Recruitment policy unveiled

Upon the directives of the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, the government has announced a recruitment policy for federal services, autonomous bodies and corporations. The ban on recruitment for federal job was lifted over a month ago. A press release issued by the Establishment Division on Saturday said the recruitment policy will be applicable to Ministries, Divisions, Attached Departments, Subordinate Offices, Autonomous and Semi-Autonomous Bodies, Corporations, Companies and Authorities.
According to the policy, appointments to posts in BPS-16 and above "shall" continue to be made through the Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) as hithertofore. Initial appointments to posts in BPS-3 to BPS-15 and equivalent in offices, which are required to serve only in a particular Province/Region, "shall" be filled by appointments of persons domiciled in the Province/Region concerned.
Vacancies in BPS-1 and BPS-2 posts and equivalent "shall" ordinarily be filled on local basis. No Objection Certificates (NOCs) from the Surplus Pool of Establishment Division will continue to be obtained for all recruitment''s. The vacancies in each Ministry, Division, Department, Autonomous Body, Corporation, as per the Provincial/Regional quota etc "shall" be advertised through widely published national, provincial and regional newspapers. The vacancies in posts should be filled only against the approved sanctioned strength of the said category.
APP adds: The applicants will be required to apply on a prescribed format without being asked for copies of educational qualification etc. However, at the time of written tests/interviews, candidates may be asked to bring with them original certificates/ documents for satisfaction of the authority.
The Regional/Provincial quota, Women quota, Minorities (Non-Muslim) quota and Disabled Persons'' quota, or any other quota prescribed from time to time, should expressly and clearly be indicated against the vacant post(s) advertised. The required qualification and age limit as provided in the Recruitment Rules, including general age relaxation, should also be clearly laid down in the advertisement.
The vacancies in posts should be filled only against the approved sanctioned strength of the said category. The Ministries, Divisions, Departments, Attached Departments, Sub-ordinate Offices, Autonomous Bodies, Semi-Autonomous Bodies, Corporations, Authorities etc are required to finalise each recruitment within 60 days from the date of advertisement. The deficiency in the existing Provincial/Regional representation, if any, in the Federal Services including Autonomous/ Semi-Autonomous Bodies may be adjusted, according to the policy.
The Administrative Ministries/ Divisions shall ensure merit and transparency in the recruitment process at all levels. Candidates using or attempting to use any extraneous influence at any level shall be liable to be disqualified. Draft advertisements to be published for recruitment may be submitted to Establishment Division for routing of the same to Ministry of Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage. No direct advertisements would be placed by any organisation.