Govt employees efficiency levels up by 40 pc
New Delhi   07-Mar-2008
The pressures of liberalization and integration of Indian economy with those of global, economics have inspired nearly 58 per cent of Government employees to raise their efficiency and productivity levels by 35-40 per cent and shed their lethargy which was so rampant and visible during closed economics days, according to latest findings undertaken by The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM). However, remaining 42 per cent of this lot improved on their efficiency and products levels by about 12 to 27 per cent especially in non key core sectors that function under various government departments, add the chamber's estimates. The estimates incorporated in a Paper on 'Comprehensive Analysis of Govt. Employees Manpower Productivity' in which views of 770 higher and middle management executives from PSUs and government departments were elicited, however, reveal that pressures of economic openness and global integrations are primarily responsible for this positive development. Releasing the analysis, the ASSOCHAM President Mr Venugopal N Dhoot said that the analysis discloses that 446 employees from PSUs, ministries and various departments of Govt of India have enhanced their productivity and efficiency levels by between 35 to 40 per cent and drove the maximum satisfaction levels out of it Approx. 369 of such employees productivity , levels have improved between 12 to 27 per cent. , The maximum productivity ratio was witnessed among 65 per cent infrastructure PSUs employees who have hiked their productivity by 32-40 per cent. Access of technology, improved working culture and passion for producing results with the other key factors which inspired the employees to work beyond 48-60 hours in a week's time to accomplish their assigned duties, projects etc on lines with those of private and MNC's employees. The highest productivity ratio of PSUs employees are seem in utilities such as NTPC, BHEL, Oil PSUs like ONGC, IndianOil, HPCL and NMDC, GAIL, EIL, SAIL, power Grid, HAL, NALCO, ECGC, STC, NBCC, ITPO, DMRC, MMTC, HUDCO, HAL, Rashtriya Ispat Nigam PTC etc. The reflection of higher productivity and efficiency are amply seem in their balance sheet of last many years, pointed out Mr Dhoot. The analysis also revealed that employees of Ministries who have also enhanced their efficiency by 24-35 per cent include Finance, Commerce & Industry, Railway, Communication & IT, External Affairs, Civil Aviation, Petroleum & Natural Gas, Power, IT, Corporate Affairs, I&B, Tourism, Science & Technology, Mines & Steel, Youth Affairs & Sports. Other departments like housing and urban poverty alleviation labour and employment, law & justice, new and Renewable energy, health and family welfare have also witnessed jump and escalation in productivity and efficiency levels. The productivity and efficiency levels during closed economies days were never seen going beyond 25 per cent as the employees were hardly prepared for challenging assignments as their were no pressures which promoted lethargy and dormancy. However, performance of PSUs employees like BSNL, Air India, Airports authority of India, Cement Corporation, Education Consultants India, Food Corporation Coat India, Pawan Hans, Central Warehousing Corpn., PDIL etc. are witnessing lower and stagnate between 12-27 percent. The analysis also revealed that over 27 per cent youths have now also attracted to join public sector undertakings like ONGC, NTPC, IndianOil, BHEL, HPCL, EIL, ECGC in view of their best performance, higher salary packages supported by five-star hospitals medical facilities during the service and after retirement, amply leaves and job security. Most of the sick PSUs like National Textile Corpn., National Film Development Corpn., ITI, Hindustan Copper, Fertilisers & Chemical Travancore (FACT), HMT etc. are loosing their relevance which subsequently affecting the performance of their employees.