The cabinet on Monday approved a proposal for renaming the establishment ministry at its weekly meeting presided over by the prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, at the secretariat.
The establishment ministry placed the proposal for changing its name on the ground that the existing name did not clearly reflect the jurisdiction and activities of the administrative ministry.
'The cabinet has approved the proposal for renaming the establishment ministry as the ministry of public administration so that people in general can easily understand the responsibility of the ministry,' the prime minister's press secretary, Abul Kalam Azad, told reporters after the meeting.
He said that common people do not understand what the term 'establishment' was meant for and even the foreigners sometimes do not understand about the jurisdiction of the ministry from its name.
As per the Rules of Business, the establishment ministry is responsible for formulation of policy on regulation of services and determination of terms and conditions of public servants.
Its jurisdiction, among others, included simplification of systems, career development of government servants including training and administrative research and reforms.
The ministry also deals with cases of dismissal, removal, compulsory retirement and fixing the rank of officers of whom President is the appointing authority.
The 110th meeting of the cabinet also reviewed the government's performance till March 2011 as a quarterly report on implementation of the cabinet's decisions was placed there.
'The cabinet took a total of 690 decisions, of which 618 were implemented till March. That is around 90 percent decisions were implanted,' Abul Kalam said.
The cabinet had approved 150 drafts of laws of which 136 were enacted by the parliament during the time. The government has so far taken 23 policy decisions, the press secretary added.
Monday's cabinet meeting also approved the draft of the Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority (DTCA) Bill-2011 for removing traffic congestions and ensuring smooth movement of vehicles in Dhaka and to and from its surrounding districts—Narayanganj, Munshiganj, Gazipur, Narshingdhi and Mymensingh.
'The proposed authority will coordinate the transport system in Dhaka and its surrounding districts to remove traffic congestions and ensure smooth vehicular movements surrounding the capital,' Abul Kalam said.
The establishment ministry in 2009 initiated the move for changing its name under a project with the support of the United Nations Development Programme.
The ministry earlier sought opinions from the top officials in civil bureaucracy proposing new names for the administrative ministry on the ground that the existing name does not correspond to its activities and also held seminars on the issue.
Source: New Age
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