Participants of 111th NMC and Sir Lankan Civil Officers call on President Dr. Arif Alvi Islamabad. 23/09/19
23/9/2019
PRESIDENT’S SECRETARIAT (PUBLIC) PRESS WING **** (PR No. 143/2019)
Participants of 111th NMC and Sir Lankan Civil Officers call on President Dr. Arif Alvi
Islamabad, September 23, 2019: Nation’s progress and rise to excellence can be achieved through hard work, judicious utilization of available resources and sincere leadership and these factors bear fruit only when the civil servants discharge their duties to the best of abilities and with honesty. These views were expressed by President Dr. Arif Alvi while addressing the participants of 111 th National Management Course and Sri Lankan Civil officers/participants of training at Executive Development Institute (EDI), National School of Public Policy (NSPP) at the Aiwan-e-Sadr, Islamabad on Monday.
The President said that an efficient and impartial civil service was the centerpiece of a vibrant system of governance and within the civil service, the role of senior civil servants as leaders and custodians of state interests carries a special importance, he added. The President advised the officers to keep the betterment of the people in their minds and they should always work toward improving the public service delivery. He said that delay in resolving peoples’ problems would lead to sense of deprivation, therefore, procedural requirements should not cause hindrance towards the redressal of people’s problems.