KNOWLEDGE SHARING SESSION ON PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS & PROCESSES FOR THE HONOURABLE MEMBERS OF YOUNG PARLIAMENTARIAN FORUM

September 22, 2021 COURSES, EXCHANGE PROGRAMS, FUNCTIONARIES, MEMBERS, MEMBERS, ORIENTATIONS, SEMINARS & WORKSHOPS

A six day Knowledge sharing session was organized for the Young Parliamentarians Forum (YPF) National Assembly from 22^nd Sept to 30^th Sept 2021 as per request of the Honourable Speaker and President PIPS, Honourable Mr. Asad Qaiser, at the Pakistan Institute of Parliamentary Services (PIPS) Campus Islamabad. The sessions were designed to facilitate the Honourable members, Young Parliamentarian Forum in developing an improved understanding of Parliamentary law, procedure and practice. The six day training was divided between two modules. Module one sessions comprised of improving Parliamentary Performance using Oversight Tools and best practices in Legislative & Committees Business taught by worthy keynote speaker, Executive Director, Mr. Muhammad Anwar, where he explained the effective use of Parliamentary tools and its significance for the members of the Parliament. Module two consisted of legislative processes, Committees and their functions, Significance of Legislation, legislative drafting and post legislative scrutiny subjects, taught by Sheikh Sarafaraz, Legislative Advisor, Ministry of Railways and Mr. Muhammad Mushtaq, Additional Secretary National Assembly Secretariat. At the end of the knowledge sharing sessions, YPF Chairperson Honourable Member, Ms. Uzma Jadoon commended PIPS team for organizing the course and thanked the facilitators for explaining the process of legislative business through providing an in depth overview of the topic using practical examples. Furthermore, YPF members hoped that such training sessions will be organized by PIPS in future as it provides an effective platform to train and capacitate the Young Parliamentarians to make their participation more meaningful especially during the proceedings of the House.

On the direction of the Chairman Senate/President PIPS Board of Governors, the Pakistan Institute for Parliamentary Services (PIPS), has implemented a comprehensive set of measures aimed at ensuring fiscal discipline, operational efficiency, and responsible utilization of public resources, on the same lines as notified and adopted by the Senate and National Assembly Secretariats.

Under the new measures, the Institute has adopted a four-day working week (Monday to Thursday), while introducing a hybrid working model whereby 50% of staff will perform duties from the office and 50% will work remotely on a rotational basis. Employees working from home will remain fully accessible through digital communication platforms and may be required to report to the office on short notice, ensuring uninterrupted institutional functioning.

Significant steps have also been taken to promote energy conservation. These include a target of achieving up to 70% reduction in energy consumption through minimizing unnecessary use of electricity and ensuring that official meetings, trainings, and events are scheduled during daylight hours. Foreign tours are banned and international meetings are being held virtually.

In the transport section, PIPS has introduced strict measures to curtail expenditure and 70% official vehicles have been grounded as part of this initiative.

As part of broader austerity efforts, 20% reduction has been imposed on the non-ERE budget for the fourth quarter of the current financial year. The officers drawing a monthly salary of PKR 300,000 or more, shall surrendered two days salary or 5% to 30% salary on gross as per Federal Government decision.

The Institute has also discontinued all non-essential procurements with immediate effect. Official functions such as dinners and receptions will not be hosted, except in the case of visiting foreign delegations, and even then, strictly in accordance with austerity protocols.

These measures have been implemented with immediate effect and will remain in force until further orders.

Under the guidance of President PIPS Board of Governors, Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, PIPS remains fully committed to maintaining its core functions of parliamentary support, capacity building, and research while contributing proactively to national austerity and sustainability goals.

KNOWLEDGE SHARING SESSION ON PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS & PROCESSES FOR THE HONOURABLE MEMBERS OF YOUNG PARLIAMENTARIAN FORUM

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