As per decision of Federal Cabinet and for efficient utilisation of available resources, timely collection of data and for further formulation of public policies, the Federal Statistical System of Pakistan should be strengthened and all the organisation involved in collecting statistical data be merged into Federal Bureau of Statistics (FBS).
This was informed to the National Assembly Standing Committee on Economic Affairs and Statistics which met here under the Chairmanship of Rasheed Akbar Khan, MNA in the Parliament House, says a press release issued here on Saturday.
The committee discussed the proposed restructuring/reorganisation of Federal Statistical System by merger of Federal Bureau of Statistics (FBS), Agricultural Census Organisation (ACO) and Population Census Organisation (PCO) in Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) and other matters relating to the Statistics Division.
The Director General FBS apprised the Committee that for efficient utilisation of available resources and for timely collection of data for further formulation of public policies, it was decided by the Federal Cabinet that Federal Statistical System of Pakistan should be strengthened and all the organisation involved in collecting statistical data be merged into Federal Bureau of Statistics.
The meeting also felt that professionalism amongst the staff of statistical organisations should be enhanced through capacity building and human resources development.
Consequent to the Cabinet's decision, a unified law merging the existing laws and covering new requirements has been drafted and would be presented before Cabinet for its approval. After the enactment of the Law, all the organisational ie FBS, ACO & PCO would be merged into PBS.
The Director General PCO also informed the Committee about the steps initiated for enhancing professionalism and building capacity of the personnel working in these organisations. The committee appreciated the proposed merger/re-organisation, however, asked the Statistics Division to expedite the process in order to curtail the duplication of work and wastage of public money.