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Protecting the Poor A Democratic, Secure & Just Pakistan Governance & Institution Building

Protecting the Poor A Democratic, Secure & Just Pakistan Governance & Institution Building. Senator Syeda Sughra Imam. PDF- 14 November, 2010 Islamabad. Context. Pakistan’s Reform Agenda. Democratic Process initiated in Feb, 2008 has started delivering benefits to the citizens:

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Protecting the Poor A Democratic, Secure & Just Pakistan Governance & Institution Building

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  1. Protecting the Poor A Democratic, Secure & Just Pakistan Governance & Institution Building Senator Syeda Sughra Imam PDF- 14 November, 2010 Islamabad

  2. Context

  3. Pakistan’s Reform Agenda Democratic Process initiated in Feb, 2008 has started delivering benefits to the citizens: • Restoring a parliamentary form of government / rectifying constitutional distortions • Balancing powers between federal & provincial governments • Fiscal Decentralization, Financial Autonomy and Resource Sharing • Addressing disenfranchised, disempowered and deprived regions and people • Gender Mainstreaming & Gender Empowerment • Social Safety Nets for vulnerable communities

  4. Widening the Democratic Process • The Policy of Inclusion Financial Inclusion  Social Safety Nets Political Inclusion  Empowering the disenfranchised and deprived regions Social Inclusion  Empowering the disenfranchised and deprived people • The Policy of Reconciliation Fiscal Reform  7th NFC Award Political Reform  “Aghaz-e-Haqooq-e-Balochistan” & Gilgit-Baltistan Order Social Reform  Gender Mainstreaming

  5. Policy of Inclusion Social Protection Initiatives For The Poor Rs. in Billion Source: Pakistan Economic Survey 2009-10 Government of Pakistan

  6. Institutional Challenges Risks Objectives • Institutional • Consolidation • Institutional • Collaboration • Proactive • Institutions • Result Oriented • Institutions • Institutional • Fragmentation • Institutional • Competition • “Reactive” • Institutions • Red-tapism 6

  7. Objectives 7

  8. Aims of Pakistan’s Reform Agenda Government by Consensus Rightsizing of the Federal Government Rationalizing the non-development expenditure Fiscal & Administrative Devolution Service Delivery Institutions to function closer to people Strengthen the mainstream government & institutions More effective not more Government

  9. Organizational Structure of the Federal Secretariat Divisions

  10. Rationalizing Expenditure • Rs in Million • Expenditure2,585,557 • Current Expenditure 2,017,255 • Development Expenditure (PSDP) 510,000 • Other Development Expenditure (ODE) 118,302 • Est. Operational Shortfall in Expenditure (60,000) Budget 2009-10 Current 77% Increase in Salary: Security personnel: 100% Govt Servants: 50 % 19% 4% ODE PSDP 10 Source: Budget in Brief, 2010-11, Finance Division, Government of Pakistan

  11. Institutional Challenges Federal Government: Institutional Pyramid Officers & Staff Ratio Pay Number Scale Officers Strength: 24157 22 118 21 440 20 1113 19 3071 18 6746 17 12669 1-16 467703 Officers: 5% Staff: 95% Strength: 467703 11 Source: Establishment Division, Pakistan Public Administration Research Centre (PPARC) Report 2008-09

  12. Devolution & Rightsizing Predominantly Provincial Subjects Z A K A T & U S H R S P E C I A L I N T L A B O U R T O U R I S M L I V E S T O C K E D U C A T I O N P O P U L A T I O N H E A L T H L O C A L G O V T Y O U T H Provincial Governments

  13. Policy

  14. State of Police & Courts Protecting the Poor • Only 20.5% of households will contact Police for matter of personal safety • Only 13.2% of households reported a contact with Courts in past 4 years Evidence Source: Social Audit of Local Governance and Delivery of Public Services 2010 by DTCE-UNDP

  15. GOALS Findings • Vulnerable people are not more or less satisfied than regular • households with police & courts • Sufficient institutional and legal frameworks in place • Pakistan’s institutions need capacity to deliver Solutions • Consolidate mainstream government and institutions • Improve the overall functioning of the system • Build Capable, Accountable & Responsive Institutions Goals • Institutional Reform • Institution Building

  16. Prevailing Paradigm Existing Institutional capacity building mechanisms and strategies: Training Workshops Seminars The prevailing paradigm yields mixed results because: Trainers need understanding of indigenous environment Lack of long-term engagement Crisis Management Mode Short-term Workshops are brief, episodic “Trust Deficit” issues not addressed Not all cadres of officers are being trained

  17. The Strategic Approach Institution Building through Partnering:  Building Partner Capacity Institution Building through Game Changing Institutions:  Developing a Critical Mass  Public Private Partnerships Result Capable, Accountable & Responsive Institutions 17

  18. Conclusion What we are achieving Ongoing political, social, economic & institutional reforms What we Want More Effective not more government How we do it Building capable, accountable, and responsive institutions through a strategic approach

  19. THANK YOU 19

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