The Government of Sindh ( sd, حڪومت سنڌ) ( ur, ) is the

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of the

province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...

of Sindh,

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. Its powers and structure are set out in the provisions of the 1973 Constitution, in which 30 Districts of 7 Divisions under its authority and jurisdiction. The province's head is the Chief Secretary is appointed by the Prime Minister of Pakistan. The Chief Secretary of Sindh is usually a

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officer, belonging to the

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. Although the Governor is the head of the province on paper, it is largely a ceremonial position; and the main powers lie with the Chief Minister of Sindh and Chief Secretary of Sindh. The province is governed by a

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with the

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known as the

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. The Chief Minister, invariably a leader of a political party represented in the Assembly, selects members of the provincial Cabinet. The terms ''Government of Sindh'' or ''Sindh Government'' are often used in official documents. The seat of Government is in

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, thus serving as the capital of the province.

Executive

The Chief Secretary Sindh, as head of the provincial bureaucracy, is the boss of the province. The provincial Chief Secretary of Grade-22 is equivalent in rank to a Federal Secretary, is appointed by the

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. Under him comes the entire Government of Sindh. Currently, there are only 5 Grade-21 Officers in the province.

Governance

At the Ministerial level, each department is headed by a Provincial Secretary. The Secretary is in-charge of all workings of their department, and in most cases are the Principal Accounting Officers of their department. Provincial Secretaries are usually Grade-20 Officers. There may also be Grade-21 Secretaries, in cases where the post has not been upgraded by the Chief Minister to that of an Additional Chief Secretary. Apart from the Ministerial level, the Government of Sindh exercises its powers and function through Divisions and Districts. The Commissioners are in-charge of Divisions while Deputy Commissioners are in-charge of Districts. Commissioners report directly to the Chief Secretary are responsibly for everything in their Divisions. There are 6 Divisions, namely; Karachi, Hyderabad, Sukkur, Larkana, Mirpurkhas, and Shaheed Benazirbad. Commissioners are usually Officers of the rank of Grade-20 while the Commissioner Karachi Division is of the Grade-21 rank, as Karachi Division is the most important Division in all of Pakistan.

Top-Personnel

Departments

Ministry Level

Ministry level departments are usually headed by a Secretary who reports to the Chief Secretary and Chief Minister. The number of ministers in the cabinet is fixed, so a single minister can have multiple portfolios. * Planning & Development Board **Planning & Development Department *Services, General Administration, Coordination Department **Services Wing **General Administration Wing **Inter Provincial Coordination Wing **I&C Wing **Training Management & Research Management Wing * Board of Revenue *Enquiries & Anti-Corruption Establishment *Local Government, Housing & Town Planning Department *Home Department *Chief Minister's Inspection, Enquiries & Implementation Team *Universities and Boards Department *Food Department *Finance Department * Health Department * Culture, Tourism, Antiquities & Archives Department * Livestock & Fisheries Department * Auqaf, Religious Affairs, Zakat & Ushr Department *Works & Services Department * Information Department * Excise, Taxation & Narcotics Control * Population Welfare Department * Labour & Human Resources Department * Law & Parliamentary Affairs Department * Irrigation Department * Agriculture, Supply & Prices Department * Forest, & Wildlife Department * Information, Science & Technology Department * Cooperative Department * Women Development Department * Transport & Mass Transit Department * Industries & Commerce Department * Human Settlement Department * Social Welfare Department * Mines & Minerals Development Department * Rehabilitation Department * Energy Department * Sports & Youth Affairs Department * Public Health Engineering & Rural Development Department * College Education Department * School Education & Literacy Department * Environment, Climate Change & Coastal Development Department * Investment Department * Minorities Affairs Department * Human Rights Department

References

External links

Government of Sindh official website
{{Government of Pakistan Provincial Governments of Pakistan