Planning ahead: Iqbal urges reforms for public depts

Minister says grey areas should be minimised in civil services to improve its working.

LAHORE: Planning and Development Minister Ahsan Iqbal said on Saturday that the performance of public sector departments was not improving and that coordination among federal and provincial departments was vital for better results. “Performance has largely become an individual’s choice,” he said on Saturday. The minister said that grey areas should be minimised in civil services to improve its working. “In 10 years, water will be the biggest problem if reservoirs were not built. A reform agenda should be evolved to improve the working of public sector departments,” he added.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 26^th, 2014.