4TH MEETING OF PAKISTAN

REGULATORY MODERNIZATION
INITIATIVE

Progress in Sindh

Sindh Investment Department

October 05, 2020

 Scope of Regulatory Reforms in
Sindh
• Government of Sindh (GoS) is aggressively pursuing
Regulatory Modernization for business regulations.

• To streamline and integrate Business Regulations for City

Competitiveness, the GoS in collaboration with the World
Bank is executing the Competitive & Livable City of Karachi
(CLICK) project.

• Project Cost
GoS Share World Bank Share
PKR 25.00 million PKR 2450.0 million
 Project Goals
The CLICK Project aims to improve the Business
Environment in the province by streamlining and
integrating key regulatory processes, through;
•Development of comprehensive registry of approvals,
and their process mapping.

•Process Re-engineering of 12 key agencies.

•Automation of the agencies and integration into one portal.

 12 Selected Agencies
Sr. # GoS Agency
1 Excise & Taxation Department, Government of Sindh
2 Labor & Human Resource Department, Government of Sindh
3 Sindh Environmental Protection Agency, Government of Sindh
4 Industries & Commerce Department, Government of Sindh
5 Sindh Food Authority, Government of Sindh
6 Sindh Healthcare Commission, Government of Sindh
7 Agriculture Department, Government of Sindh
8 Sindh Building Control Authority, Government of Sindh
9 Education & Literacy Department, Government of Sindh
10 Sindh Employees Social Security Institution, Government of Sindh
11 Livestock & Fisheries Department, Government of Sindh
12 Energy Department, Government of Sindh
 Project Timeline
Task EOIs RFPs Evaluation Evaluation Contract Completion
of of Award
Technical Financial
Proposals Proposals
Business 10th 15th 12th Dec 26th Dec 30th Jan 6 months.
Process Re- September Oct 2020 2020 2021 1 year
engineering 2020 2020 monitoring of
the second
contract
Automation (IT 12th 26th Oct 23rd Nov 6th Jan 10th Feb 2nd March
Implementation) September 2021 2022 2022 2024
2021
 Transformation Framework
Catalogue of existing business approvals

Development of registry Process Mapping

It will support Ease
of Doing Business Process Re-engineering of 12 selected agencies
Agenda and expand
the scope of Sindh
Business
Registration Portal of
Govt. of Sindh. Simplification of SOPs Review of Legal framework

Automation

At individual agency level Integration into single portal/One

Stop Shop
REFORMS UNDER GOVT OF PAKISTAN’S
HOUSING & CONSTRUCTION PACKAGE
 Completed Reforms
• Under Phase I, SBCA’s Single Window Facility (SWF) for 399 Sq. Yards (Category I)
Residential and Commercial Buildings launched in February 2019.
• Under Phase II, Automation of Approval of Building Plans for Category-II, III and IV
(Public Sale) projects completed on 31st Aug, in pursuance of CM directives of 1st
SDBRC on 8th Feb’2020. Salient features of the system:
• Online Uploading of documents;
• Connected with major Land-Owning Agencies (KDA, MDA, DCs, LDA & Societies);
• Application Tracking;
• Monitoring Dashboards;
• SMS/Email Alerts;
• E-Payment Facility (OTC) and ABL to ABL ATM/Internet Banking;
• State of the art Data Center;
• Public Facilitation Desk for filing of applications;
• Integrated with ABAD
• Secured QR Code embedded Construction Permit
• Some of the features are still under process due to delay in extension of contract.
 Completed Reforms
• A separate One-Window Cell (OWC) established to expedite approvals of Public Sale Projects until
back-end automation is completed.
• To shift the onus of responsibility of title verification from applicant to SBCA and land owning
agencies, A Title Verification Committee established with KDA, KMC, MDA, LDA, Societies and DCs
being members;
• SBCA’s Overseeing Committee with VC from ABAD notified;
• Process Mapping of Approval of Public Sale Projects conducted; SOP chalked out in consultation
with ABAD to facilitate approvals of projects on the principles of transparency, accountability,
efficiency and authenticity;
• Grievance Redressal Committee notified;
• NOC required from Utility Agencies waived except in case of Development schemes;
• Practice of Conducting multiple scrutiny, Presentation Committee meetings, and unnecessary
human interaction of applications with SBCA officers/officials minimized with
notifications/circulars.
• Warnings issued to officers/officials for handover of files to IT system.
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4TH MEETING OF
STEERING COMMITTEE ON PAKISTAN
REGULATORY MODERNIZATION INITIATIVE (PRMI)
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Board of Investment & Trade, Peshawar

19th October, 2020

 Key Regulatory Reforms Undertaken In Last One Year

No new taxes and no increase in taxation rates in 2020-21 Provincial

 Key Regulatory Reforms Undertaken In Last One Year

Reduction of Sales
tax on Services for
25 Categories from Tax rate of 8% is
15% to 2% reduced to 5% for
restaurants when Up to 35% discount
using POS system on Urban
Immovable Elimination of
Property Tax Entertainment Tax
And Bed Tax for Free Re-
Hotels registration of
Vehicles

Zero professional tax on 19 categories subject to their registration with KPRA

Ongoing Initiatives for Regulatory Reforms

 Establishment of KP Official Business Platform

 Development of Online Building Plan Approval System

 Study to ascertain the Regulatory Requirements for SMEs

 Formulation of Policies / Strategies

 Inclusion of Tourism Sector in PRMI

One Window Portal (KP Official Business Platform) Snapshot
Formulation of Policies / Strategies

Rapid Job Creation and

KP Commerce & Trade
Industrial Policy; 2020 SME Development in
Strategy
North Waziristan

Coordination with
SMEA, USAid for
Standard Operating Zones Regulations of
conducting study on
Procedures for Rashakai pSEZ
Business Enabling
KPSEZA formulated
Environment (BEE) for
SMEs in NMDs
Backend Automation/ Digitization
Automated backend Linked Services Digitization/Automation in progress
services
1. Online Building Plan 1. Plot Allotment from the 1. NOC from EPA (40% completed)
Approvals from the KP Economic Zone 2. Gas connection from SNGPL
TMAs and LAAs Company (KPEZDMC)
2. Registration of Firms 2. Registration of 3. Registration of Employees with Employees
with the Registrar of Companies with Social Security Institute (ESSI)
Firms, Peshawar Securities & Exchange 4. Ownership verification by Patwari
(Director Industries) Commission of Pakistan • Mardan – fully digitized through SDCs
3. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (SECP) • Peshawar, Abbott Abad – Partially Digitized
Board of Investment & 3. Getting power • Remaining Districts will be covered in
Trade (KP-BOIT) focal connection from Phase-I and Phase-II under the
point for EoDB Peshawar Electric Computerization of Land Record Project of BoR
Supply Company 5. Registration of Employees with Employees Old-
(PESCO) Age Benefits Institution (EOBI)
4. Sales Tax (KPRA) 6. Grievance redressal mechanism of the
5. Income Tax (FBR) Electrical Inspector
7. Workers Welfare Fund (WWF)
8. New Vehicle Registration and Transfer of
ownership (Excise and Taxation)
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 Establishment of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Integrated Tourism Development Projects (KITE)

 Establishment of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Culture and Tourism Authority

 Feasibility and Master Planning for Integrated Tourism Development Zones is in process
Proposed Site for ITZ
Malakand Division:
i. Kalash Valleys, District Lower Chitral
ii. Shahi & Bin Shah, District Lower Dir
iii. Jaroga Fall, Piah Valley, NiyagDarra, District Swat
iv. Marguzar Dak Sir Charoona, District Buner
v. Mahabanr, District Buner
Hazara Division
vi. Manoor Valley District Mansehra

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 Balochistan
4th Pakistan Regulatory Modernization Initiative
Presented by
Farman Zarkoon
Chief Executive Officer - BBoIT
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MOU with QESCO to Digitization of

reduce time to obtain Land Records to
electricity connection be Completed

Alternate Dispute
Mechanism to be
Established

Commercial One Link Payments

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 Balochistan Business Portal
Business Registration

In Consultation To be
with Punjab IT Implemented
Board within 2020
Industries
Department
Will also automate Labor Department
Similar to the system
registration of Firms
already implemented
by the Industries Social Security
in Punjab and Sindh
Department
Excise and Taxation

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 One-Window
Business Facilitation Center
Corporate Style Center
Managed by EoDB Cell
Trained Facilitators
Ticketing System
Call Center Facilities
Representatives of all Departments
Online System to Coordinate between
facilitation center and host departments

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 PAKISTAN REGULATORY
MODERNIZATION INITIATIVE

4TH MEETING

DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES & COMMERCE

Azad Jammu and Kashmir

 PROGRESS ON PRMI STRUCTURE

 Provincial committee is being proposed

 Focal persons were nominated
 Launching of website of industries & labor , Tourism, food departments
 Online availability of companies/firms & societies registration forms
 Availability of online information to the investors
 Tourism department introduced mobile App for online booking of hotels/
Rest houses.

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 ONGOING INITIATIVES

Investment Promotion Policy is in process

Consumer Protection Act (in process)
AJ&K Standard Quality Control Act (in process)
Review of industrial control & Artisan workshop act 1976 &
Rules.
PC-1 is in process at P&DD for establishing data base
and MIS.

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REVAMPING LICENSING
REGIME IN FAVOR OF
BUSINESS
ISLAMABAD CAPITAL TERRITORY
 Regulatory Reforms in ICT
Area Reforms
ICT Food Authority Posts created, Recruitment in process

Registration of Trust ICT Trust Registration Act, 2020 passed

Registration of Waqf ICT Waqf Registration Act, 2020 passed

Registration of Cooperatives Cooperatives Societies (Amendment) Act,

Societies 2020
 Process Automation Initiatives in ICT
Domicile Certificate
State of the Art Facilitation Centre
Arms Licenses established in ICT
International Driving Permit (IDPs)

Stamp Vendor License MoU with NADRA in progress

Home Delivery of Domiciles, Arms MoU with Post Office in progress

Licenses and IDPs
ICT App A complete App based portal contained
major citizen services has been launched
Citizen Registration Management MoU with NADRA in progress
System (CRMS)
E-Stamp Paper MoU with NADRA in progress

Angling License by Fisheries Automation is in process

Introduction/overview of Municipal Services in ICT
■Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad (MCI) is entrusted to provide
to civic/municipal services to the residents of Islamabad Capital
Territory.
■Directorate of Municipal Administration (DMA) – deals in:-
 Licensing of trades
 Birth & Death Registration
 Management of Graveyards
 Regulating laying of Telecom Infrastructure
 Regulation of Advertisements
 Management & Operation of Weekly Bazaars
 Fruit & Vegetable Market
 Fair Price Shops, Khokhas (Kiosks)
 Flower Shops
 Anti-Encroachment
Regulatory Reforms/Initiatives-MCI
■ Exemption of Trade Licenses for (09) businesses operating
in Class-III Shopping Centers
– Nan House
– Hair Cutting Saloons
– Trade Mills/Grinders
– Poultry
– General Stores
– Fruit & Vegetables
– Mobile Repairing
– General Hawkers/ Kabari
– Tyre Puncture Shops
Reforms Undertaken so far (MCI)
■ Exemption of Trade Licenses for (09) businesses operating in
Class-III Shopping Centers has already been considered.
■ Formal Notification pending approval by House of MCI.