The Punjab Irrigation & Drainage Authority has decided to extend the duration of Farmers Organizations from three to five years to help improve their performance and enable them to effectively manage the canal system. It was decided in 42nd PIDA Authority meeting held on 25.05.2011 chaired by Minister Irrigation Malik Ahmad Ali Aulakh.
Besides many others, the meeting was attended by the Managing Director Malik Rab Nawaz, General Manager (TM), Syed Zahid Ali, General Manager (OP) Ch. Karamat Ali, General Manager (Finanace) Asif Sohail, Farmer Members Rana Abdul Rahman, Javed Hasan Gujjar, Rana Mubasher Iqbal, Ali Haidar Noor Khan Niazi, the representatives of Finance, P&D and Agriculture Departments.
The meeting decided that the audit of farmer organizations would be completed during their tenure and approved the seed money amounting to Rs. 125,000 for the FOs of Bahawalanagar Area Water Board to meet the operation and maintenance needs of irrigation channels. The Authority also decided to appoint the Registrar at PIDA and AWB level.
The meeting referred the issue of special deputation allowance of officers working in PIDA on deputation and the communication allowance of officers of BPS 17/18 to sub-committee. It was also decided to frame the auction rules of PIDA for the disposal of obsolete items. The meeting favored that the sub-committee constituted for making necessary amendments in PIDA tendering system may submit its recommendations in the next meeting. 
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