Directorate General Monitoring & Evaluation, Planning & Development Department Punjab hosted an Inaugural Session of the project titled “Major Programme Management Support Project, Stage-1” at P&D Complex, Lahore.
Punjab Chairman Planning & Development Muhammad Jahanzeb Khan chaired the inaugural session while Secretary P&DD Iftikhar Ali Sahoo, Gerard Newman senior representative of Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC) United Kingdom, Members P&D Board & Senior Chiefs / Chiefs of the Planning & Development Department also attended the session. Directorate General (M&E) on behalf of Planning and Development Department had taken the initiative of the project titled “Major Programme Management Support Project-Stage 1” to improve the skills of people, systems and procedures adopted in P&D and its attached departments to improve efficiency and effectiveness to make the department a modern, robust and dynamic organization. The consultancy contract was awarded to PWC, UK.
Muhammad Jahanzeb Khan Chairman P&D Board, chairing the session, said that it had been observed that Government was working in conventional manner and was not utilizing modern expertise / capacities available in land and offshore. On the other hand changes came in a rapid manner and we needed to transform knowledge management, dissemination of information, competency based learning for synergizing better policies and program. For all this we have to create an atmosphere where expertise comes from outside or inland and build partnerships for progress and development and the organization/government should be on driving seat and utilizing the expertise from anywhere it comes. Concluding to the session, Secretary P&DD has appreciated the constructive opinion by the participants for supporting the session and hoped to reap maximum future benefits.