বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ তৃতীয় পত্র
at much less frequent intervals than he does now. While there will be a great variety of individual career patterns, the basic principle of career management should be a progressive development within a specialism and between fields of activity that are related to each other. While the needs of the service must come first in this, nevertheless the personal interests and wishes of the individual should be taken into account more positively than appears to be usual practice to-day. The increased attention to personnel management and individual career planning should apply to all categories of the civil servants-the generalists and the specialists.
Promotion
The Fulton Committee observes, “The right promotion at the right time is an essential part of the process of developing to the full the talents of the men and women in the service". The unified grading structure that is recommended would provide the necessary foundations for a new promotion system:
(1) Promotion should be based on the performance record of an individual in achieving the aims of his job.
(2) The aptitudes and experience of the individual can be more directly and specifically linked to the requirement of a particular job at the higher level.
(3) Promotion boards can consider candidates for higher posts, not only within the field of their specialization, but also in management posts where their special knowledge may be useful.
(4) There will be more equal promotion opportunities for all because performance is taken properly into account, and selection based upon the aptitudes and experience of the individual rather than upon his membership of a particular class.
(5) Able individuals can skip grades.
(6) Where seniority denotes valuable experience, it can be given its proper weight. It must not be forgotten that seniority is sometimes a synonym for antiquity. Ability, competence and merit should be the main foundation of promotion.
The New Civil Service Department
A new department to be known as the Civil Service Department should be created to discharge effectively the tasks of central management. In the efficient discharge of these tasks depends the evolution of a strong, able, competent and energetic administration which is the essential prerequisite for sound and vigorous development planning. It is precisely this which is lacking in Bangladesh. The political leaders and the public must understand the social and economic significance of a highly developed administration. In the past adequate attention was never paid to the supremely important tasks of personnel administration and management. The need for a well-thought-out effective action will be urgent as the expanding tasks of government, particularly in the economic and social fields, will put increasing strains on the civil service as a whole. The staffing of this department is of crucial importance. It will be discussed in another connation.
