The Pakistan Administrative Service, or PAS (previously known as the District Management Group or DMG before 1 June 2012) is the most elite and prestigious cadre of the Civil Service of Pakistan.[1][2] The Pakistan Administrative Service over the years has emerged as the most consolidated and developed civil institution, with the senior PAS officers of Grade 22 often seen as stronger than the government ministers. The service of PAS is very versatile in nature and officers are assigned to different departments all across Pakistan during the course of their careers. Almost all of the country's highest profile bureaucratic positions such as the federal secretaries, the provincial chief secretaries, and chairmen of top-heavy organisations like the National Highway Authority, Trading Corporation of Pakistan, Federal Board of Revenue and State Life Insurance Corporation usually belong to the elite Pakistan Administrative Service.[3][4] Currently Rabiya Javeri Agha serves as the first female president of the Pakistan Administrative Service.[5]
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Officers in this group are recruited through an extremely high competitive examination held once a year by the Federal Public Service Commission. Those selected for this group have to undergo a two-year training programme at the Civil Services Academy (CSA) in Lahore.[1][6]
History[edit]
The Indian Civil Service (ICS)—also known once as Imperial Civil Service in British India, predecessor of the Civil Service of Pakistan and District Management Group—was established by the British to bolster the British Raj. After Indian independence in 1947, the Indian Civil Service component ceded to Pakistan was initially renamed the Pakistan Administrative Service. Later, it was renamed the Civil Service of Pakistan. In 1954, an agreement was reached between the Governor General of Pakistan and the governors of the provinces to constitute an All-Pakistan service valid throughout Pakistan.[7]
Later under administrative reforms of 1973, the name of Civil Service of Pakistan was changed to All-Pakistan Unified Group (APUG), which consists of the Pakistan Administrative Service, Police Service of Pakistan and Secretariat Group. Since 1973, each year a new batch of officers undergo a 'Common Training Programme' (CTP) which includes officers of various occupational groups at the Civil Services Academy.[8]
Appointments of PAS Officers[edit]
After completing initial training and probation at the Civil Services Academy, officers are posted in field offices throughout Pakistan on Basic Pay Scale (BPS)-17 grade appointments. Officers of the rank of Captains (within 3 to 6 years' service) and equivalents from defense services are also inducted (in three occupational groups; P.A.S, Police and Foreign Services) on allocated quota after recommendations of Chairman Federal Public Service Commission.[8]
Officers of PAS are first appointed typically as Assistant Commissioners of sub-divisions. They will simultaneously be charged with the responsibilities of Assistant Commissioners of Sub-Divisional level.[8]
The Basic Pay Scales (BPS grades) are enumerated (in order of increasing responsibility) such as:
| Grade | Appointment | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| BPS-17 |
| Field appointment of AC combines roles of Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) and Assistant Collector (Land Revenue) |
| BPS-18 |
| Field appointment of DC combines roles of District Magistrate (DM) and Collector (Land Revenue) |
| BPS-19 |
| |
| BPS-20 |
| Commissioners of Divisions were previously under Members of Board of Revenue but now they are directly responsible to the Chief Secretary of respective Province Equivalent to Brigadier (1-star officer) of the Armed Forces |
| BPS-21 |
| Equivalent to Major General (2-star officer) of the Armed Forces |
| BPS-22 |
| Highest attainable rank for a serving officer Equivalent to Lieutenant General (3-star officer) of the Armed Forces |
Post-devolution (2001) scenario[edit]
Magistracy continues to be exercised in the federal capital; however, the institution of the office of the Deputy Commissioner has been deprived of its previously held legal authority elsewhere in the country.
Notable PAS officers[edit]
- Nargis Sethi[8]
- Nasir Mahmood Khosa[1]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ abc'DMG renamed as PAS'. The Nation (newspaper). 1 June 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ^Malik Asad (25 May 2014). 'Boon for PAS (Pakistan Administrative Service) angers other civil service groups'. Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ^Ali, Sameen (9 July 2018). 'Is the bureaucracy politically neutral during elections?'. Dawn.com.
- ^'Bureaucrats call for equal representation - The Express Tribune'. Tribune.com.pk. 13 September 2018.
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- ^'Top 6 bureaucrats promoted to BS-22 | Top Story | thenews.com.pk | Pindi'. thenews.com.pk. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^Asad, Malik (25 May 2014). 'Boon for PAS angers other civil service groups'. Dawn.com.
- ^ abcdImran Mukhtar (10 February 2013). 'CSB (Central Selection Board) meets tomorrow to consider 300 babus' (bureaucrats) promotion'. The Nation (newspaper). Retrieved 29 June 2018.
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LAHORE: Officers of the Provincial Management Service (PMS) Tuesday registered their peaceful protest by working in their offices and field while wearing black armbands.
According to PMS Association spokesman, this unique mode of protest has been deliberately adopted by the PMS to raise their collective voice against the betrayal and maladministration meted out to them by the DMG officers posted in Punjab, led by Punjab CS.
The CS, in a meeting with the PMS Officers' Association, held on 15.3.2018, had accepted to address all the issues pointed out by PMSA and even fixed deadlines for practical implementation of the decisions taken in the meeting.
Most important among these were creation of DTL (Deputation, Training, Leave) reserve Posts as well as encaderisation of posts wrongfully and deliberately left out of the list of posts notified as cadre strength of S&GAD. These two tasks, as promised and decided by CS, were to be completed within 7 days by 22.03.2018 but to date even minutes of the meeting dated 15.3.2018 have not been issued, what to mention the achievement of the targets within the timelines decided therein, he said.
List Of Dmg Officers Posted In The Punjab 2018 In Philippines
Message from PMS Association to all PMS Officers is to continue work with black armbands unless their demands are met.PMS Association will announce further line of action if this protest mode does not make any inroads, the spokesman said and added PMS Officers do not want to disrupt state functioning but they are being victimised for not accepting illegal demand of DMG officers to go on strike alongwith DMG officers against the arrest of Ahad Cheema.