Public Administration 2023

Elaborate the role of the Ministry of Inter Provincial Coordination in the economic, cultural and administrative fields, promoting uniformity of approach in the formulation and implementation of policies in all fields of common interest between the Federal Government and the Provincial Governments.

Provincial and local government have been designed to operate similarly to the federal level; however, both have distinct structure for administering government initiatives. Explain each level's structure and various approaches to operate the government bureaucracy.

Intergovernmental relations (IGR), as a framework, is diverse and multi-theoretic. Discuss the scope, approaches, and reasons for the need of IGR. Also explain the administrative implications of IGR in the light of "Resource-Dependency Approach".

Provide succinct information on the overall training framework of civil servants in Pakistan. Identify the gaps in delivery and conduct of training programs. Also suggest practical recommendations to improve the training framework of civil services in Pakistan.

Evaluation is one aspect that has usually been ignored in Pakistan's administrative culture. What public policy evaluation models are available for conducting evaluations and how can they be used?

Some departments or autonomous bodies have a system of internal auditing before any bill or voucher is passed. Why in some cases, this systems performance gets exposed when external audits are conducted?

A long standing debate has been going on about the compensation systems in the Public Sector. How can the idea of performance based compensation system be integrated in public sector organizations?

In the past, Governments were said to be solely responsible for development and services delivery. However, this idea has evolved and the role of civil society is now also being stressed. Justify and explain the ways (with examples) in which the civil society has contributed to development in Pakistan.