Islamabad, Aug 24: To maximize governmental efficiency, the federal government has chosen to implement a broad right-sizing project spanning several ministries and divisions. This procedure will be guided by 23 essential goals that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has identified and ordered be achieved gradually.
The initiative’s prime has given the go-ahead to draft plans for the second phase, which will center on the reorganization of five important ministries. The PM has set goals for a week to three months, according to insiders.
The establishment of a digital authority in the nation is a noteworthy step that will hopefully result in a draft law within a week. In keeping with these reforms, a number of significant choices have been made:
Health Directorate Transfer: The local administrations of Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan will receive the Directorate of Health.
Ministry Mergers: In two months, proposals are requested to combine the Ministry of Industries and Production with the Board of Investment and the Ministry of Commerce. Proposals have also been made for the possible closure of the Utility Stores Corporation and the privatization of five Ministry of Industries companies in the next two weeks. In a month, it has also been suggested that SMEDA be placed under the Prime Minister’s Secretariat.
Universal Services Fund: It has been required that recommendations be made for reviving the Universal Services Fund, and that the prime minister be presented with a performance review of the Pakistan Software Export Program within the next three months.
Privatization Plans: Within the next two weeks, proposals to privatize a number of significant companies, such as the State Engineering Corporation, Republic Motors, and the Pakistan Engineering Company, are anticipated.
In one week, the Engineering Development Board will submit its performance report.
Additional activities consist of:
Departmental Reforms: The DRAP Act of 2012 will grant the medication Regulatory Authority (DRAP) autonomy and separate its medication price-setting authority. Within a month, proposals to devolve the National Rehabilitation Institute of Medicine, the Federal Government Services Hospital Polyclinic, and the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) will be made.
Utility Stores and Subsidies: The subsidies provided by the Utility Stores Corporation will be replaced by a cash transfer system for the recipients. In two weeks, proposals have been requested to abolish the Utility Stores Corporation; in a month, proposals have been requested to abolish the National Fertilization Corporation.
It is reported that the Utility Stores’ subsidies will be changed into cash payments to the recipients. Additionally, recommendations for Pakistan Gem and Jewellery’s proper size will be made.
