CA instructs DCs to stay alert to maintain law and order

The Chief Adviser, Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus, has instructed the Deputy Commissioners (DCs) to stay alert to maintain law and order in the country. He gave this directive during a three-day DC conference at the Shapla Hall of the Chief Adviser's office on Sunday.

At the same time, he also directed the DCs to take necessary steps at the field level to control the prices of essential commodities. Prior to his speech, at 10:30 a.m., the Chief Advisor inaugurated the conference. During the conference, there was an open discussion between the DCs, Divisional Commissioners, and government advisers on field administration-related topics. Key state officials, including government advisors, special assistants, senior secretaries, and secretaries, were present at the event. A total of 354 proposals will be discussed during this conference, which will conclude on February 18 (Tuesday).

The first session of the conference was about the office of the Chief Adviser. The sessions for other ministries and departments will take place at the Osmani Memorial Auditorium. This year’s DC conference includes 34 sessions, with six sessions on the first day, 12 on the second day, and 16 on the third day. On the first day, discussions will be held on health services, health education and family welfare, secondary and higher education, technical and madrasa education, implementation monitoring and evaluation, statistics and information management, and planning departments.

Similarly, the DCs and Divisional Commissioners will sit down for discussions with other ministries and departments. Each ministry's advisor, special assistant, secretary, and heads of departments and agencies will be present during the sessions. In total, 354 proposals from 56 ministries, departments, offices, and agencies have been included in the working papers for this conference. These will be discussed by the relevant parties.

At a press briefing at the Secretariat on Saturday, Cabinet Secretary Sheikh Abdur Rashid mentioned that only 46% of the decisions made at the DC conference last year were implemented. Many issues from the previous government's priorities do not align with the current government's priorities, which is why many issues were not fully implemented. Discussions will be held on land management, strengthening local government institutions, increasing disaster management and rehabilitation activities, implementing social safety programs, and improving physical infrastructure at this year's conference.

Some DCs mentioned that while the DC conference is held annually with great fanfare, the implementation of its decisions is often hindered by bureaucratic complexities. Decisions made at the conference are often buried under the terms "pending," "ongoing," or "unimplemented." As a result, proposals from previous years often resurface in the current conference.

According to a report on the progress of implementation from the Cabinet Division, over 90% of the decisions made at the DC conference are shown to be implemented on paper each year. However, in reality, the implementation rate is less than 60%, as reported by an official from the division.