Media Type

Lecture

Publication Date

2-25-2011

Description

The 2009 Pay and Pension Commission (PPC) Report is a major departure from the previous reports in so far as it examines compensation reforms as part of the overall reforms of the whole value china of human resource policies of the government. The Report’s findings are based on the basic premise that the channel of economic growth filtering down effectively to the poor and less privileged is a function of public sector governance – policy making, regulation, implementation of projects and programs, and delivery of basic services. Government has therefore, a critical role to play not by controlling the commanding heights of the economy but as an enabler and facilitator for businesses, a catalyst for promoting public investment, enforcer of law and order and provider of public goods and services. As most of the citizen-state interface takes place at the local level, the Provincial and Local Governments with increased resources and greater decision making authority, should potentially be able to act as the vehicle for implementation of plans, policies and programs formulated by the Government and also for efficient and equitable delivery of basic services to the citizens. To accomplish these tasks the institutional capacity of the government will need to be strengthened. One of the essential ingredients of this institutional capacity is the quality of public servants. Unless Government is able to attract, retain and motivate talented young men and women into its ranks, the citizens will remain unhappy and dissatisfied with the government departments and agencies and the goal of sharing benefits of economic growth by the majority of the population remain elusive.

Notes

Lecture delivered at ‘94th National Management Course held at the National Management College, Lahore on Feb 25, 2011.

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