Politicisation of bureaucracy must go
Report on 'State of Public Admn: 2009'
Politicisation of the bureaucracy deprives people of getting services from the public administration. It should not be allowed to go on further for the sake of dynamism in the administration, revealed by the report on 'State of Public Administration: 2009' yesterday.
It has been proved that the ruling party usually prefers to politicise the public administration process, it said.The administration should be pro-people and service-oriented. Appointment on contractual basis should be discouraged for the sake of dynamism in the administration. At present 251 officials were made officer on special duty (OSD), it said at a function at the National Press Club.
Neeti Gobeshona Kendro (NGK) prepared the report. Prof Muzaffar Ahmad presided over the discussion.Prof Salauddin Ahmed and Prof Mobasher Monem of Dhaka University and Abu Syed Khan, Managing Editor of the daily Samokal, among others, were present.
The report suggests that the promotion in the public administration should be on the basis of merit, seniority and efficiency of the civil bureaucrats rather than political allegiance. The findings of the report shows that the promotion now turns into a 'panic' to non-partisan and professional civil servants.
It also found excessive promotion against available posts was causing huge cost of public exchequer. Irregularities, nepotism and favouritism on political ground have been marked in the promotion process of the civil administration.
Bangladesh needs a civil service of high quality and integrity for establishing good governance and push the country toward development. And it is necessary to establish an effective bureaucracy to digitise the country by 2021, it said.
The report observes that the government's initiatives to formulate 'Civil Service Act', time befitting pay scale and introduction of e-governance system are among the positive steps to make the administration functional and accountable.
The recommendations of the report are depoliticisation of bureaucracy, rethinking of contractual induction, establishment of fair promotion system, re-defining of the role and responsibilities of the Ministry of Establishment and implementation of most suitable recommendations of administrative reform commission.
It has been proved that the ruling party usually prefers to politicise the public administration process, it said.The administration should be pro-people and service-oriented. Appointment on contractual basis should be discouraged for the sake of dynamism in the administration. At present 251 officials were made officer on special duty (OSD), it said at a function at the National Press Club.
Neeti Gobeshona Kendro (NGK) prepared the report. Prof Muzaffar Ahmad presided over the discussion.Prof Salauddin Ahmed and Prof Mobasher Monem of Dhaka University and Abu Syed Khan, Managing Editor of the daily Samokal, among others, were present.
The report suggests that the promotion in the public administration should be on the basis of merit, seniority and efficiency of the civil bureaucrats rather than political allegiance. The findings of the report shows that the promotion now turns into a 'panic' to non-partisan and professional civil servants.
It also found excessive promotion against available posts was causing huge cost of public exchequer. Irregularities, nepotism and favouritism on political ground have been marked in the promotion process of the civil administration.
Bangladesh needs a civil service of high quality and integrity for establishing good governance and push the country toward development. And it is necessary to establish an effective bureaucracy to digitise the country by 2021, it said.
The report observes that the government's initiatives to formulate 'Civil Service Act', time befitting pay scale and introduction of e-governance system are among the positive steps to make the administration functional and accountable.
The recommendations of the report are depoliticisation of bureaucracy, rethinking of contractual induction, establishment of fair promotion system, re-defining of the role and responsibilities of the Ministry of Establishment and implementation of most suitable recommendations of administrative reform commission.
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