Regulatory Administrative Institutions MPA 517

1. Regulatory Administrative InstitutionsMPA 517 Lecture-11

2. Recap Disadvantages of Privatization • Government no longer receives profits (if it was previously profitable), therefore, the revenue accruing to the government from public sector enterprises becomes shortened as a result of privatization. • Privatization may decrease safety due to greater profit incentives. • In extremely unavoidable cases, staff down-sizing could result to workers lay-off, and then unemployment rises. This aptly results to more crimes and social vices because ‘an idle hand is a devil’s workshop’. • Prices may actually rise if the service was previously subsidized by the government. This is a common experience after a successful privatization process. This becomes imperative in a bid to provide qualitative service, improve efficiency and profitability.

3. Ministry of privatization The main objectives of privatization are as follows: • To improve the operational efficiency and overall performance of entities proposed to be privatized and to promote competition. • To reduce the financial burden imposed upon the Government by public enterprises and to release resources for utilization on alternate urgent requirements such as those of the social sectors and the development of physical and technological infrastructure, thereby accelerating the pace of industrialization. • To promote and strengthen the capital market by broadening and deepening its base through enlarging the number of share-holders and listing new enterprises.

4. Today’s Lecture • Ministry of Communications • Functions • History • Mission Statement • Link Division

5. Ministry of Communications • The Ministry of Communications is a Cabinet-level ministry of the Pakistani Government responsible for analysing, formulating and implementing central policy on communications and transportation. It is the one of the oldest ministries, created August 14, 1947. • The Ministry of Communications has jurisdiction over telegraph and telephone communications as well as public radio, technical means of radio and television broadcasting and the distribution of periodicals. • The Ministry and its political executive, the Communications Minister, are headquartered in the Cabinet Secretariat, Islamabad Capital Venue. • The Communications Minister is a public appointee who must be a member of Parliament. As of 2011, the Communications Minister is ArbabAlamgir Khan of the Pakistan Peoples Party.

6. History • When the Ministry was created in 1947, SardarAbdurRabNishtar was appointed as the first Communications Minister. • The Communications Ministry was merged in 1971–72 with the Ministry of Hajj. • In 1974 the Ministry of Hajj against became a separate Ministry, and the new Ministry of Communications and Railways was formed. Railways broke off in later years, became a Division of the Communications Ministry from 2002–03, and then separated again. • In 2004, the Ports and Shipping Wing becoming an independent Division of the Ministry.

7. Mission Statement •  Achieving National Cohesion and integration through development of sustainable communication infrastructure for Socio-economic uplift of the country by providing enabling environment to facilitate movement of people, goods and services in minimum time and cost. 

8. Functions of the Ministry •  The main objectives / functions of the Ministry of Communications are: • Prioritization  of development projects and operational activities according to  economic, social and strategic needs of the country. • Provide effective support to the economy. • Promote  international competitiveness of our exports and increase operational  effectiveness to meet challenges of globalization. • Integrate remote areas of the country into the economic mainstream.

9. Functions of the Ministry • Improve project monitoring and implementation. • Train and improve quality of human resources. • Enhance good governance through incentives and disciplinary action. • Improve values and ethics to build responsive organizations. • Provide safe and smooth travel on National Highways & Motorways. • Provide an efficient, reliable and speedy postal service matching the private sector courier services. • Carry out research on road engineering, building and management. • Modernize post and provide exemplary service to the public. • Open up unexplored areas through expanding national roads networks.

10. Organization of the Division •  The  Ministry of Communications consists of the main Ministry headed by a  Federal Secretary. It has been organized into 2 wings (namely)  Administration Wing headed by Joint Secretary-I and Roads & Road  Transport Wing headed by Joint Secretary-II. There are a number of  autonomous as well as attached / subordinate departments under the  Ministry. The existing staff strength of Ministry of Communications  (Main) is 198.

11. Departments / Organizations The Ministry of Communications exercise administrative control over the following Departments / Organizations:  i) National Transport Research Centre ii) National Highway & Motorway Police iii) National Highway Authority  iv) Construction Machinery Training Institute

12. National Transport Research Centre • National Transport Research Centre (NTRC) was established in June 1974 in the Planning and Development Division, as one of its Technical Sections, to provide much needed research and development (R&D) support for planning and appraisal of transport sector projects/plans in a coordinated and cost effective manner. NTRC was transferred as such to the Communications Division in November 1992. It is effectively functioning as an R&D Wing of the Ministry of Communications MISSION STATEMENT • To achieve self-sufficiency in the fields of Transport Planning, Road Engineering and Road Safety through indigenous R&D work.

13. Functions • To undertake research studies in the field of Transport Planning and Engineering so that transport projects and plans are based on planning assumptions determined specifically for Pakistani conditions.  • To provide countrywide transport information especially in the highly fragmented sub sectors of Roads and Road Transport.  • To implement/execute pilot demonstration projects to establish the viability of research efforts.  • To arrange training courses, seminars, etc. in the field of Transport Planning and Engineering.

14. National Highway & Motorway Police Vision To ensure a safe and secure driving environment on Highways & Motorways. Mission Statement Service above self, to ensure safety & security of road users, and provide prompt assistance to road-users in distress. In this endeavor, it is indeed our commitment to extend due respect to all road users, be fair and uphold ethical practices at all times

15. Objectives • To ensure safety and security of road users. • To provide prompt and appropriate assistance to road users. • To manage traffic on Motorways and National Highways to prevent accidents. • To brief and educate the road users on Motorways and Highways. • Commitment to give due respect to all road users and be fair and firm.

16. Campaign • Campaign against overcharging and overloading • Polio Eradication Campaign  • Public Friendly Police’ Campaign.

17. Summary • Ministry of Communications • Functions • History • Mission Statement • National Transport Research Centre • National Highway & Motorway Police

18. Next Lecture • National Highway Authority  • Construction Machinery Training Institute