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Friday, April 22, 2011
LAHORE: Planning Commission of Pakistan has advised the government to monetise the perks of bureaucracy to save billions of additional expenditure.
The new growth strategy of the commission says when state provides perks it reduces productivity by adding bureaucracy to manage those perks. Civil servants’ perks include transportation, housing, plots, land and membership of clubs.
It points out that the government provides perks worth Rs4.7 billion annually to bureaucrats in grade 20 and above. It states that when the administrative cost needed to maintain and disburse these perks is added, the total cost increases to Rs6.1 billion.
The new growth strategy points out that once monetised, the cash pay per officer will increase significantly. At the same time, annual cost for the government will fall to Rs3.1 billion.
If only 50 percent compensation is given against the withdrawal of perks, annual cost for the government will only be Rs0.9 billion.
The commission says that against monthly salary of Rs144,316, a grade 22 officer gets Rs186,205 for transport and Rs200,000 as house allowance.
If these perks are fully monetised, these officers would get Rs530,316 in cash.
In case the perks are reduced by 50 percent after monetisation, the grade 22 bureaucrat would get Rs337,316 per month.
The monthly salary of grade 21 bureaucrat is Rs119,019 while the government spends Rs171,164 per month for his transport and Rs150,000 for his housing.
After full monetisation of these perks, the monthly salary would increase to Rs280,019 (correction: this number is 4 lac plus) and in case of 50 percent compensation the amount would fall to Rs280,019.
The take home salary of a grade 20 bureaucrat is Rs107,130, while the government spends Rs118,124 for his transport and Rs80,000 for his housing.
After full monetisation of these perks, he would get Rs305,130 and in case of 50 percent monetisation of these perks the amount would decline to Rs206,130. —Mansoor Ahmad
Planning Commission wants bureaucrats
LAHORE: Planning Commission of Pakistan has advised the government to monetise the perks of bureaucracy to save billions of additional expenditure.
The new growth strategy of the commission says when state provides perks it reduces productivity by adding bureaucracy to manage those perks. Civil servants’ perks include transportation, housing, plots, land and membership of clubs.
It points out that the government provides perks worth Rs4.7 billion annually to bureaucrats in grade 20 and above. It states that when the administrative cost needed to maintain and disburse these perks is added, the total cost increases to Rs6.1 billion.
The new growth strategy points out that once monetised, the cash pay per officer will increase significantly. At the same time, annual cost for the government will fall to Rs3.1 billion.
If only 50 percent compensation is given against the withdrawal of perks, annual cost for the government will only be Rs0.9 billion.
The commission says that against monthly salary of Rs144,316, a grade 22 officer gets Rs186,205 for transport and Rs200,000 as house allowance.
If these perks are fully monetised, these officers would get Rs530,316 in cash.
In case the perks are reduced by 50 percent after monetisation, the grade 22 bureaucrat would get Rs337,316 per month.
The monthly salary of grade 21 bureaucrat is Rs119,019 while the government spends Rs171,164 per month for his transport and Rs150,000 for his housing.
After full monetisation of these perks, the monthly salary would increase to Rs280,019 (correction: this number is 4 lac plus) and in case of 50 percent compensation the amount would fall to Rs280,019.
The take home salary of a grade 20 bureaucrat is Rs107,130, while the government spends Rs118,124 for his transport and Rs80,000 for his housing.
After full monetisation of these perks, he would get Rs305,130 and in case of 50 percent monetisation of these perks the amount would decline to Rs206,130. —Mansoor Ahmad
Planning Commission wants bureaucrats
