PM: Buck up, civil service

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has urged the civil service to buck up in terms of reforms since it remains at an unsatisfactory level with issues of overlapping positions.

In addition to that he indicated major reforms would be carried out this month.

“Reports from department heads, directors-general and unit chiefs regarding the negligence of certain officers have also not been satisfactorily dealt with,”
he said during the monthly assembly at the Prime Minister’s Department this morning.

“You can expect that this month will be a month of transformation … larger reforms … and I will discuss with Shamsul Azri and Wan Ahmad Dahlan the steps that need to be taken to improve,” he said.

“The administration that I helm demands good governance, a strong economy and the wellbeing of the people. This must be delivered,” he added.

He also called for the civil service to be quick in responding to public complaints.

“There are several procedural steps that must be followed,” he said.

“If the current procedures are good, we should continue with them. If improvements are needed, we should adapt and focus on that.”