ISLAMABAD, Jan 14 (APP):Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday issued
directives to the ministries and divisions to complete the process of
recruitment on 129,301 vacant posts within four months.
Briefing newsmen here regarding decisions of the Federal Cabinet
meeting, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and
Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan said no public sector employee
would be removed as the government was committed to provide employment
to the jobless not to make them jobless. 2020 would be the year of
jobs creation.
The prime minister directed the ministries and divisions to dispose
of all the pending cases of civil servants as per rules and
regulations, penalty measures, seniority, promotions and other matters
within the period of three months. He gave the directions after a
briefing in which it was told that 106,343 cases of employees were
pending in the ministries and divisions for the last three decades.
Dr Firdous said the meeting was also informed that 37 million items,
including 6,000 official vehicles, of various government departments
had been worn out, but no practical steps had been taken to dispose
them of.
The prime minister tasked the PM’s Delivery Unit to pursue all the
relevant ministries to resolve all the pending cases within 45 days,
she added.
She said the Federal Cabinet gave approval to the proposal for
structural and organizational reforms of the Ministry of National
Health Services, Regulations and Coordination. It noted that
restructuring of the ministry was imperative to fulfill the
government’s vision of correcting the imbalance in technical and
administrative positions from existing 80 percent staff having no
health background to 70 percent technical staff and 30 percent
administrative ones.
In line with the best international practices, she said,the cabinet
approved in principle to change the name of ministry to the Ministry
of Health and Population. As part of the reforms, a completely new
organogram had been evolved, with key positions filled by technical
experts alongside civil servants in high administrative positions that
would foster an enabling role for the ministry to function effectively
and transparently, she added.
A new cadre for health among the Civil Services of Pakistan was
approved by the cabinet, under which civil servants would be trained
for the newly reformed health ministry, further enhancing its
performance, the SAPM said.
Dr Firdous said the cabinet also gave approval for launch of inquiry
against five homeopathic colleges working in the country. Steps were
being taken to adopt best international practices in the homeopathic
sector and the ministry would take concrete measures in that regard,
she added.
She said the Civil Aviation Authority briefed the cabinet that in
future there would be no need to get a non-objection certificate for
building high-rise buildings near airports, which would help attract
investment from overseas Pakistanis.
Dr Firdous said the Power Ministry presented a plan to the cabinet,
under which the electricity consumers would soon get relief in bills.
She said the allied parties of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf were part of
the government and would remain in future too. The Muttahida Qaumi
Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) leaders had presented all their concerns to
the committee led by Federal Minister for Planning and Development
Asad Umar, which had been conveyed to the prime minister.
The special assistant said Prime Minister Imran Khan had already
given a package of Rs162 billion for Karachi and it was now time for
its implementation and then transferring its benefits to the
grassroots level.
She said the ailing leaders of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz were
staying at home instead of being hospitalized and meeting with former
Afghan president Hamid Karzai, and sometime found at a five star hotel
having dinner with the family in London. The Sharif family had been
given 48 hours to present a report on the health condition of Nawaz
Sharif, she added.
VNS Islamabad
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