KUCHING: Civil servants have been told to vote wisely come the 13th general election which will be called anytime soon.
The federal secretary Md Yahaya Basimin yesterday reminded civil servants to be thankful of the continuous efforts of the government in improving the salary as well as the welfare of the public sector.
Speaking at the assembly of the civil servants of the federal government’s departments and agencies at the auditorium of the State Education Department in Petra Jaya here, he said the latest announcement on salary increments indicated that the government would continue to improve the benefits in the public sector.
“In the past, many will think working with the government is not something glamourous while some will even view the job as second class due to the difference in salary. However, such perception has changed today, thanks to the effort of the government in narrowing the salary gap.
“The remuneration in public sector today is on par or even better than the private sector. The latest announcement on salary increment has showed that our government would never leave us behind. We therefore should be thankful and repay the kindness accordingly.”
Yahaya added that: “I’m not campaigning but it would be wise to make a good choice in the forthcoming general election.”
He also wanted the head of departments and agencies to practise the culture of ‘go to the ground’ to better understand every programme or project under each department or agency. He stressed that the heads must visit branch offices in every division or district and take the initiative to communicate with staff on their needs or problems.
“By applying the culture of going to the ground, the heads can gain different perspectives and it will help you to solve any issues effectively. Every single office in rural or remote area is as important as the headquarters in Kuching.”
State Education director Abdillah Adam, who gave a briefing on the department earlier on, revealed that they would review its current vision and mission to meet the changing demand as well as to fulfill the new education blueprint. The department also targeted to improve the ranking of Sarawak in public examinations in three years time, he said.
“With the introduction of Linus (literacy and numeracy programme) in 2010, the performance of Sarawak students has improved. Hopefully, after three years, Sarawak is no longer at the second bottom in terms of UPSR performance.” As at Jan 31, 2013, Sarawak had a total of 280,488 pupils in 1,264 primary schools and 206,776 students in 185 secondary schools.
The numbers of teachers in primary schools as at Jan 31, 2013 were 25,888 and 15,216 in secondary schools where 60 per cent of them were female, said Abdillah.
Source from The Borneo Post : http://www.theborneopost.com/2013/03/16/federal-secretary-vote-wisely-in-coming-13th-ge/#ixzz2NhuCRma6
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