ISLAMABAD: A total of 4,816 posts from Grade-1 to Grade-22 in various federal ministries, divisions and departments have been abolished and 1,954 posts declared dying under the right-sizing policy of the federal government.
A total of 6,770 posts have been eliminated. This austerity measure has been implemented in accordance with the decision of the federal cabinet taken on August 27, 2024. The aim of this initiative is to reduce the size of administrative structure. According to an official document, among the posts abolished are two of Grade-22, 22 of Grade-20, 69 posts of Grade-19, 93 of Grade-18, 270 of Grade-17, 325 of Grade-16, 122 of Grade-15, 382 of Grade-14, 155 of Grade-13, 26 of Grade-12, 254 of Grade-11, 29 of Grade-10, 862 posts of Grade-9, 28 of Grade-8, 360 of Grade-7, 14 of Grade-6, 86 posts of Grade-5, 261 of Grade-4, 80 posts of Grade-3, 419 of Grade-2 and 957 posts of Grade-1.
The number of non-gazetted posts is 4,360, while 456 are gazetted posts.
The posts declared as dying include ten posts of Grade-18, twelve of Grade-17 and 147 of Grade-16, 199 posts of Grade-15, 92 of Grade-14, seven posts of Grade-13, six of Grade-12, 194 posts of Grade-11, five posts of Grade-10, 215 of Grade-9, five of Grade-8, 95 posts of Grade-7, seven of Grade-6, 71 of Grade-5, 235 posts of Grade-4, 13 posts of Grade-3, 63 of Grade-2 and 578 posts of Grade-1.
The Establishment Division has directed the ministries and divisions to implement the decision of the cabinet.
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