The plan calls for moving the Ministry of Privatization to federal entities and eliminating 28 institutions spread over five ministries.
ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet committee on Institutional Reforms on Friday made recommendations that would gradually phase out numerous positions in grades 1 through 16, limit the number of open positions to 150,000, and outlaw contingency recruitment.
A committee led by the minister of finance made proposals for right-sizing federal government departments during a meeting on public sector reduction, which was presided over by Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif.
It was requested that the Ministry of Finance supervise the cash holdings of other federal ministries.
The group furnished a comprehensive report outlining suggested modifications for five federal ministries,