PESHAWAR: The government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) has declared a change in public sector hiring requiring that all current and upcoming recruitments in government offices be carried out solely via the Education Testing & Evaluation Authority (ETA).
As per an announcement released by the Livestock, Fisheries and Cooperative Department of KP the new regulations entirely prohibit internal hiring and recruitment via external agencies. Departments must promptly connect all recruitment procedures with ETA.
The notification additionally mentioned that in cases of recruitment, without employing ETA prior consent must be secured from the appropriate departmental secretary. All offices have likewise been directed to collaborate with ETA concerning job postings, testing timelines and result publications.
Departments must provide a report, on how the new directives have been implemented within seven days.
The decision is part of the provincial government’s efforts to ensure transparency, fairness, and merit-based recruitment in all public sector organizations.
KP govt revises recruitment procedure for government departments
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister, Muhammad Sohail Afridi, on Friday decided to revise the recruitment procedure for hiring in the government departments in the province.
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister, Muhammad Sohail Afridi unveiled future policy guidelines at the 41st provincial cabinet meeting.
The provincial government has already provided a roadmap for good governance. Civil officers are encouraged to utilise modern technology to attend government meetings online, which will help reduce expenses. To ensure transparency and effective governance, all recruitment in government, autonomous, and semi-government institutions in the province will only occur through the Educational Testing Agency (ETA). No recruitment will be done through private testing agencies.
The case for the province has been presented comprehensively ahead of the National Finance Commission (NFC) meeting scheduled for tomorrow. All participants have agreed with our principled stance. It is important to note that the share of merged districts, amounting to Rs 1,375 billion, has not been included in the NFC.
