ROLE OF PUBLIC SECTOR IN SOCIAL MOBLIZATION

MRS NUDRAT MUFTIDEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT

FOR PUBLIC

WHO GETS WHAT

WHY AND HOW

STATE SECTOR

• The Public Sector, sometimes referred to as the state sector is a part of the state that deals with either the production, delivery and allocation of goods and services by and for the government or its citizens, whether national, regional or local/municipal.

Partnerships

Elected Representative

Public Sector NGOs

Policy makers

Academic institutions Community

Development Partners

Private sector

Public Sector Challenges

Excessive waste Shrinking

budgets Meaningless paper work

outcome vs Focus on activities

Lack of focus on

the custom

Approval cycles

Bureaucracy

Lack of alignment with government policies

Typical Response

Add more people /Increase number of

forms

increase reporting – Force accountability

Impose a measurement from the external cycle

environment Increase documentation

Add more steps to the approval cycle

1-EFFECT

• INDIVIDUALS WHO CASTED THEIR VOTE WITH THE HOPE THAT IT WILL COUNT.

• THE CITIZENS WHO EXPRESS THEIR OPINION ON SOCIAL JUSTICE,FAIRNESS AND EQUALITY

• ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES WHO REALLY CONVEY TH FEELINGS OF THEIR CONSTITUENTS,ON THE FLOOR OF THE HOUSE

2-EFFECT

• AND POLITICAL

WORKERS,WRITERS,JOURNALISTS,MEMBER OF CIVIL SOCIETY,WHO HAVE BEEN UPHOLDING THE DIGNITY OF THE CONSTITUTION AND DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS,AGAINST ALL THE ODDS

Public sector planning in Pakistan

Planning

commission

Supporting bodie

s

GROWTH OF PUBLIC SECTOR

National and federal planning agency

Development board /planning board

Permanent national planning board-1957—planning commission(1958)

Deals with• FOOD• FORTEST RY• WILDLIFE• WATER • ENVIORNMENT • EDUCATION • INDUSTRY• HEALTH/NUTRITION• GOVERNANC• POPULATION • SOCIAL PLANNING• SOCIAL WELFARE• MONEY, PRICE&FASCAL POLICY• POVERTY• EMPLOYMENT&RESEARCH• MASS MEDIA • AGRICULTURE • ETC

PSDPDEFICIENCIES IN PLANNING

%

POORLY FORMULATED 70

REVISED 47

BEHIND SCHEDULE 65

INADEQUATE FUNDING 20

OVER RUN COST 52

LACK IMPLEMANTATION 77

TERMS IN PUBLIC &PRIVATE SECTOR

After problem tree

Objectives/CAUSE /EFFECT TOOL APPLICATION MATRIX LFA/PC1 BUDGETING

ANNUAL DOCUMENT

PUBLIC SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

PROJECTS

PC-I

PCII

PROGRAMMES PCV

Obstacles

Government leaders give up

People not willing to change ,feel that

gov/leader will gone in 5 years

no clear cut leadership commitment --

Strong culture of - it cannot be done

Not many cultural movement between the

-- private and public sector

Factors that Ensure Success

• Committed leadership• Strong Customer Focus • Business Process Management • Systematic Approach to Change • Strategic Alignment of Projects • Use of a System of Metrics • Performance Management

Steps Taken by the Pakistani Government

• Freedom of Information Ordinance 2002

• In 2000 the Pakistan’s military government promised to enact freedom of information legislation. The initial draft lacked a lot of necessary details and it was restrictive in its scope due to a large number of exemptions provided in it. However due to the pressure of ADB and international institutes’ government promulgated Freedom of Information Ordinance in October 2002. Despite its limitations (a large number of exemptions and a weak implementation mechanism) the Ordinance provides for the first time a legal basis for citizens and citizens groups to assert their right to access information and to engage public entities on improving public service delievery and promoting accountability of government departments. Information accessible under the ordinance covers acquisition and disposal of property, public expenditures, grant of licenses, allotments, benefits and privileges, contracts and agreements. In 2004 government again amended this ordinance while adding more exemptions. None of the four provinces has enacted this ordinance so far.

LEGAL ASPECTS

• ELECTRICITY LAW- UTILITIES• BANKING LAWS• CONTRACT LAW • CODE-RULES • CONSUMER LAW• etc

Information is the oxygen of Democracy

• Information is the oxygen of democracy and democracy requires people’s participation.

Local Government Ordinance 2001

The Local Government Ordinance 2001 includes a number of provisions which entitle the citizens to access freedom of information held by the public bodies of the local government.

• Under Sections 18 and 57 Nazim and Naib Nazims are required to present a performance report of their respective district and tehsil council, twice a year. Such reports should include detailed information about development projects.

• Dissemination of information on matters of public interest is one of the functions of union administration under Section76 of the Ordinance. Citizens can demand the union council administration to disseminate information regarding its operations and projects.

• The section 42(7), 69(7) and 89(6) oblige district, tehsil and union councils to hold their meeting in open for public participation.

• Section 114 obliges the local governments and related offices to place statements of monthly and annual accounts, performance of the office and such other necessary statements at a prominent place within the premises of the office for access by citizens.

WHATS UR EXPECTATIONS

• U WANT TO CONTINUE THE JOB IF U WILL GET 1-::::::::::::::::

2-::::::::::::::::

3_:::::::::::::: WRITE IN BOLD CAPITAL LETTERS

MAKE GROUPS

MONEY• GROUP-A• MONEY

RESPECT• GROUP-B• RESPECT

FREEDOM• GROUP-3• FREEDOM

How to Mobilize

• Attitude to grow

• upmost knowledge of ur project• Time target vision• Tools usage &local language promotion• Realization of ur competence.• NGOs requirement 1-honesty 2-personality

reflexion in ur work 3-knowledge,information,goal

NEED OF TIME

KNOWLEDGE SKILL VALUE PRODUCTIVITY

RECOMMANDATIONS• Develop comprehensive national strategies for combating corruption;• Strengthen Law enforcement mechanisms, including the role of judiciary and

provide witness protection programmes;• Increase transparency through the establishment of competitive public

procurement procedures and encourage the adoption of international rules in this area;

• Improve conditions for international investment through simplification of government procedures;

• Improve transparency and accountability in budget preparation, execution and oversight of expenditure;

• Develop codes of ethics in public administration to be enforced by strong sanctions;

• Strengthen procedures for an effective and merit based civil service, particularly recruitment, promotion and pay;

• Adopt “Freedom of Information” laws and provide access to the public information;

• Strengthen parliamentary oversight, independent audit and investigative bodies to be backed by sufficient human and financial resources.

References

• Local Government Ordinance 2001• Freedom of Information Ordinance 2002• Access to Information Right to Know by

Consumer Rights Commission of Pakistan • PUBLIC SECTOR PLANNING IN PAKISTAN BY

IMRAN AHMED SAJID.

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