How malaise from bureaucracy be extracted.............Food for Thought........... Efficiency and good service to the common man, bureaucracy must be given a clear sense of direction of advancing without barriers towards the ideals of social justice and enlightenment to which the people and their government is committed. 2)Patriotic dynamic approach to the problems of development must be one of the top priorities. 3)Constructive and not mercenary psychology should be the hallmark of a dedicated public service. For this purpose, the Will of the people and proper Accountability is imperative. 4) Abolish rigid distinction among various categories of Government Servants. Restraint with a strict hand the rivalries of public servants inter Se. 6)The evil of unprecedented security of tenure must be re-valued. 7)The bureaucratic corps must not become unwiel dy. This will save the rank and file of planners from political pressure. There is an ocean of employees. There are 14,801 government servants working in the parent secretariat while 151,991 are working in the attached departments and sub-offices. Moreover 462,000 are in service in autonomous and semi-autonomous organizations. 8) Concept of an Islamic welfare state must be the goal of bureaucracy. It would guide its future course of action and future state of affairs of society; 9) Abolishment of Over-government and Overlordism; 10)The Institution of Ombudsman and Account ability is the true public demand; 11)At present the wages of low paid and the highest paid has a ratio of 1:50 . This difference must be mitigated for a reasonable level; 12)The correct grading of each post should be determined by job evaluation. These reforms will transform the entire body of the public servants into a motivated, enthusiastic, dynamic and into a dedicated work force capable of maki ng optimum contribution to the phenomenon task of national development. 13)Training system of bureaucrats requires a drastic change. All prestigious institutions like National Institute of Public Administration,Pakistan Administrative Staff College, Civil Services Academy and other departmental training institutions must introduce a full compulsory course in “Human Relations Training”, on regular basis, as done by most of the developed nations including U.S.A. and England. Where the Governments have introduced compulsory human relations training for the employees of civil services.
Posted on: Fri, 29 Nov 2013 08:16:36 +0000
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