Government Initiative- PM awards appreciation certificates to 'top 10 best performing federal ministries'.

Byline: S. Kamal Hayder Kazmi

Sources recorded that Prime Minister Imran Khan presently awarded appreciation certificates to the "top 10 best performing federal ministries" under his government, with the communications ministry, planning ministry and poverty alleviation division getting top honours of first, second and third respectively. It is also said that the top 10 ministries recognised for their performance at a ceremony held in Islamabad were: Ministry of Communications, Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Division, Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training, Ministry of Human Rights, Ministry of Industries and Production, National Security Division, Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Interior and Ministry of National Food Security and Research, Addressing the function, PM singled out Minister for Communications Murad Saeed for praise as his ministry came out on top despite his young age.

PM Imran Khan hailed the initiative as a "great opportunity" since every ministry would get to know how much the others worked. Our ministries will get incentives to work hard, the more we publicise this, he added. Imran Khan also said that when "marks" - referring to a story from his own days as a student - would be publicised and there would be a corresponding system of rewards and penalties, it would bring an improvement in the governance system's performance. He said that no system without rewards and penalties could be successful, giving the example of performance gaps in private...