


The grounds for directory retirement include adverse remarks in three Performance Evaluation Reports (PERs) or as many average PERs, and being superseded twice. Mr Mehmood said that for retirement from service, the composition of retirement boards/committees had been finalised, which included chairman of the Federal Public Service Commission for officials in BS-20 and above, secretary for officials in BS-17 to BS-19 and senior joint secretary for officials in BS-16 and below. To ensure transparency, reasons for deferment/supersession would be conveyed to officials concerned. He said that revised weightages had been notified for promotion, which included 40 per cent for personal evaluation reports (PERs) and 30pc each for training and evaluation by the Central Selection Board.

The minister said promotion could now be recommended in cases related to sub-judice seniority and disciplinary or criminal cases pending for more than three years. If an inquiry, investigation or reference was pending against an official in the National Accountability Bureau, Federal Investigation Agency or any other investigation agency, his promotion would be deferred. He said under the Civil Servants Efficiency and Discipline (E&D) Rules 2020, promotion of a civil servant would be deferred if he/she was facing any criminal proceedings. ISLAMABAD: The federal government has said that reforms in the civil service would pave the way for ‘forced’ retirement of delinquent officers from government service and introduction of tough criteria for promotion of bureaucrats.įederal Minister for Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mehmood, who is also chairman of the Cabinet Committee on Institutional Reforms, told a press conference on Wednesday that Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday approved these reforms and that the rules that governed the civil service had been brought in conformity with the reforms.
