2 MAIN THEMES a.IMPACT OF DEVOLUTION –– THE CIVIL SERVANTS PERSPECTIVE. b.REFORMS IN STRUCTURE OF POLICE DEPARTMENT. c. WHAT SHOULD BE THE DEVOLUTION STRATEGY.

3 Civil Servants are unhappy with the Devolution Plan because: a.It takes away their Powers, and puts them in a coordination role. b.Police, which was the enforcement arm of administration and had a coordination role with the administration, has been made independent of the administration. IMPACT OF DEVOLUTION - THE CIVIL SERVANTS PERSPECTIVE

4 c.Elected person have been made the reporting officer of the Civil Servant and also given powers of all postings and transfers upto BPS-17. d.The tradition/ accepted administration command structure has been ignored. Control of Tehsil Administration made completely independent –– thus problematic. IMPACT OF DEVOLUTION - THE CIVIL SERVANTS PERSPECTIVE

5 e.Too many independent bodies, in the name of devolution created – encouraging conflict at the gross root levels (intentionally to create a balance of powers) e.g. TMA, Administration, District Government, City Government etc. f.The perceived advantage of dispersing powers–– preventing too much of power in one hand –– against universally accepted concept of ‘ unity of command’ –– will cause unending conflict with doubtful advantages, if any: IMPACT OF DEVOLUTION - THE CIVIL SERVANTS PERSPECTIVE

6 g.System requires higher seniority officers to be posted in District Government, with less powers and status –– making field postings unattractive – DCO BPS-20 – of all districts – regardless of size, importance. h.Devolution Plan too complex and complicated –– with everything –– including nomenclatures new –– (intentional, to show a break from colonial past) –– too much for the illiterate public to comprehend and feel comfortable with for a number of years. IMPACT OF DEVOLUTION - THE CIVIL SERVANTS PERSPECTIVE

7 i.While planners in Islamabad, may be allergic to colonial past people in the village are nostalgic about the colonial past/ tradition. j.Civil Servant feels he has been discriminated against. Whereas complete command given to the elected person in his case; same yardsticks not applied to police. IMPACT OF DEVOLUTION - THE CIVIL SERVANTS PERSPECTIVE

8 k.Official powers of transfers and promotions of petty bureaucracy being in the hands of elected man will completely politicize the grass root bureaucracy. l.An existing one-window operation (in the form of D.C/ A.C) has given way to dispersing of powers and allowing only coordination role to the top senior civil servant in district; making life more complex for relief seeking public. IMPACT OF DEVOLUTION - THE CIVIL SERVANTS PERSPECTIVE

9 m.Powers and responsibilities of district government not commensurate to its own resources. Dependence on central and provincial funds against principle of autonomy –– leading to conflict and confusion. IMPACT OF DEVOLUTION - THE CIVIL SERVANTS PERSPECTIVE

10 n.In built conflict between district government and expectations of the MNA & MPA not attended to. Historical record of the conflict too convincing to hope for any thing different this time. (During democratic governments, local/ district governments have withered – while only in military rule they have flourished). IMPACT OF DEVOLUTION - THE CIVIL SERVANTS PERSPECTIVE

11 RESTRUCTURING OF POLICE Setting up of National, Provincial and District Public Safety Commission to de-politicize the police and monitor their performance. Investigations to be separated from watch & ward at the Police Station level. Police to work only under Judicial Magistracy and report to Nazim on Law & Order matters.

12 Capital City Police to be independent. Ranges to be abolished and replaced by Regions. Setting up of Police Complaint Authority. Independent Prosecution Service. Setting up Police Management Board. RESTRUCTURING OF POLICE

13 WHAT IS IDEAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT Only four areas require further devolution, health, education, local bodies and agriculture extension. Law and Order should be specially kept out of the ambit of District Government in our current level of development/ education/ history.

14 We should study again the District council systems, as it was thirty years back, when schools, dispensaries, veterinary centres, and roads used to be managed by the District Councils. WHAT IS IDEAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT

15 In order to relieve the judiciary of excessive load, and give the administration wherewithal to deliver, the institutions of executive magistracy should be revived. WHAT IS IDEAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT

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