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Public Adminstration QUESTION #9550
Question 1
Pakistan's 1973 Administrative Reforms merged all civil service classes into a unified graded structure. Which specific structural problem — identified by the Egger Report (1953) and Gladieux Report (1955) — was this reform primarily designed to correct?
  • Excessive delegation of authority to provincial civil servants at the expense of federal control
  • The dominance of generalist cadres (CSP) over technical and specialist services, creating inequity and inefficiency✔️
  • The lack of training institutions for pre-service and mid-career civil servants across occupational groups
  • The absence of a competitive examination system for entry to managerial positions in the federal civil service
Correct Answer Explanation
Both Egger and Gladieux independently criticized the superiority of the generalist CSP over technical and specialist services. The 1972 Administrative Reforms Committee and subsequent 1973 reforms addressed this by merging all services into a unified graded structure (Grades 1–22), creating 'Occupational Groups' with equal pay scales and promotion prospects, and eliminating the institutionalized dominance of one cadre.