Size of federal government civil workforce and share in BPS 1-16

G-CS-11 · gap-civil-service

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Sanctioned strength 710808, actual working strength 590585 civil employees; 95.43% in basic scales 1-16 and 4.57% in basic scales 17-22 — Size of federal government civil workforce and share in BPS 1-16 · 2022-23Pakistan Public Administration Research Centre, Establishment Division, Annual Statistical Bulletin of Federal Government Employees 2022-23 · 2022-23Source named — not yet verified

Source

Pakistan Public Administration Research Centre, Establishment Division, Annual Statistical Bulletin of Federal Government Employees 2022-23 — https://establishment.gov.pk/SiteImage/Misc/files/Annual%20Statistical%20Bulletin%20-2022-23.pdf. Matched to the source page by an automated research pass on 6 Oct 2026; not yet checked by a person..

What it proves

The state is mostly lower-grade staff, not elite officers, so reform focused only on the CSS cadre misses most of the workforce.

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