apportionment formula of 1993 further increased the cadre strength of PAS. As per this formula, All Pakistan Unified Group (APUG) and PAS appropriated a number of posts of every province wherein in grade17 the PAS gets 25 percent while PMS/PCS receives 75 percent, in grade-18 the PAS share is 40 percent and PMS/PCS 60 percent. In grade-19 both PAS and PMS and PCS share is 50 percent apiece. In grade 20 the PAS officers are posted on 60 percent posts, while PCS officers get 40 percent. In grade-21 the PAS officers get 65 percent share and PCS officers are posted on just 35 percent posts while in grade-22 only PAS officers are posted in the province.
The PCS officers informed the provincial assembly body in their submission that they rejected this formula as it “has no legal standing and was in violation of Article 240(b). It was decided by an interim government and only the PAS officers decided it at the meeting where no provincial civil servant was present.”
They pointed out after the 18th Constitutional Amendment only provincial officers are responsible for administering the civil services. However, they said the APUG are still allowed to serve in provinces on the posts common to federation and provinces. “After abolition of the concurrent list no such common subject or posts exist between the federal and provincial governments. The District Management Group (DMG) has become redundant and the federal government has also changed the nomenclature of DMG to PAS, which should only be restricted to the federal government and to posts in relevant to the affairs of federation,” the PCS officers said.
They maintained that the chief secretary and Establishment Department has embarked upon rightsizing of the bureaucracy in the province without consulting the cadre and the competent authority such as provincial assembly as a summary has already reportedly been processed to curtail the schedule of PCS.
They asked the assembly committee to summon the representative of the Establishment Department to explain the problem, the reason for such actions, and the process adopted for the purpose.
The provincial assembly, the civil servants said, being custodian of the civil services should look into the matter and help ensure fairness, transparency in posting, promotion and career progression of the provincial civil servants.