KARACHI: Steps aimed at improving efficiency, says KU
By Our Staff Reporter
KARACHI, June 18: The ongoing administrative overhauling exercises at the University of Karachi are not against any particular group of employees, but aimed to enhance the overall efficiency of the staff and save money at the same time.
The registrar of the university, S. M. Aqil Burney, stated this on Tuesday at a press briefing. He categorically denied that various administrative actions, including investigations in the cases of a number of teaching and non-teaching employees, had been initiated to suppress the anti-administration elements.
“We are trying to work and streamline things in line with the university and government rules, through a scientific approach,” he said, adding that individuals failing to improve their performance or observe the required discipline on the campus would be fired.
Giving details of enquiries and possible harsh actions against the employees, he said that cases pertaining to ghost employees, illegal and prolonged absence from duty and violation of government service rules, would be decided within a month. Out of 325 daily wage workers, he added, 27 have been sacked on the disciplinary ground.
He mentioned that administrative staff employed under political pressures or other expediencies had been a continuing source of concern for which former vice-chancellors and other administrative personnel could be blamed.
The registrar, who was assisted by two deputy registrars, Syed Khalid and Qadeer Muhammad Ali, said that a considerable amount was being spent in the shape of undue overtime to some of the staff, appointment of daily wagers, ad hoc appointments, improper functioning of canteens and stalls and encroachment on university land or houses, which needed to be rectified.
To a question, he said that 30 per cent of the non-teaching staff was efficient and self-motivated, while another 40 per cent turned up to deliver only when they were pressed for that.
Referring to the lack of initiatives or any leadership quality among the staff, he said that it was all because their section heads never bothered to prepare a second line of efficient staff.
Mr Khalid said that 80 clerk-cum-typists lacked the skill of typing or were least bothered to carry out their job.”Now under a skill enhancement programme we are providing three opportunities to qualify the related test, otherwise they will be removed from jobs,” he added.
The registrar said that the composition, compilation and translation bureau was being reactivated in a true sense after a gap of some 25 years and under a programme the publication of “Jareeda” was being revived. The 18th issue of Jareeda would contain terminologies and their translations pertaining to electronic and print media in Urdu.
He said the university was also considering to start a programme on educational management.
