Anti-corruption policies yielding positive results

NAB chief says MES helping improve bureau’s performance

The National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) anti-corruption strategy has started yielding positive results.

This was stated by NAB Chairman Qamar Zaman Chaudhry while chairing a fortnightly meeting to review the latest progress on the bureau’s Monitoring and Evaluation System (MES) at NAB Headquarters, a statement said on Thursday.

During the meeting, the advisor to the chairman on Monitoring and Evaluation gave a presentation on the latest progress of MES and its efficacy. He said that the system had been created to cater to the needs of all concerned. Moreover, he said that the system has salient features such as maintenance of data at each stage including complaint entry, complaint verification, inquiry, investigation, prosecution stage. Further, it records proceedings of regional board meetings and executive board meetings including case briefs and decisions made. It also has the ability to analyse data in qualitative and quantitative terms having warnings and alarms system for violators.

The NAB chief said that the system tracks implementation and outputs systematically, and measures the effectiveness of performance which helps enhance the operational, monitoring and evaluation capabilities of NAB.

He added that MES provides the necessary data to guide strategic planning and helps improving performance and to achieve results to improve current and future management of outputs, outcomes and impact. Terming the MES an important management tool to track progress and facilitate in decision making, he said that the system also establishes links between the past, present and future actions.

Chaudhry directed all concerned officials to further coordinate and that the decisions taken should be implemented in letter and spirit.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 14^th, 2017.