ISLAMABAD, Sep 12 (APP): The Nat
ional Assembly Standing Committee on House and Library Thursday approve
d the outsourcing of cleaning arrangements of Parliament Lodges and directed to refer the matt
er to the Finance Committee of the Nat
ional Assembly.
The meeting of the Nat
ional Assembly Standing Committee on House and Library was held at Parliament House under the chairmanship of Deputy Speaker Nat
ional Assembly Syed Ghulam Mustafa Shah.
Matters related to outsourcing of cleanliness arrange, works in Parliament Lodges, constructio
n of addit
ional family suites and servant quarters, cleaning and maintenance works in Parliament Lodges and security arrangements were deliberated during the meeting.
The Committee approve
d the outsourcing of cleaning arrangements of Parliament Lodges and directed to refer the matt
er to the Finance Committee of the Nat
ional Assembly.
It is pertinent to mention that the issues of outsourcing cleaning and maintenance works and other arrangements in the Parliament Lodges was referred by the Finance Committee of the Nat
ional Assembly to the Standing Committee on House and Library.
While mentioning the outsourcing of management of Parliament Lodges, the Deputy Speaker said that a comprehensive working plan is under preparation to outsource cleaning and maintenance and other works in Parliament Lodges. In the first phase of the project, sanitation arrangements would be outsourced and the project will be implemented in two years.
In the meeting, the members expressed serious reservations over the undue delay in the constructio
n of addit
ional family suites and servant quarters adjacent to the Parliament Lodges, highlighting that due to the delay in the project, the cost of the project has increased manifold.
The Deputy Speaker also directe
d the Chairman CDA to improve the cleaning and repair arrangements in Parliament Lodges.
The committee expressed its concern over the lack of parking facility in the Parliament Lodges an
d the problems caused due to parking of vehicles at the entry points and directed to convert the vacant space in front of Block-F into a parking area. It was also decided to install biometric system to ensure the attendance of CDA staff.
Chairman CDA informe
d the committee that the tenders for the projects of addit
ional family suites and servant quarters will be opened this month, and all possible steps will be taken to complete the project soon.
Members of the Nat
ional Assembly Ali Khan Jadoon, Ijaz Hussain Jakarani, Zainab Mehmood, Kiran Haider, Sardar Nabil Ahmed Gabol and Shahida Begum participated in the meeting.
