PM urges govt employees to show creativity

Desk Report: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday urged the employees of the public administration to work with innovative ideas and sincerity for the welfare of the grassroots people.

“We want the Public administration employees to work in their respective field applying their innovative thoughts for development of the country,” she said.

The prime minister was addressing a function on National Public Service Day and distribution of the Public Administration Medal-2018 at Osmani Memorial Hall in the capital.

“Once upon a time government service was called as a ‘free job’- where one would get salary at the end of the month whether he/she worked or didn’t work,” she said.

“But, this perception isn’t accepted and now changed. Government employees must remember about their responsibility in doing their job as their salary comes from taxes money of people,” she added.

Public Administration Ministry organized the function as a part of celebrating the World Public Service Day today in the country as elsewhere across the world.

State Minister for public administration ministry Ismat Ara Sadique and Cabinet Secretary Md. Shafiul Alam, spoke, among others, on the occasion.

Secretary of the public administration ministry Fayez Ahmed gave welcome address and conducted the award giving ceremony.

Cabinet members, PM’s advisors, Deputy Speaker, senior secretaries and secretaries of different ministries, chiefs of three services and heads of government offices attended the function.

The government introduced the Public Administration Award in 2016 to recognize and encourage the public administration employees for showing their excellence in the services.

A total of 39 government officials and three organizations at the national and district levels received the Public Administration Award-2018 this year.

The prime minister said the government employees are certainly very much meritorious as they are recruited through a tough competition. We have to use their ability and talents for the country’s development, she added.

Keeping this in mind, the prime minister said the government has introduced the Public Administration Award for creating scope for the employees so that they can flourish their talents.

Sheikh Hasina said the world is progressing with amazing development of science and technology, adding that “We have to go ahead keeping pace with the competitive world. So we have to always work with creativity so that we can prosper in all fronts.” _BSS

risingbd/Dhaka/July 23, 2018/A K Azad