Employees of 58 federal entities draw higher salaries
July 28, 2021
ISLAMABAD: In a serious distortion of the basic pay scale scheme, government servants belonging to 58 entities draw extra allowances and, in some cases, their salaries are two to three times higher than those of ordinary government servants.
Interestingly these entities include authorities like the President’s Secretariat, Prime Minister’s Office, the National Assembly, Senate Secretariat and all the superior courts which according to their mandate are supposed to ensure fair play, equality and merit.
In a recent notification issued by the Finance Ministry for the grant of a Disparity Reduction Allowance at the rate of 25 percent of the basic pay scales to civil employees in BS-20-22 of the federal government, the ministry listed the names of those 58 entities whose employees are already drawing extra allowances.
Employees of 58 selected federal entities draw higher salaries
July 28, 2021
ISLAMABAD: In a serious distortion of the basic pay scale scheme, government servants belonging to 58 entities draw extra allowances and, in some cases, their salaries are two to three times higher than those of ordinary government servants.
Interestingly these entities include authorities like the President’s Secretariat, Prime Minister’s Office, the National Assembly, Senate Secretariat and all the superior courts which according to their mandate are supposed to ensure fair play, equality and merit.
In a recent notification issued by the Finance Ministry for the grant of a Disparity Reduction Allowance at the rate of 25 percent of the basic pay scales to civil employees in BS-20-22 of the federal government, the ministry listed the names of those 58 entities whose employees are already drawing extra allowances.
Civil service reform begins
The writer is a senior political economist based in Islamabad. He can be reached at [email protected]
Let’s face it. The crux of the matter of civil service reform is the incongruity between the centralised administrative services and federal state structure. Yet again, the inheritors of the ICS/CSP tradition, grouped now as DMG/PAS, have successfully resisted any diminution of their might. In this they have been supported by the political champions of a single national curriculum and the khaki builders of a unitary narrative. The recent official announcement laying down the contours of civil service reform has been rightly criticised for being cosmetic. The issue of political interference remains unaddressed. Improving or changing rules and procedures is the focus. These relate to appointment, performance evaluation, training, promotions and retirement. Inter-provincial transfer rules will now ensure regular movement around provinces, while provincia