting on the institution’s overall performance, achievement of annual financial targets, prospects for higher revenue and the proposed reforms.

Decisions and directives

The meeting decided that officers posted to the Balochistan Revenue Authority on deputation would be returned to their parent departments. Experts from the market and relevant fields will be hired to improve the institution’s professional capacity and performance, so that an effective strategy in line with modern requirements can be devised for revenue collection.

Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti directed that the Balochistan Revenue Authority be made a strong, active and professionally run institution. He also directed that modern administrative and technical skills be used for revenue collection instead of traditional methods.

He said that improving the institution’s capacity was essential to increase the province’s financial resources and achieve the set revenue targets. He said the reforms should be taken forward effectively for this purpose.

Provincial Minister for Home Mir Zia Langove, Chief Secretary Balochistan Shakeel Qadir Khan, Secretary Finance Jahangir Khan, BRA Chairman Abdullah Khan and other senior officials concerned attended the meeting.