ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat has decided to take the final opinion of the Establishment Division on the Private Members’ Bill “Civil Servants Amendment Bill 2024” introduced by Senator Quratul Ain Marri, which includes 10% for women and 5% for women. A percentage quota is suggested. For Minorities in the Civil Service, at the next meeting of the Committee.
The Civil Servant Amendment Bill 2024 has sparked a lot of debate as the bill proposes a 10 percent quota for women and 5 percent for minorities in the civil service, with the aim of promoting inclusion and diversity in Pakistan’s public administration. The Senate Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat met under the chairmanship of Senator Rana Mahmoodul Hasan at the Parliament House on Friday in which significant progress was made on several important legislative issues and ongoing reforms in the federal bureaucracy.
The Senate Committee on Cabinet Secretariat also engaged in a wide-ranging debate on the state of performance review of civil servants as Senator Sadia Abbasi expressed concern over the current methods used by agencies to assess the performance of the civil service. noted the negative effects of In response, Ms. Sara Saeed, Special Secretary, Establishment Division, highlighted the formation of the Civil Services Reform Committee and provided insight into the ongoing reforms, which includes federal ministers like Ahsan Iqbal, Mossadegh Malik and senior secretaries. He told the committee that 1,875 officers out of 4,943 have been promoted in the last four years which reflects progress in staff development.
The division has also eliminated 61 posts as part of a retrenchment initiative aimed at improving efficiency. In a further development, Senator Abdul Qadir expressed concern over the salaries of civil servants, advocating for an increase in salaries to enhance efficiency.