Overcome leakages in government departments
DAP National Deputy Chairman and MP for Kepong Dr Tan Seng Giaw reminds the Central Government to take effective action against officers who are involved in leakages in government departments and agencies.
The Special Task Force set up by the Cabinet to handle the leakages shown in the Auditor-General Report is the first such force to deal with this problem. Let us hope that it really works hard to overcome the problem.
On 2.11.2009, Dr Tan touched on these leakages in Parliament.
Irregularities
The Auditor-General Report reviews annually the leakages in government departments and agencies amounting to billions of ringgit. This year, the figures continue to be shocking. For example, the Double-Tracking Project from Rawang to Ipoh cost RM4.34 billion. But, some parts of the project were late such as the design is late between 70 to 237 days. The electric train is meant to be 160 km/hour. What we get is diesel train, running at 80 km/hour.
Special Task Force
Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) scandal costs RM4.5 billion which may go up to RM12.5 billion. The Transort Ministry sets up three task forces to deal with it. Then, the Cabinet sets up a Special Task Force to handle PKFZ. We hope that these Forces will be effective. We have to wait and see.
Every year, the A-G Report reveals weaknesses in various government departments and agencies. Since 1982, I have asked for action against irregularities. But, follow-up measures have not been obvious. On 29.10.2009, Cabinet decided to set up a Special Task Force headed by
the Chief Secretary Tan Sri Sidek Hassan with Tan Sri Wan Abdul Aziz Wan Abdullah, Tan Sri Ismail Adam dan Tan Sri Ambrin Buang as members. This is the first time that such step is taken to deal with the exposure in the report. Let us hope that it will be effective.
Dr Tan Seng Giaw
posted by Tan Seng Giaw @ 11/04/2009 02:37:00 PM
1 Comments:
YB, How to overcome leakages in government departments when the head of departments are the main culprit.
It will remained unless the opposition can push the reform way of selecting the head of the civil servants, as long as Umnoputra, mediocrity being the main criteria so what do the country aspect to get.
We have monkees and incompetent people running the organization, just look at the person sitting on the KSN chair now, do you really believe that he is the right guy? Just check his background, his stay overseas for not doing anything apart from apple polishing!!! So what kind of experiences he has?!!!! zilch... when this is allowed to happen, then do you aspect a first class government. Another example is the Chief of Armed Forces, has he the credentials to be given the job when his performance as an Air Force Chief is a question mark?
In the nutshell, government KPI is just be an excellent sycophant and you will get it. Kalau kepala tak betul yang lain macam mana mahu betul ma....Aiya!!!
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