A new ‘Scorecard’ system is to be introduced by the President’s Office to monitor the performance of Ministry and State Ministry Secretaries, it was reported.
According to the Sunday Times, the new system will be introduced with the objective of reviewing the progress of their performance and making changes on a quarterly basis.
The review programme will focus on the secretaries’ performance with regard to the implementation of programmes, coordination with ministries and state institutions, capacity of coordinating with the respective minister and other ministries, achieving progress of the tasks entrusted to them for the benefit of the public, and areas where secretaries had failed to perform, among other criteria.
Citing a senior official of the President’s office, the report said the failure to perform would be taken into consideration in evaluating the secretaries’ performance and allocating points before taking any decision regarding transfers.
As per the scorecard system, Secretaries are required to obtain a score above 65 for their performances and those with high scores would be retained in the same ministry.
However, those receiving between 50 and 65 would be considered for transfer, while action will be taken against those who receive below 50 marks with them either losing the position of Ministry Secretary or those on a contract basis having their contract ended.
Furthermore, the points system will be taken into consideration when selecting officials to serve as Secretaries to Ministries and a quarterly report would be sent to President Ranil Wickremesinghe for follow-up action on the officials.
It is reported that the President’s office has already started monitoring the performance of ministry and state ministry secretaries. (NewsWire)