SINDH DOING BUSINESS REFORMS EXHIBITION REFORMS UPDATE

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1 SINDH DOING BUSINESS REFORMS EXHIBITION REFORMS UPDATE

2 AGENDA SEPA Reform KWSB Reforms SBCA Reform (Notification) K-Electric Reforms BOR Reforms Business Reform Registration Portal Communication Strategy Coverage 1

3 SINDH S JOURNEY TO REFORM Doing Business Ranking DB 2018 Report ranks Pakistan at 147 (out of 190) which is a drop of 3 ranks from 144 in Day Plan A 100 Day plan was developed by World Bank to implement reforms across 7 indicators. Starting a Business Dealing with Construction Permits Property Registration Paying Taxes Enforcing Contracts Getting Credit Trading Across Border Getting Electricity Sindh s Journey Government of Sindh formed Sindh Investment Climate Investment Cell (SICIC). A Provincial Steering Committee formed for steering and monitoring the agenda. A Working Committee formed to supervise the implementation. Communication and Dissemination - ongoing. 2

4 REFORMS Agency Details Update Action to be performed SEPA Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) has de-notified the requirement for environmental approval for nine (9) types of projects. Completed. Follow-up on its implementation with relevant stakeholders. SEPA has also improved the timeframe for granting environmental approvals. The approval process for Environmental Checklists will now be completed in 15 Working Days compared to 30 earlier. KWSB Karachi Water & Sewerage Board (KWSB) has reduced timeframe for commercial water and sewerage connections from 61 to 21 days Completed. Follow-up on its implementation with relevant stakeholders. 3 Waiver of requirement of Property Tax Valuation form (PT-1) for new connection applications. The PT-1 was a prerequisite for applications previously. KWSB has also reduced the number of accompanying documents required to apply for connections to four (4) from eight (8) previously.

5 REFORMS Agency Details Update Action to be performed SBCA SBCA has reduced time to grant construction permits from 60 to 30 days and for completion certificates from 45 to 30 days. Completed. Follow-up on its implementation with relevant stakeholders. Following this reform, the following have been exempted for Category 1 buildings: i. NOC from Karachi Water & Sewerage Board (KWSB) ii. Floor Certificate from the Structural Engineer iii. NOC from Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) iv. NOC from Excise & Taxation (E&T) Department, Government of Sindh 4 As a result of these reforms the number of procedures to obtain Construction Permits has been reduced from 15 to 7.

6 REFORMS Agency Details Update Action to be performed BOR With the Digital Scanning Unit replacing microfilming technology, time spent at the Sub-Registrar Offices reduced by 96% (6 days now) Two (2) procedures eliminated i. Hiring of a Deed writer ii. Advertisement in Newspaper 50% archival registries of Karachi digitized Transparency and ease of access ensured with online services at & App SindhZameen Standard registration templates and tax calculator available online Completed. Follow-up on its implementati on with relevant stakeholders. 5 Title search facility available online through Land Administration & Revenue Management Information System (LARMIS) Live Dashboard of Property Registries in Karachi

7 REFORMS Agency Details Update Action to be performed BOR Rules, Laws and checklists mentioned on website Adoption of binding service standards and complains mechanism for ensuring quality of services Completed Follow-up on its implementation with relevant stakeholders. Online Complaint Management System & UAN available at Overall time required to register property in Karachi reduced from 208 days to just 17 days a 92% reduction 6

8 REFORMS Agency Details Update Action to be performed Labour, Excise & Taxation, Industries & SESSI Sindh Business Registration Portal Online business registration facility at Sindh Business Registration Portal. Time required for provincial department registrations to be reduced to 1 day from 7 days by using the Sindh Business Registration Portal. Soft Launch Done. Relevant Sindh Agencies Trained. Final Launch planned for end of February. 7 Developing procedural links between 4 provincial departments - Industries, Sindh Employees' Social Security Institution (SESSI), Labour and Excise & Taxation (E&T) and federal departments (FBR, NADRA, SECP) for smoother and swifter business registration. Public facilitation desks at Excise & Taxation (E&T), Labour & Industries departments and Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

9 REFORMS Agency Details Update Action to be performed K-Electric v Improvement in power infrastructure has resulted in exemption of load-shed to over 61% of Karachi. v Exempting industries from load-shed was a game changing initiative by KE - fueling industrial growth and economic prosperity. v Process automation and reduction in number of prerequisites have also considerably reduced the turnaround time 8 v A case study on K-Electric s excellence and revival since its privatization under the course corporate turnarounds is taught at The Harvard Business School. v New Connection Process Simplified i. Making the application process faster and simpler at 29 locations across Karachi ii. iii. iv. Introduced simple to understand New Connection request forms, available on KE website Single undertaking for new connection requests Reduced new connection documentation requirements. Completed. Follow-up on its implementation with relevant stakeholders.

10 REFORMS Agency Details Update Action to be performed K-Electric v For Reduced turnaround time (TAT) i. Reduced TAT for execution from 215 days to 120 days ii. Introduced execution of infrastructure on full payment to reduce time from 120 days to 90 days iii. Scheme energization subject to submission of three documents iv. Facilitation extended to BQATI, KATI, FBATI & NKATI v. Internal department to monitor TAT of ongoing cases vi. Plan to introduce dedicated helpline for industrial customers Complete d. Follow-up on its implementation with relevant stakeholders. 9

11 SINDH DOING BUSINESS REFORMS EXHIBITION FEBRUARY 15, 2018

12 Sindh Doing Business Reforms Exhibition 11

13 SICIC POLL

14 POLL ANNOUNCEMENT SICIC - Poll Announcement Q: What is your biggest issue in Doing Business in Karachi? 13 Options Votes Weightage Procedures % Infrastructure % Govt Officers & Representatives % Access to Credit / Finance % Total Votes Polled: 1,157

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