Framework for Economic Growth, Pakistan - Planning Commission

International conference on “Framework for Economic Growth, Pakistan”should be the governing principlerather than the origination of theappointment.6) Grant of a living wage andcompensation package includingdecent retirement benefits to all CivilServants.7) Strict observance of security oftenure of office for a specified periodof time.8) Separate cadre of regular CivilServices at the federal, provincialand district levels co-existing withcontractual appointments and lateralmovement.9) Creation of a National ExecutiveService (NES) for seniormanagement positions open to allfederal, provincial and district CivilServants through a competitiveprocess.10) Induction of three specialized cadresunder the NES for EconomicManagement, Social SectorManagement, and General cadre.11) Citizens’ Survey and Score Cards tojudge the responsiveness.To implement above recommendations weneed to focus on some key reforms andinstitutions first. We need to adopt aselective approach to go ahead. It hastherefore to be phased over a period of 5-10years with adjustments and fine tuning tomeet the exigencies of circumstances.population. They are not updated and havetherefore become a major source ofharassment and extortion. There areconflicting rules on the same subject coexistingin the rule book or manual becausethe old ones and those superseded have notbeen weeded out. Some of the rules are sooutdated that they have become a nuisance.If all the government rules, regulations,instructions, circulars are continuouslyupdated and only the most current versionsare posted on the website of each ministry alot of good will be done to make the lives ofcommon citizen easy. The transparencyachieved through automation will minimizethe discretionary powers of the governmentfunctionaries and provide convenience to thecitizens who are actually the voters inultimate analysis. The posting of updatedForeign Exchange Manual on the website ofthe State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) whichcould be accessed by anyone from his homeor office created a lot of trust in theorganization. Computerized land recordswill substantially bring down the volume oflitigation that is clogging our courts andprovide a lot of relief to those engaged inprotracted and expensive court cases.Good governance reforms are necessary forimproving economic performance andreducing income inequalities and regionaldisparities in Pakistan. The thrust of thesereforms lies in a dynamic and vibrant CivilService.Government rules, regulations and manualsare not widely available to the affected***26