A Tehsil Municipal Administration (TMA) is an organization associated with each
Tehsil
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administ ...
of
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...
. TMAs are responsible for spatial planning and municipal services, and work closely with
union councils.
Responsibilities
Key functions of a TMA include:
*Monitoring and supervising the performances of government offices and reporting to the
district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municipa ...
government
*Spatial planning
*Executing and managing development plans
*Controlling land development
*Enforcing laws, rules, and bye-laws
*Maintaining databases and information systems
*Collecting taxes, fines, and penalties
*Organizing recreational events
*Coordinating between village and neighborhood councils
*Regulating markets
*Developing and managing schemes in collaboration with the district government
*Creating strategies for developing infrastructure, improving service delivery, and implementing laws
*Preparing and presenting reports on tehsil administration performance
*Calling for reports from tehsil-based offices of government
By region
*TMAs in
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ps, خېبر پښتونخوا; Urdu, Hindko: خیبر پختونخوا) commonly abbreviated as KP or KPK, is one of the Administrative units of Pakistan, four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, ...
must be carried out in accordance with the
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Local Government Act 2013.
See also
*
Tehsildar
In India and Pakistan, a Tehsildar or Mamlatdar is a tax officer accompanied by revenue inspectors. They are in charge of obtaining taxes from a tehsil with regard to land revenue. A tehsildar is also known as an executive magistrate of the relev ...
References
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Local government in Pakistan
Tehsils of Pakistan
Forms of local government