Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Shahab Ali Shah, presided over a meeting of the Secretaries’ Committee, attended by the Senior Member Board of Revenue, Additional Chief Secretary (Home), and secretaries of various provincial departments. The forum reviewed progress on governance roadmap reforms and departmental performance, with officials reporting that 138 reforms under good governance roadmap across 16 departments are on track against timelines, 14 have been completed, and 97 require accelerated implementation.
The Chief Secretary emphasized that the benefits of these reforms must directly reach the public and stressed the need for close coordination between the Planning & Development and Finance departments with all other departments to achieve good governance objectives. Updates were presented on public complaints via the Ikhtyaar Awaam Ka app, the Litigation Management System, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Digital Workspace, and district-level delivery initiatives.
CS Shahab Ali Shah instructed administrative secretaries to personally review critical cases and legal matters in their departments on the litigation management system. He directed that merit and performance should be the sole criteria for key managerial appointments, with departmental placement committees established to ensure transparency. He also emphasized strict adherence to the rotation policy for postings and transfers.
Highlighting the need for institutional reforms, the Chief Secretary noted that finalizing the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Rules of Business 2025 and updating the Secretariat Manual 2008 would improve government functioning and digitize official correspondence. He directed that promotions under the Provincial Selection Board be linked to key performance indicators (KPIs) and that all departments regularly convene Departmental Selection Committee meetings.