Capital Development Authority (CDA)

History

The Capital Development Authority (CDA) came into existence on June 14, 1960, first by an executive order issued on June 24, 1960 entitled the Pakistan Capital Regulation, which was then superseded by the CDA ordinance issued on June 27, 1960. The CDA Ordinance constituted the Authority, laid down its charter and defined its power, duties, functions and responsibilities. Initially the administration of the Authority and its functions were handed responsibility to a board consisting of three members: the Chairman, Financial Advisor and one other Member with the commissioner Rawalpindi acting as an ex-officio Member. With time, experience and added responsibilities, the CDA board is now composed of the Chairman and Members of Planning, Finance, Administration, Estate, Environment and Engineering. Each member is in charge of various directorates comprising highly qualified, experienced and capable professionals in various fields and disciplines.

Major Objectives

• City Maintenance.
• Citizens Satisfaction.
• Availability of indispensable necessities.
• Further expansion of city with the passage of time, making amendments to meet requirements of that time.
• To keep city and its environment clean.
• Acquire land and undertake works in “Specified Area”.
• Planning and execution of development schemes.
• Procure plants machinery instruments and materials
• Enter into contracts.
• Carry out studies, surveys and research.
• Removal of any works obstructing in schemes.

Directorates

Following is the list of directorates working in Capital Development Authority.

• Administration Directorate
• Aiwan-e-Sadar Directorate
• Architecture Directorate
• Building Control Directorate – I
• Building Control Directorate – II (Civil)
• Bulk Water Management Directorate
• Capital Hospital
• Cares Directorate
• CDA Model School
• Central Engineering Laboratory
• Chairman Office / Director Staff
• Computer Directorate – IT & Management Division
• Coordination Directorate
• Coordination Directorate (Parliament House)
• Directorate of General Services
• Directorate of Geology & Hydrology Laboratory
• Directorate of Housing Society
• Directorate of Law Opinion
• Directorate of M.Q.C
• Directorate of One Window Operation
• Directorate of Parks
• Directorate of Parliament Lodges
• Directorate of Quantity Survey
• Directorate of Regulations
• Directorate of Roads & Market Maintenance
• Dy. Director General (Sewerage Treatment Plant)
• E&M Development Directorate
• E&M Maintenance Directorate
• Emergency & Disaster Management Directorate
• Enforcement Directorate
• Environment Directorate (East)
• Environment Directorate (Regional)
• Environment Directorate (Urban/West)
• Environment Protection Directorate
• Estate Management – I
• Estate Management – II
• Finance Directorate
• Health Services Directorate
• Human Resource Directorate
• Internal Audit Directorate
• Land & Rehabilitation Directorate
• Law Directorate
• Maintenance Directorate
• MPO Directorate
• Municipal Administration Directorate
• Programming & Evaluation Directorate
• Project Management Office
• Public Relations Directorate
• Regional Planning Directorate
• Revenue Directorate
• Road Directorate (North)
• Road Directorate (South)
• Sanitation Directorate
• Sector Development (E&M) Directorate
• Sector Development Directorate
• Security Directorate
• Simly Dam Division
• Special Projects Directorate
• Sports & Culture Directorate
• Structure Directorate
• Supply of Store Material (Hardware) items
• Traffic Engg. & Transport Planning Cell
• Training Academy
• Treasury Division
• Urban Planning Directorate
• Water & Sewerage Development Directorate
• Water Supply Directorate
• Works Directorate
• Zoo & Wildlife Management Directorate

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