KARACHI: The Sindh government has pledged continued support for clearing pension and outstanding dues of retired Karachi Development Authority (KDA) employees.
The authority approved its budget for the financial year 2026-27 and decided to offer a 25 percent concession to auctioned plot owners on one-time payment of outstanding dues.
The decisions were taken at the 1,200th meeting of the KDA Governing Body, chaired by Sindh Local Government Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah at Civic Centre on Wednesday.
The meeting reviewed the authority’s financial position, revenue generation, land management and administrative affairs.
Shah said timely payment of salaries, pensions and retirement benefits must remain a priority, describing these payments as the fundamental rights of employees. He stressed that retired employees should not face unnecessary delays in receiving their dues and called for a practical plan, with continued government support, to address their financial difficulties.
The governing body also approved an increase in service charges levied by the Recovery and Development Projects and Urban Development (DPUD) departments to strengthen the authority’s revenue base.
Emphasising the protection and productive use of public land, the minister directed the KDA to remove encroachments before putting plots up for auction and ensure that all legal and administrative requirements were met.
He also called for independent third-party assessments of market values to ensure transparent and fair pricing and maximise revenue from public assets.
Shah ordered the removal of soft encroachments and the preparation of a final list of affected properties. He warned that action would be taken against those illegally occupying or misusing plots reserved for public welfare.
The meeting also reviewed plans to digitise the KDA’s land records. Director General KDA Zain-ul-Abideen Ansari informed participants that a digitisation plan had been prepared and implementation would begin soon. The initiative is intended to improve record security, facilitate verification and access to information, and enhance transparency in land administration.
The Minister emphasised that financial sustainability, transparent land management and the effective use of public assets were essential to improving the authority’s performance and meeting its obligations to employees and pensioners.
The meeting was attended by Governing Body members Ali Ahmed Jan and Muhammad Yousuf Baloch, both members of the Sindh Assembly, Additional Chief Secretary Local Government Dr Wasim Ahmed Shamshad, Commissioner Karachi Hassan Naqvi, and KDA officials, including Member Technical Abdul Samad Jamali, Member Finance Naveed Anwar Siddiqui and Member Administration Fareed Sheikh.
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