Minister for Federal Affairs and General Administration Pratibha Rawal says, “This law is essential as a basic legal tool for implementing federalism. It aims to ensure administrative partnership by ensuring level-based human resource management.”
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What are the features of the Civil Service Bill?
This bill is substantially more advanced and refined than the previous ones. It has made it mandatory to make the appointment of department heads, office heads or administrative leaders on the basis of indicators including competency criteria and evaluation in order to develop the civil service as a capability-based institution.
Even after being appointed, suitability will be tested and continuity will be given only on the basis of results, so that ‘non-performers’ will no longer be in leadership. The administration will be freed from politics or trade unions to make it professionally neutral. The proposed bill may prove to be a milestone in ending the partisanship of the administration. Delay in service or neglect of work will result in blacklisting and dismissal.
The performance-based evaluation system will be converted to a completely different information technology-based ‘digitalization’ from the old one. Provisions for smooth entry into high positions, clarity of deadlines and responsibilities in the decision-making process have been sought.
Many provisions have been introduced, such as a direct citizen feedback system, no conflict of interest, 'cooling period', mixed office system, tiered arrangement of employees, human resource audit, Civil Service Board, ethics and good governance unit, minimum and maximum period for transfer, and remote and local levels are not eligible for promotion without going to the government.
To what extent does it address the issue of federalism implementation?
Clear authority, responsibility and coordination between all three levels, the federal, provincial and local levels, are necessary for the implementation of the federal governance system. After the proposed issues are converted into an act, it will play an important role in employee management, solving problems seen after adjustment, inter-level coordination and ensuring service delivery.
The Federal Civil Service Act is the guiding law of public administration. It lays down the basic principles for the formulation of laws related to the operation of not only the federal civil service but also provincial and local services. Due to the inability to effectively implement administrative federalism, the level governments, especially at the provincial and local levels, are lagging behind in their work of implementing plans and budgets, delivering services, and promoting good governance.
Therefore, this law is very necessary as a basic legal tool for implementing federalism. It aims to ensure level-based human resource management and administrative partnership.
Will all stakeholders be satisfied with the draft bill prepared by the ministry?
This is an initial draft. It has been published for the suggestions and advice of stakeholders. Various new provisions have been made in it with the aim of making the administration agile, productive, and effective and implementing new practices in human resource management in the civil service administration.
I request all stakeholders to study, analyze, and reflect on each suggestion and provide as many suggestions as possible. After a thorough study and analysis of each suggestion received, the suggestions deemed appropriate to include will be included in the final draft.
