CM Bugti reviews digital reforms as 28 departments clear over 183,000 e-files

QUETTA: Chief Minister Balochistan Mir Sarfraz Bugti chaired an important meeting on improving the delivery of government services and on digital reforms. The meeting reviewed progress on introducing a digital system in the province’s government departments and on modernising administrative work.

E-filing and digitisation of summaries

The meeting was told that more than 183,000 e-files had been cleared in 28 government departments of Balochistan under the e-filing system. It was also told that the digitisation of summaries had begun to bring more speed, transparency and effective decision-making to government work. In the first phase, the summaries of 10 government departments have started to be moved to the digital system.

Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti directed that the shift of government work to a modern digital system be speeded up. He directed all the departments concerned to carry out their responsibilities effectively. He said it was essential to end unnecessary delays and ensure timely decisions so that administrative matters could be made more effective and result-oriented.

The Chief Minister said digital governance was not merely the use of Technology. He said it was an effective means of promoting transparency, speed and accountability in the government system. He said improving the conduct of government work through modern Technology would not only raise administrative performance but also allow the public to be given better and timely services.

Decision-making and coordination

Mir Sarfraz Bugti said adopting an effective, modern digital system in place of traditional methods was an important need of the time to improve government performance. He said the digitisation of government files and summaries would help speed up decision-making, reduce unnecessary delays and improve the monitoring of government matters.

The Chief Minister Balochistan directed that effective coordination and support among all the departments concerned be ensured in the digitisation process, so that reform measures could move forward in line with the set targets. He expressed the resolve that the provincial administrative system would be made more transparent, active and in line with public needs through the effective use of modern Technology.

Photo: courtesy DGPR Balochistan