The 18th constitutional amendment in the constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is considered to be a major event in our constitutional history that gave many powers to the provincial governments. How has this change affected the relationship and coordination between federal and provincial governments with particular reference to health, education and agriculture?
"Some of the Public Sector issues are considered as 'Wicked Problems' and Pakistan's public sector lacks institutional and human resource capacity to deal with them". Give your opinions on this statement with examples.
Since the creation of Pakistan, several attempts have been made in reforming the civil service of Pakistan. How do you see these reforms and what major challenges have been identified by various commissions, committees and/or taskforces?
Describe the system of auditing in Pakistan and how it can help in dealing with the menace of corruption and financial mismanagement in the public sector?
How critical is it to evaluate a public policy after implementation and what techniques can administrators use in ensuring proper evaluation of a policy?
What is the role of politics in budgetary process? Explain several concerns such as representation, consensus, coalition building and locus of power in allocating funds.
Corruption has been one of the most enduring problems confronting governments throughout history. What are the corrective ways to foster 'public ethics' to prevent corruption? How the traditional public sector values can be reinforced in public servants?
'Devolution, decentralization, autonomy and establishment of local governments are said to be the ultimate solution to the issues of governance and service delivery'. Give arguments in favor or against this statement.
The 2021 PMS Punjab Public Administration paper set by the PPSC. Question wording only; questions marked “Not yet checked” have not been compared with the official paper yet.
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