NON-PRODUCTIVITY IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR OF PAKISTAN

Abstract

Governments all over the world are responsible to manage the public resources in the most efficient and effective way in order to benefit the public to its maximum. The role of the Public Sector thus gets importance not only for the smooth running of government but also for the welfare provided to the public. Unfortunately, Pakistan after its independence is suffering from political instability, poverty, lawlessness, injustice, social and economic disparities. The same effects reflect on the Public Sector of Pakistan which is inefficient and non-productive mainly due to political interferences, lack of transparency, low wages and large unskilled workforce. Thus instead of contributing to the economy, the Pakistan’s Public Sector has become a burden on the economy where government is spending the money to keep the Public Sector’s enterprises running. This paper will endeavour to find the underlying reasons for the non-productivity of the Public Sector and to suggest some recommendations in order to make it productive