Chief Secretary Punjab Zahid Akhtar Zaman has directed the authorities to make the human resource management system paperless in the province. The ACRs, leave, transfer orders, pension process of government officers and employees would be linked with the e-filing and office automation system (e-FOAS). The Chief Secretary also issued orders to departments to fully activate their websites for easy online availability of information and services to the public.
He issued these directives while chairing the secretaries conference held at the Civil Secretariat here on Tuesday. The meeting reviewed the reforms in departments, e-governance and annual development programme. The Additional Chief Secretary, Additional Chief Secretary (South Punjab), Senior Member Board of Revenue and administrative secretaries of all departments attended the meeting while all divisional commissioners participated through video link.
Addressing the meeting, the Chief Secretary said that the reforms are inevitable to improve the service delivery and efficiency of the departments. He said that e-FOAS and e-procurement are being implemented successfully, adding that the paperless working has brought innovation and transparency in the work. He mentioned that the elimination of the traditional file system has reduced costs and increased the speed of work.
The Chief Secretary directed that the timelines for the annual development programme be followed. He said that all departments should ensure timely and transparent use of funds in development projects, adding that lapse of funds is not acceptable in any case. He ordered the officers to make the third-party validation of uplift schemes for transparency and quality in construction work.