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MAIN THEMESMAIN THEMES

a. IMPACT OF DEVOLUTION –– THE CIVIL

SERVANTS PERSPECTIVE.

b. REFORMS IN STRUCTURE OF POLICE

DEPARTMENT.

c. WHAT SHOULD BE THE DEVOLUTION

STRATEGY.

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Civil Servants are unhappy with the

Devolution Plan because:

a. It takes away their Powers, and puts

them in a coordination role.

b. Police, which was the enforcement arm

of administration and had a coordination

role with the administration, has been

made independent of the administration.

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c. Elected person have been made the

reporting officer of the Civil Servant

and also given powers of all postings

and transfers upto BPS-17.

d. The tradition/ accepted administration

command structure has been ignored.

Control of Tehsil Administration made

completely independent –– thus

problematic.

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e. Too many independent bodies, in the name of devolution created – encouraging conflict at the gross root levels (intentionally to create a balance of powers) e.g. TMA, Administration, District Government, City Government etc.

f. The perceived advantage of dispersing powers–– preventing too much of power in one hand –– against universally accepted concept of ‘ unity of command’ –– will cause unending conflict with doubtful advantages, if any:

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g. System requires higher seniority officers to be posted in District Government, with less powers and status –– making field postings unattractive – DCO BPS-20 – of all districts – regardless of size, importance.

h. Devolution Plan too complex and complicated –– with everything –– including nomenclatures new –– (intentional, to show a break from colonial past) –– too much for the illiterate public to comprehend and feel comfortable with for a number of years.

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i. While planners in Islamabad, may be

allergic to colonial past people in the village

are nostalgic about the colonial past/

tradition.

j. Civil Servant feels he has been

discriminated against. Whereas complete

command given to the elected person in his

case; same yardsticks not applied to police.

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k. Official powers of transfers and promotions

of petty bureaucracy being in the hands of

elected man will completely politicize the

grass root bureaucracy.

l. An existing one-window operation (in the

form of D.C/ A.C) has given way to

dispersing of powers and allowing only

coordination role to the top senior civil

servant in district; making life more

complex for relief seeking public.

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m. Powers and responsibilities of district

government not commensurate to its own

resources. Dependence on central and

provincial funds against principle of

autonomy –– leading to conflict and

confusion.

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n. In built conflict between district

government and expectations of the MNA

& MPA not attended to. Historical record of

the conflict too convincing to hope for any

thing different this time. (During

democratic governments, local/ district

governments have withered – while only in

military rule they have flourished).

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RESTRUCTURING OF POLICERESTRUCTURING OF POLICE

Setting up of National, Provincial and District Public

Safety Commission to de-politicize the police and

monitor their performance.

Investigations to be separated from watch & ward at

the Police Station level.

Police to work only under Judicial Magistracy and

report to Nazim on Law & Order matters.

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Capital City Police to be independent.

Ranges to be abolished and replaced by

Regions.

Setting up of Police Complaint Authority.

Independent Prosecution Service.

Setting up Police Management Board.

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WHAT IS IDEAL LOCAL WHAT IS IDEAL LOCAL GOVERNMENTGOVERNMENT

Only four areas require further devolution, health,

education , local bodies and agriculture extension.

Law and Order should be specially kept out of the

ambit of District Government in our current level of

development/ education/ history.

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We should study again the District council

systems, as it was thirty years back, when

schools, dispensaries, veterinary centres, and

roads used to be managed by the District

Councils.

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In order to relieve the judiciary of excessive

load, and give the administration wherewithal

to deliver, the institutions of executive

magistracy should be revived.

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