Prime
Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi today chaired a meeting on Civil Service Reforms
at Prime Minister’s Office.
The
meeting was attended by Minister for Interior and Planning, Development &
Reform Prof. Ahsan Iqbal, Chairman FPSC Mr. Naveed Akram Cheema and senior
officials of Planning, Establishment and Finance Divisions.
A
detailed briefing was given to the Prime Minister by Minister for Planning,
Development and Reform on various proposals aimed at restructuring of the
present structure of the civil service in order to make it more vibrant,
professional and capable of bracing modern day challenges.
The
Prime Minister, during the meeting, observed that there was a need to review
the methodology of induction in order to address issues resulting in low
success rate in the competitive examinations. It was therefore decided to
undertake an in-depth analysis of the FPSC results data for the past three
years and to make comparative analysis of the recruitment process with other
developing countries. On improving standards of professional training, it was decided,
in principle, to upgrade and elevate National School of Public Policy to the
status of National University of Public Policy and Administration. The Prime
Minister directed that process of legislation should be initiated to give
effect to the proposal.
The
Prime Minister also directed Establishment division to review the need of
reducing the number of occupational groups as part of Federal Civil Services in
view of the reduced domain of Federal Government after the 18th Amendment. It
was also decided to continue the consultative process to review the incentive
structure for the bureaucracy which is the biggest impediment in getting a
quality human resource in the civil services.
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