SPORTS, TOURISM, YOUTH AFFAIRS, ARCHAEOLOGY & MUSEUMS

GOVERNMENT OF KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWADated: 07/08/2014No.PO(TSY&M) ADP-RIV/2014-15

2. The chair after welcoming the participants began the proceedings and ended the meeting with the following decisions:

S# Decisions Action by Time line1. Stay order against leasing out of PTDC Properties, to be

drafted by the Legal Advisor, to ensure that the four properties erected on provincial government land by the Ministry of Tourism through PTDC in the past are not leased out illegally by PTDC

MD TCKP 10 August 2014

2. All the secretariat level officials are specially reminded that they are supposed to support and solve the issues of attached formations promptly/ proactively without creating any hurdles

AS, CPO, All SOs

Regularly

3. a. Revival of Indigenous Culture Heritage (RICH) program, successfully undertaken in 2010-11 by TCKP as a pilot to be restarted, institutionalized and made sustainable in order to extend purposeful activities at grassroots level all over KP - existing resources would be utilized for the purpose.

This entails financing small level cultural activities at the U/C – Tehsil level through local credible NGOs / Civil society organizations and other implementing partners.

b. Revival of district wise-Traditional Games KP, pilot undertaken by TCKP in 2011 on similar lines.

CPOAli Jan

Regularly from mid September

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4. A summary to be drafted in light of the previous summary to re-attach Culture to this Department.

Ali JanCPO

Mid August

5. A summary to be moved after drafting by CPO / Ali Jan for setting up separate Directorate of Youth Affairs/ proposed “KP Youth Development Corporation”.

Ali JanCPO

3rd week of August

6. Procedures to be defined and procurement / promotion committees notified for all the attached formations and the department.

GM (A&P) Mid August

7. Capacity building of various wings of attached formations. All heads of attached formations should come up with separate concrete viable proposals for the same.

All Heads of attached formations

End August

8. The Website Portal, TCKP Newsletter Frontier Facets – reconstitution of fresh Editorial Board and Team and meeting Creative Wing’s office equipment requirements, printing of Brochures have to be carried out in more than one language for international tourists visiting the Buddhist sites.TIC will give its demand for publications months in advance to the Distribution & Stock/Admin office so they maintain a reasonable supply. All publications and printing will be undertaken by Creative Wing.

Ali JanGM TICDirector Arch

Mid September

9. The department will be holding scheduled quality public activities of diverse nature regularly in Nishtar Hall, for families particularly those involving youth, women and children. The Nishtar Hall event schedule will include cultural and recreational activities such as tourism promotions, exhibitions, stage activities, performing and visual arts, in recognition of local icons, personalities and legends, painters, artists and literary luminaries etc.Appointment of a dedicated Event Manager or Event Management Firm to ensure timely schedule and standard

MD TCKP Regularly from Mid September

10. A committed and dynamic Project Director for Gor Khatri has to be identified to carry on the multifarious activities outlined in the Gor Khatri PC1 and it has to be ensured that project prerequisites, such as constitution of Board of Directors etc, making it an autonomous, transparent and sustainable body etc. are met. Existing staff to be reviewed, ensuring merit prevails. It must be ensured that the Gor Khatri project should meet all the project goals in that spirit in which it was originally conceived.

Director ArchAli Jan

End August

11. Concept Note on a well-equipped quality Audio Video Studio – the first of its kind in KP - has to be developed. Studio has to be of international standard to cater to the diverse needs of local film makers, singers, producers, mass media, and other creative individuals who lack the resources to gain access to similar facilities in Karachi and Dubai etc.

Ali Jan End August

12. A provincial Tourism Authority has to be created in order to bring harmony among the devolved components of PAITHOM, TSW, MJRL, PTDC and TCKP. A concept note depicting organizational structure & functions be moved for the purpose.

CPOGM A&P

End August

13. Summary for the CM for transfer of PTDC properties to this department

Sec, MD TCKP, GM A&P

Mid August

14. Rest houses of department to be handed over to TCKP for leasing out to private sector. Summary for CM for the purpose

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15. The Posts already advertised under Tourist Services Wing (TSW) have to be reviewed, using a credible and appropriate testing methodology in terms of Education, qualification and eligibility criteria, age limit to be re-advertised to complete the whole process by the end of September

CPO, SOG 3rd week of August

16. Exhibitions, Archaeological Conferences and other promotional activities may be carried out by Director Archaeology in collaboration with MD, TCKP for synergy and better execution. Detailed modalities be worked out for the purpose.

MD TCKPDirector Arch

1st Week of September

17. Tourism & Youth policies to be finalized after input from all stakeholders.

MD,TCKP & CPO

Mid September

18. Draft the new proposed Archaeological Heritage Act, KP as the Antiquity Act 1997 is an exact copy of the outdated Federal Antiquity Act 1975. Engage all stakeholders in a consultative workshop for the same

Director Arch

End September

19. Heritage Awareness Program for archaeological sites, involving general public may be started with more vigour

DirectorArch

Regularly from Mid September

20. Multi-lingual audio facilities in Peshawar Museum and creation of Virtual Tours

Director Arch

End December

21. Youth Tourism Development Program (YTDP), particularly for underprivileged students, may be commenced with more vigour.

MD TCKP

Sehrai Travels & Tour Operator

Regularly from September

22. Concept Papers to be developed for pro-actively involving youth, intelligentsia, creative and talented individuals, budding entrepreneurs and general public of the province in all activities of Sports, Youth, Tourism and Archaeology.

Ali Jan End August

23. A gazetteer of Archaeological Sites of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to be complied.

Director Arch

End September

24. All the news to the media from various attached formations have to be consolidated and released after it is filtered by the Media Manager and Ali Jan. Media Cell to be strengthened for better overall coordination and functionality.

All Regularly

25. Establishment of a Fellowship program in Gandhara Studies at an international university e.g Harvard University, or Oxford or Cambridge to be started, leading up to setting up of a formal Chair in future.

Director Arch

End September

26. Sports equipment to be provided to all Union Councils modalities to be worked out for the purpose.

DG, Sports End Aug

27. Institutionalizing & organizing sports activities in Educational institutions and holding interregional sports competitions from tehsil to provincial level.Modalities to be worked out for the same.

DG, Sports End September

28. Concept Note on Giving Kalash World Heritage Status and organizing an international stakeholders conference in the last quarter of current year in order to achieve the same.

Ali JanDirector Arch

EndAugust

29. Concept Note on proper Signage of all important tourism and cultural sites in the province, including on-site information signboards and wayside directional signboards, ensuring they are visible, attractively designed, follow a standard format, of durable material/ texture and vandalism-proof

Ali Jan End August

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30. Concept Note on promotion of Sikh related tourism. As 90percent of Sikh sites of religious, historic and military nature are in KP, every year thousands of Sikh pilgrims from all over the world visit Pakistan, who are potential tourists and could visit several sites of interest in KP stretching from Hazara to Jamrud and all the way down to Dera Ismail Khan including, Forts, Gurdwaras, private Residences, famous Battlesites and Tombs

Ali Jan End August

31. TCKP should maintain its role as a catalyst and continue to sponsor purposeful activities by private organisations whilst ensuring their quality standards

MD TCKP Regular

32. Century- old Khyber Steam Railway revival by starting a regular and affordable Tourism Steam Safari on alternate route between Peshawar and Attock Khurd upto Attock Khurd Railway Heritage Rail station Resort which will be publicised.Restart negotiations with Pakistan Railways.

Zahoor Durrani

Ali Jan

Creative Wing

Regularly from Mid-Sep

33. Setting up of TIC/ Desk at Peshawar Airport – only entry point of international air traffic in the province

MD, TCKPGM/ TICs

Mid Nov

34. Concept Note to Preserve and Conserve Dilip Kumar House in Peshawar and turning it into a Living Museum in honour of the cine legend.Making a Board of Trustees from private sector to oversee its management

Dir ArchAli Jan

Mid Sep

35. Adaptive re-use of Sethi House, purchased and conserved by Govt of KP.

Dir ArchAli Jan

Mid Sep’

36. Everybody should work with passion and dedication in order to boost up the image of the province and the people.

All Regularly

37. The DG Sports has to explain his absence for the meeting despite prior written intimation by the Department.

SO Sports 1st week of August

SecretaryMuhammad Azam Khan

Copy forwarded for information to: 1. The Chief Secretary, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa2. The Advisor to the Chief Minister for Sports, Tourism, Archaeology & Museums.

SecretaryMuhammad Azam Khan

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