PM urges bureaucracy to act with sincerity to take forward the country

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said every political party intends to go to power should have an effective economic policy to take forward the nation and country's bureaucracy must act with all sincerity to achieve the goal. 

"We can achieve the goal of taking forward the country if you act properly and serve the people as their servant," she said at a function in her office here marking the signing of the Annual Performance Agreement (APA) of the ministries and subordinate bodies.

The Prime Minister said the APA makes the officials responsible up to grassroots level which helps complete the development works in a specific timeframe and people will enjoy its benefit.

The APA is an internal mechanism of the civil administration from top to grassroots level to ensure accountability of the government officials aimed at evaluating their yearly performance and making them accountable to their responsibilities. 

The government, for the fourth year, has signed the Annual Performance Agreement (APA) with the ministries and their subordinate bodies which also included divisional, district and upazila level offices of the government. 

She thanked the secretaries for signing the Annual Performance Agreement soon after passing the budget in the parliament saying it will help to implement the development projects taking more time. 

She urged the officials to complete the paper works for implementation of the projects during rainy season in next two months and start physical work soon after monsoon. 

Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith and minister for Public Administration Syed Ashraful Islam, Cabinet Secretary Mohammad Safiul Alam, PM's Principal Secretary Dr Kamal Abdul Naser Chowdhury, addressed the function, among others.

Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs (security services division) Farid Uddin Ahmed Chowdhury and Secretary of the Cabinet Division (coordination and reforms) N M Ziaul Alam gave welcome address. Cabinet members, parliament members, heads of different government organizations and senior officials were present.

The senior secretaries and secretaries in charge of various ministries and divisions handed over a copy of their respective Annual Performance Agreement to the Prime Minister. 

Under the agreement the ministries ascertain vision, mission and strategic goals in consistence with the development priorities of the government, undertake short and long term plans according to budgetary allocation. 

Source: bss