Perks, Plots & Protocol: Worth the Hype? I سرکاری نوکری اور موج؟ I #EconFest

The main incentive of being in the government seems to be distancing from ordinary people and gaining wealth from non-transparent legal but unproductive sources. It is well known that government servants (except judges now) are cash-poor with salaries well below market comparators. But they are perks, plots, and protocol (PPP) rich with now even junior officials getting access to cars, houses, and other perks. There is a competition among civil servants to receive the highest PPP. Is that competition commensurate with public welfare or performance? All PPP are not equivalent nor are they abundantly available. Does this set up perk competition which probably is not the same as performance competition? Could perks be used as control devices by political and other masters? What is the economic and social cost of the perks and protocols to civil servants? How much fuel does the entourage consume while moving along with a minister? These and more are questions that need to be asked by the population and parliament. Yet the data on PPP provision is not made transparent. The cost of providing these perks and protocols to public sector employees is much higher than the return of employing them. There is no attempt to measure the costs of PPP, and any attempt is discouraged, and no data is made available. Panelist: MR SHAHID KARDAR Former Governor, State Bank of Pakistan MR ASAD HAYAUDDIN Former Secretary, Economic Affairs Division, Government of Pakistan MR TARIQ MAHMOOD AWAN Former President, PMS Officers Association MR SHAHID MEHMOOD (Modrator) Research Fellow, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics EconFest Website: https://econfest.pide.org.pk/ For Further Details Please Visit: @PIDEOfficial www.pide.org.pk    / pideofficial     / pidepk     / pideislamabad     / pidepk     / pidepk