CDA moving in circles over degree verification issue. PHOTO: FILE
While repeating the same thing over and over may not improve it in terms of its quality, content and supposed effect, it will certainly expose the inefficiency of the speaker. The same is happening at Capital Development Authority (CDA) over the degree verification exercise for its employees.
For the fifth time this year, employees of the capital’s civic agency have received circulars asking them to submit verified copies of their educational certificates. The status quo will in all likelihood prevail, sources in the agency said.
In response to the previous four circulars on the same subject, the agency’s human resource directorate only received educational documents from a handful of officials. The deadline for submission of degrees was changed many times, but to little effect.
Through a similar circular issued last Friday, the employees have once again been asked to submit copies of their educational degrees to the board members for their respective wings, which, according to the circular, would then be sent to Higher Education Commission or respective educational boards for verification.
Officers submitting attested copies of their qualifications can apply for reimbursement of the amount spent on verification, the circular said.
Earlier, the finance wing of the authority had estimated that the whole exercise would cost Rs7.2 million. In the first phase, it had released Rs600,000 for degree verification of some 1,600 officers of BS-16 and above, but the amount was transferred back to the national kitty as it was not used within the stipulated time.
The circular was issued in the light of a decision of the board. On October 23, 2012, the CDA board directed that degrees verification for the authority employees should be completed within one month. One month has since turned into fourteen.
Talking to The Express Tribune, newly-appointed CDA Administration Member Amir Ali Ahmed held the fragile governance system responsible for the delay.
“The employees’ lethargic response to such directions and disinterest at the highest level results in such unpleasant incidents which end up giving a bad name to the authority,” Ali said. However, he was optimistic that the results will be different this time.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 16th, 2013
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