For the latter, advice will be sought from technocratic staff of other services, for example from economic service, accountancy service, tax service, etc. In reforming the public service, it needs to be understood that ministries and departments will act as institutions (providing ‘the rules of the game’), enacting laws and regulations for providing the overall environment for the entire public service. Important among other aspects of reforming public service is (a) rationalising the pension/superannuation system, and (b) the welfare benefits received. Hence, pensions could be placed in mutual funds for example, and a special public service organisation consults such options with employees to allow them useful investments for hedging them against post-retirement risks. Capacity building of the public servants need to be strengthened and streamlined by creating a federal level capacity building organisation, which may be placed under the federal level recruitment commission.

Source: Pakistan Today October 03, 2018 07:07 UTC