Cornelius Inquiry, Meer Commission (1973), Anwar-Ul-Haq Report (1979)

 

Cornelius Inquiry:

q In 1969 present of Pakistan appointed chief justice of supreme court A.R Cornelius.

q The commission recommended opening up the civil services to all qualified Pakistanis regardless of their professional and educational background.

q . Ayub Khan's reaction was unfavorable to the report.

q he opened up the

q C.S.P. to military officers and he developed a coalition between civil and military services.

 

 

 

 

 
Meer Commission (1973):

q To discontinue the old service labels like C.S.P. P.C.S etc.

q To open up of the civil bureaucracy to non-career civil servants through a later entry mechanism.

q To recruit all civil bureaucracy on the basis of merit.

q To divide all Pakistan Unified Grade (APUG) into District Management Group (DMG), Office Management Group (OMG), Pakistan Police Group (PPG), Tribal Area Group (TAG), etc.

 

 

Anwar-Ul-Haq Report (1979):

¡  It called for the implementation of 1973 recommendation in the area of position classification position description, performance, evaluation, training, and recruitment.

¡  It is also called for the implementation of equal opportunity procedures for all government employees.

¡  It recommended for the inclusion of constitutional safeguard to civil servants as found in article 8 and 182 of the constitution of 1956.

¡  It also recommended for the establishment of Pakistan public service commission which would encompass all posts in the federal government.

 

Anwar-Ul-Haq Report (1979)

In 1983 four significant changes in the service structure were made; which are:

¡  First: Lateral recruitment of civil servants was abolished.

¡  Second: The Tribal Area Group (TAG) was merged into District Management Group (DMG).

¡  Third: The reservation for military personnel in civil service was expanded.

¡  Fourth: The direct recruitment to Office Management Group (OFG) was halted as recommend by Anwar Commission.