ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Tuesday directed the Establishment Division to review the need to cut down on number of occupational groups of Federal Civil Services in line with reduced domain of federal government after the 18th Amendment.
Chairing a meeting on Civil Service Reforms at the PM Office, the Prime Minister 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.
The Prime Minister directed that process of legisl
ation should be initiated to give effect to the proposal.
It was also decided to continue the consultative process to review the incentive structure for the bureaucracy which was the biggest impediment in getting a quality human resource in the civil service
s.
A detailed briefing was given to the Prime Minister by Minister for Planning, Development and Reform Ahsan Iqbal on various proposals aimed at restructuring of the present structure of the civil service in order to make it mor
e vibrant, professional and capable of bracing modern day challenges.
It was 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 meeting was attended by Chairman FPSC Naveed Akram Cheema and senior officials of Planning, Establishment and Finance Divisions.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Tuesday directed that all necessary measures be adopted for exploitin
g the full potential of Pakistan’s dairy industry and directed form
ation of a committee to study proposal for establishing Milk Board in th
e country.
Talking to a deleg
ation of Pakistan Dairy Associ
ation here at the Prime Minister Office that focused on issues faced by the sector, the Prime Minister asked all stakeholders to consider ways for form
ation of the Milk Board under the Minister for Food Security.
The Prime Minister was briefed about potential and the contribution of the sector towards national economy and meetin
g the nutritional requirements of th
e country.
The deleg
ation suggested various measures including putting in place uniform food standards across th
e country, minimum pasteuriz
ation law and tax related incentives for further growth of the sector.
The Prime Minister assured the deleg
ation that their suggestions would be duly considered by the Government and all possible facilit
ation would be extended to them for ensuring growth and capitaliz
ation of potential of the sector.
Minister for National Food Security Sikandar Hayat Bosan was present durin
g the meeting with the deleg
ation that comprised Syed Yawar Ali, Chairman PDA and Nestle Pakistan Ltd, Mr. Aamir Khawas, Chief Operating Officer Fauji Foods, Sulaiman Sadiq Monoo, CEO Dairy Land Pvt. Ltd., Anjum Muhammad Saleem, CEO Shakarganj Food Products Pvt. Ltd., Jorge Montero, MD Tetra Pak Pakistan Ltd., Ali Ahmed Khan, CEO Engro Foods Ltd, Muhammad Memosh Khawja, CEO Haleeb Foods Ltd., and others.
Published in Daily Times, December 6th 2017.