Giving a brief overview about Civil services act and reforms in Pakistan. Setup,rules, structure and reforms times and changes up to now

2. Introduction Of CSS:
 Central Superior Services (CSS) is a superlative
permanent bureaucratic authority. It is responsible
for the performance of bureaucratic operations
and government directories and secretariats of the
cabinet secretariats. CSS defined in itself as a
“key wheels on which entire engine of the state
have to move”.

3.  Based on Max weber theory of bureaucracy
(Hierarchy, division of labor, consistency and
qualification)
 In the part of the world, civil services are a colonial
legacy.
 Practical implemented civil services stricter was in
U.K and then in Sub-continent.
History

4. IN Sub-Continent (Before 1947)
 . Through Indian civil services (ICS)
British rule the native population.
 Through ICS British Raj control the
sub continent and all their
administration works.
 Last in 1947 about 1000 ICS officers
were working among them about 100
were Muslims.

5. Civil services in Pakistan(post
1947)
 86 Muslims officer, initially part of
Pakistani Gov. Even junior were jet
promoted to smooth the work at earliest
of Pakistan.
 03 Services groups defined in 1954
 Each group has own establishment
cadre, pay, promotion and rules.

6. Civil services rules 1973
 An Act to regulate the appointment of
persons to, and the terms and conditions
of service of persons in the service to
Pakistan.
 Regularization of Civil servants
 Code of conduct
 Giving a proper procedure of recruitment,
promotion, dismiss from services and
probation.
 Centralizing of pay, promotion, seniority and
recruitment.

7. An over view of Act
 1. Short title, application and
commencement.---
1). This Act may be called the Civil
Servants Act, 1973.
2.) It applies to all civil servants
wherever they may be.
3.) It shall come into force at once.

8. CHAPTER 1. ---PRELIMINARY
 Comprises on definitions
 Ad hoc
 Civil servant
 Initial appointment
 Pay
 Permanent post
 Prescribed post
 Rules
 Selection authority
 Temporary post

9. CHAPTER II. TERMS AND
CONDITIONS OF SERVICE OF CIVIL
SERVANTS
 Terms and conditions
 Tenure of civil servants
 Appointments
 Probation
 Confirmation
 Seniority
 promotion

10. Chapter Two (Cont.…….)
 Posting and transfer
 Termination of service
 Reversion to a lower post
 Liable to removal
 Retirement from service
 Employment after retirement
 Conduct
 Efficiency and discipline

11. Chapter two (Cont.………..)
 Pay
 Leave
 Pension and gratuity
 Benevolent fund and group insurance
 Right of appeal or representation

12. CHAPTER III,
MISCELLANEOUS
 Saving
 Indemnity
 Jurisdiction barred
 Removal of difficulties

13. CHAPTER III,
MISCELLANEOUS
 Rules,--- (1) The President, or any person
authorized by the President in this behalf, may make
such rules as appear to him to be necessary or
expedient for carrying out the purposes of this Act.
(2) Any rules, orders or instructions in respect of any
terms and conditions of service of civil servants duly
made or issued by an authority competent to make
them and in force immediately before the
commencement of this Act shall, in so far as such
rules, orders or instructions are not inconsistent with
the provisions of this Act, be deemed to be rules
made under this Act.

14. Merits of 1973 C.S act
 Unification of grading structure
 Promotions in horizontal movement
 Job evaluation
 Induction of private sector
 Common Training Program (CTP)
 Supremacy of political officials

15. Innovative step
 An important and innovative initiative of
Private sector induction or lateral entry
because of lack of transparency and
violation of principle of merit and
professionalism becomes politicized and
is resented and resisted by the
bureaucracy and fails to gain legitimacy
among stake holders

16. Critique on C.S act 1973
 Led to politicization of bureaucracy
 Deemed the constitutionally granted
security of service
 violation of merit
 dismissal of civil servants without due legal
process
 unwarranted political interference in
postings and transfers
 Making the bureaucracy work in the benefit
of political head instead of State

17. Suggestions
 Age
 Promotion criteria
 Quota system
 Political influence
 Exercising authority

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