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On the 15th of March, 1972, the Government decided to appoint
■a Committee with Professor Muzaffar Ahmed Choudhuri, Vice-
Chancellor, Dacca University, as Chairman to determine the policy
regarding the fresh recruitment to the Government services.
2. As the Members of the Committee, the Government decided
to include the following:—
(/). A representative from the Planning Commission.
(/'/) Secretary, Ministry of Cabinet Affairs (Establishment
Division).
(i/i) A political representative to be nominated by the Prime
Minister. 3. Professor Anisur Rahman, Member, Planning Commission
was nominated by the Planning Commission to be a Member of the
Committee and Mr. Abdul Muntaquim Choudhury, M.C.A. was
nominated by the Prime Minister to be the Political Representative on
the Committee. Mr. M. M. Zaman was initially a Member of the
Committee in his capacity as Secretary, Ministry of Cabinet Affairs
{Establishment Division). Later, he was appointed as the whole-
^ time Member-Secretary of the Committee.
4. Terms of reference of the Committee were later expanded
as follows:— {a) To consider the present structure of various services, both
technical and non-technical, and determine the future
structure keeping in view the functional needs and
requirements of the Government;'
(b) To consider the question of amalgamation of all the Civil
Services (that is, services other than Defence) into one
unified service;
(c) To determine the principles of integration of the personnel
of various services in the new structure, and to determine
the inter se seniority of personnel of the different services having similar academic background and job experiences in
the process of merger or amalgamation, in case some
structural changes are envisaged; (d) To determine tnF future recruitment policy in the Government
services at various levels keeping in view the
educational and other job requirements; and
(e) To prepare and recommend a comprehensive scheme for
administrative reorganisation.
5. The Committee in the course of its examination of the issues,
heard the representations from 183 service associations, interviewed
13 Ministers and 55 high officials, viz., Secretaries to the Government
and Heads of autonomous organisations, sector corporations of
nationalised enterprises, insurance, banking and other .financial credit
institutions.
6. The Committee visited Chittagong and Rajshahi districts to
study the district administration and to meet a cross section of the public
and the district officials. The Committee had also visited the U.S.S.R.
on the invitation of the Soviet Government to obtain the first-hand
knowledge about the Administrative and Service Structure existing in
Soviet Russia. Joint meetings were held with the National Pay
Commission to exchange ideas and views and to deliberate on common
issues. One of these meetings was presided over by the Prime
Minister. 7. In the course of its examination, the Committee found the
existing services divided into too many distinct entities with artificial
walls built around them with varying career prospects, lacking in
professionalism and too much class and rank-oriented with very little
opportunities to rise to the top for those who started their career in
the lower ranks. The service structure designed to serve a colonial,
federal form of Government within a capitalist framework was found
unsuitable for the independent, socialist, democratic and unitary
Government and inadequate to meet the challenge of quick
development and socialist reconstruction of the country. In these
circumstances* the Committee felt the necessity of refashioning and restructuring the Bangladesh Civil Service. It has, therefore, recommended
a single classless continuous Unified Grading Structure for the
entire Civil Service of Bangladesh in which -there will be no reservation
of any post for any group, except for obvious technical reasons. The
members of this Service will be required to acquire professionalism
in chosen areas of administration-, and there will be adequate
opportunity for talented persons to quickly rise to the top from any
level of the Service. The status of scientific, technical and artistic
talents, teachers and field officers has been upgraded. Provisions have
been made for systematic re-exposure of senior officers serving ift the
national headquarters to the field, and towards the establishment of
a living fellowship of officers with the common men. The recommendations
for training take special note of the need for orientation
and training of existing incumbents as well as new recruits in the
new social philosophy of the nation. Great emphasis has been
given to systematic and scientific career management and personnel
development.
8. On the the administrative side, the Committee found the structure
outmoded, the system sluggish and irresponsive to the people and the
procedure complicated, confusing and ponderous. It has, therefore,
recommended a simpler structure with more rational distribution of
t work and responsibility with built-in arrangement for the quick
disposal of business and positive response to the people.
' 9. The first part of the Report, which is now being submitted
contains the proposal for the reorganisation of the Services. The
reorganisation of the Services iiad to be taken up first in order to
assist the National Pay Commission in determining the new pay
scales. The second part of the Report dealing with the reorganisation
of the administration will be submitted shortly.
10. The Committee would like, to emphasise that its proposals are
part of an integrated scheme and require to be implemented in full
expeditiously, otherwise the desired end would not be achieved and a
lot of confusion may result. |
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