CM expresses dissatisfaction over quality of development projects; directs to improve performance

Independent Report

QUETTA: The Chief Minister Balochistan, Mir Sarfraz Ahmed Bugti has expressed dissatisfaction over the quality of development projects executed by the Communication and Works (C&W) department and directed to improve performance in this regard.
The Chief Minister was chairing a meeting held to review the performance and functioning of the C&W department here on Wednesday.
The Secretary C&W Department briefed the meeting about the functioning of department and development projects.
While expressing his dissatisfaction over the construction projects, the Chief Minister remarked that standard of development projects don’t happen to be of national standard even, what to speak of international level.
He also observed that the PC-I of the projects are not prepared keeping in view of the requirements, rather these are copied and pasted.
Questioning about the concept paper, Mr. Bugti asked the concerned high ups that how a concept paper prepared otherwise only in 10 minutes can meet the public needs?
He asserted that the direction has to be corrected and governance has to be improved.
He also asserted that the concept paper bases on the cut and paste would not be considered in future at all.
Speaking at the meeting, Chief Minister inquired from the Secretary C&W that how many officers were suspended on the advance-payment?
On this, the Secretary Communications told that departmental action is continued against them.
However, the Chief Minister told that he would be pleased if you (Secretary) would present the data about suspension of the officers.
Mir Sarfraz Bugti said that there’s no concept of accountability and answerability without reward and punishment.
He ordered to all the officers to remain present at the places of their postings in zones and districts. He made them bound to continuously monitor the projects while remaining in the field.
He said that the people of province should know that officers are present in their offices.
Moreover, the fruits of development and government’s initiatives must reach to the common men, adding he stressed.
Similarly, the Chief Minister directed to prepare comprehensive mechanism for recruitments on the vacant seats purely on merit. He declared that no vacancy would be sold out in the province. It was witnessed in the past that the poor people gave money for jobs after selling valuables of their houses, he regretfully pointed out.
He said that it would be better not to make recruitment if the jobs are to be sold out.
The Chief Minister on the occasion minced no words when said that recruitments must be made purely on merit without taking any pressure.