Local Council Board is an semi-autonomous body created under the statute for managing all matters of the Tehsil Municiple Administration (TMA) . It was created under Section 46 of the NWFP, Local Government Ordinance 1979, and has been given protection under the Local Government Ordinance 2001, Local Government Act 2012, and the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Local Government Act 2013. The core function of the Local Council Board is to cater for services including appointments, promotions, postings, transfers, pensions, etc. of the personnel paid out of the Local Fund. It is the successor of the defunct NWFP Local Government Board created under the Basic Democracies Orders 1959 and Municipal Administration Ordinance 1960.