Prime Minister Azad Jammu and Kashmir Raja Farooq Haider Khan reiterated his resolve to make public servants accountable before the government which was accountable before people
to improve governance in the region.
Addressing government official in a farewell party in the
honor of Secretary Local government who is going to retire this month, Haider
said the inefficiency of the government servants was the major problem in
governance issues rather corruption in the region.
He said every grade 20 officer was willing to be
appointed as secretary of the government which he said was unfair as the post
required a competent individual to be appointed who must have been passed
through certain process and claimed that his government was making such
appointments on merit.
He said if top brace would have been working better,
lower level official will also perform better that’s why he was trying to bring
reforms at top level and will steadily go to bottom level without marginalizing
anyone. He counted a number of measures his government had taken to improve
governance including appointments on merit.
Haider said the officers having poor performance and
corrupt practices will has to answerable before the government as the
government was committed to establish good governance in the region which was
his top priority.
He directed all the officers to resolve the grievances of the public speedly with special emphasis so
as they do not need to approach his office for redresser and also asked the cabinet members to play their
role for addressing the public complaints.
He said he was servant of the public but the boss of the
government officers and will not let them continue their wrong doings and ill
performance for the betterment of the governance and resolving problems of the
people.

Source: APP