{"id":55792,"date":"2024-11-11T17:58:44","date_gmt":"2024-11-11T12:58:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=55792"},"modified":"2024-11-11T17:58:44","modified_gmt":"2024-11-11T12:58:44","slug":"government-plans-to-scrap-basic-pay-scale-system-details-inside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/government-plans-to-scrap-basic-pay-scale-system-details-inside\/","title":{"rendered":"Government plans to scrap basic pay scale system, Details inside"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: The<a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/islamabad\/federal-govt-shares-latest-update-on-islamabad-it-parks\/\"> federal government<\/a> is gearing up for major reforms in the public sector, with significant changes on the horizon for non-gazetted employees and federal medical facilities.<\/p>\n<p>The proposed reforms include a phased removal of <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/national-resilience-day-being-observed-today-to-pay-tribute-to-2005-earthquake-victims\/\">Basic Pay Scales<\/a> (BPS) for non-gazetted employees, replacing them with contract-based hiring. This shift is expected to yield annual savings of Rs. 35-40 billion across federal bodies.<\/p>\n<p>Federal medical facilities, such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/health\/first-suspected-mpox-case-reported-in-pims-islamabad\/\">Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences<\/a> (PIMS) and Polyclinic, are poised to become semi-commercial entities under public-private partnerships (PPP).<\/p>\n<p>This strategic move aims to boost medical tourism, potentially generating Rs. 80-100 billion in revenue for Islamabad&#8217;s health facilities alone within five years.<\/p>\n<p>PPP models have proven effective in improving healthcare services, increasing efficiency, and reducing costs.<\/p>\n<p>By collaborating with private sector experts, federal medical facilities can tap into specialized knowledge and resources, enhancing patient care and overall healthcare outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>The Ministry of Finance has already introduced contributory pensions for new civil and military hires, aiming to reduce the pension bill, which currently exceeds Rs. 1 trillion.<\/p>\n<p>By adopting contract-based hiring, the government expects to reduce its financial burden and allocate resources more efficiently.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: The federal government is gearing up for major reforms in the public sector, with significant changes on the horizon for non-gazetted employees and federal medical facilities. The proposed reforms include a phased removal of Basic Pay Scales (BPS) for non-gazetted employees, replacing them with contract-based hiring. This shift is expected to yield annual savings [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":37754,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[684,23897,22933],"class_list":["post-55792","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan","tag-federal-government","tag-basic-pay-system","tag-pakistan-institute-of-medical-sciences-pims"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55792","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55792"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55792\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55793,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55792\/revisions\/55793"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37754"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55792"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}