Photo taken from the Malaysiainsight.comBy Syauqi Jamil
PUTRAJAYA: Chief Secretary to the Government Datuk Seri Ismail Bakar aims to take the national civil service to a new height, free of corruption.
In his first media appearance, since his recent appointment back in August 29, Ismail said that he wants to leave a legacy of excellence in civil service.
“If we want to look at the future of the country, we must look at its civil service. In any country… If its good, then there’s potential to go further but if its corrupted then its difficult to develop further.
“My aspiration is so that I can leave a good legacy for the future of our country. I would like to see this become the reality,” he told the media at the Up and Close KSN with media today.
After helming the Chief Secretary post for a month now, Ismail said that things have been quite challenging for him.
He said thankfully, with the full cooperation from the administration, ministers and all secretary generals, the focus and priority can be delivered as soon as possible.
Ismail hoped to complete the process of improving good practices in civil service within one to two years time.
Ismail earlier spoke on cleaning up the civil service from corruption and emphasize on integrity matters as it was the request of the new Pakatan Harapan government.
He said this will benefit the civil service so that they may carry out their duties and trust of the people in the best way possible.
“This is the new government’s direction in ensuring that civil service as pillars of the government, can give their best to overcome problems left behind by the previous administration,” he said.
Shutting down redundant govt agencies and department
Among other things, he also commented on the possibility of closing down several overlapping government agencies and departments as part of its restructuring process.
He said they will first relocate government departments and agencies under relevant ministries.
However, the fate of agencies and departments found to be redundant will be looked into in the next six month.
“We will proceed with that in stage two. Its a work in progress. In six month, we will see which agencies needs to be coordinated, closed down or given necessary adjustments,” he said.
