Permanent jobs with absolute job security have made the government officers complacent. It has brought great inefficiencies in the system, while also limited the dreams of the youth to just becoming a grade 17 officer. The pension system has become a massive fiscal burden on the exchequer, and the government will soon be unable to finance the pension bill.
PIDE research shows that the Life time cost of hiring a BPS-1 government employee in present value will be PKR 27 billion including salary, pensions, perks and other operational costs. An individual hired in the year 2024 will remain be expected to be in service till 2069, but be liable for government payments till the year 2089 either him or herself, or their family.
- Is the new employee worth the cost?
- Do we have any plan for reforming the pensions system by moving to a
contributory system and establishing pension funds?
- Job security is necessary, but does job security be unconditional or subject
to performance?
- Is there any analysis of how many government servants we need?
- Should politicians have the right to appoint government servants wherever they like?
- Do we have to worry about the productivity of the government servants?
- Our youth is dreaming of a government job where they have to do nothing and will be paid for lifetime. Is this desirable?
Panelist:
NARGIS SETHI
Former Federal Secretary, Government of Pakistan
MOIN UL HAQUE
Former Ambassador, Government of Pakistan
NADEEM UL HAQUE (Moderator)
Vice Chancellor, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics
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