Merit be followed in induction to PSP from provinces: Senate Body
By Saad Saud

ISLAMABAD—The Senate Standing Committee on Cabinet has directed that provincial quota be followed while inducting police officers in Police Services of Pakistan (PSP) cadre.
The Committee met at the Parliament House here Wednesday under the Chairmanship of Senator Abdul Ghaffar Qureshi to discuss the working, performance of the Establishment Division and its attached departments.
The members of the Committee welcomed the move to call back the Army Officers from different Civilian Departments. It was observed that five years age relaxation should be applied for CSS examinations so that more and more people may have chance to appear in the exam and show their worth and relevant Constitutional provisions be followed in letter and spirit for allocations.
It also called for presentation of the FPSC report in the Parliament in the first quarter of the following year. The Committee appreciated National internship Programme (NIP). However it underlined the need to give more priority to the less developed areas with a view to remove the feeling of being deprived.
The Committee directed the Establishment Division to provide all the details of the NIP so as to enable it to suggest ways and means to overcome the difficulties and to remove the bottlenecks in the way.
It also stressed the need to streamline the matters pertaining to ACRs, promotions and postings of the OSD officials. Earlier, the Committee was given a detailed briefing about the role, functions and performance of the Establishment Division and its attached departments.
It was informed that Establishment Division is the human resource management division of the Government and therefore caters for the recruitment, training, postings, promotions and deputations besides administering four occupational groups, improving administrative reforms etc.
Details of the actual size of the civil servants were also submitted before the Committee. It was informed that there was 12.59% deficiency as far as the sanctioned strength was concerned. It was stated that special quota for women has been introduced to promote gender mainstreaming, empower women and give them more participation in the national decision making.
Regarding National internship Programme, it was stated that the programme has been designed to provide a temporary employment to the educated youth and provide them an opportunity of on the job experience.
The Committee assured its all out support in removing the hurdles and to give suggestions to improve the working of the Establishment Division.
Senator Abdul Ghaffar Qureshi, Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat welcomed the members of the Committee and expressed the hope that the Committee would work to improve working of the Establishment Division and its sister organizations. He also felicitated Senator Rehmatullah Kakar on his induction in the Cabinet as Federal Minister for Housing & Works.
The meeting was attended, among others, by Senators Abdul Raziq, Muhammad Abbas Komaili, Engr. Rashid Ahmad Khan, Mrs. Rehana Yahya Baloch, Fauzia Fakhur-uz-Zaman, Ch. Muhammad Anwar Bhinder, Rehmatullah Kakar, Kamran Murtaza besides Secretary Establishment Division Mr. Ghiasuddin and senior officials of the ED.