Senate panel for setting up of CCI secretariat

Committee takes exception to persistent delay in formation of CCI's secretariat

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Functional Committee on Devolution on Tuesday underlined the need for establishing a permanent secretariat of the Council of Common Interests (CCI) in the federal capital.

The committee, chaired by Senator Maula Bux Chandio, took exception to the persistent delay for the formation of the CCI's secretariat and directed the ministry to ensure presence of the minister concerned in the next meeting.

The meeting was attended among others by senators Prof Dr Mehr Taj Roghani, Lt Gen (retd) Salahuddin Tirmizi, Mian Raza Rabbani, Shamim Afridi, Sassui Palijo, Establishment Division Secretary, Inter-Provincial Coordination Secretary and officials from the ministry.

The ministry officials apprised the committee about the present status of the matter related to the establishment of a permanent secretariat of CCI



The committee noted that the CCI and Inter-Provincial Coordination committee (IPC) had different roles that should not be mixed.

The committee also discussed the post-devolution status of overall employees -- including officers as well as officials of devolved ministries and divisions as a result of 18th Amendment.

The Establishment Division secretary told the committee that a total of 4,411 employees were affected as part of the devolution process.
Out of the total, 3,446 were remained with the federal government and others were sent to respective provincial departments, he said, adding 14 employees had unresolved status and all others had been adjusted.

The committee appreciated that none was fired during the process of devolution.