PESHAWAR: The first meeting of board of directors of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Culture and Tourism Authority (KPCTA) was held here on Tuesday with Chief Minister Mahmood Khan in the chair.
The forum approved creation of one post of director general, one post of director, three posts of general managers and other necessary slots for the KPCTA, said an of ficial statement.
Professionals will be hired against these slots from private sector through competitive process for a specific period, which would be extendable subject to satisfactory performance of the incumbents.
The meeting also approved organo-gram, of ficial logo and budgetary allocation for operational expenditure of KPCTA in addition to the procurement of vehicles and other equipment for it.
Additional chief secretary, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Shakeel Qadir, administrative secretaries of tourism, local government, finance, environment and communication and works departments, MPA Ayesha Bano and private sector members of the BoD, including Shum aila Tabassam,RabiaAminandSyedSalman Sadat attended the meeting.
It was briefed about the shortand long-term plans of the authority for the promotion of cultural and tourism activities in the province.
The meeting was informed that draf tof Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Integrated Tourism Plan had been finalised which would be notified shortly whereas draf t rules for establishment of proposed Kalam Development Authority on the pattern of Kaghan Development Authority was also prepared and would soon be tabled in the provincial cabinet for approval. The chief minister directed the relevant authorities to complete recruitment on the administrative positions approved for KPCTA as soon as possible. He ordered that rules prepared for establishment of the proposed Kalam Development Authority be presented to the cabinet for formal approval so that establishment of the authority could be finalised.-Bureau Report