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REDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 1974

CENTRAL GOVT RE-ORGANISATION PROGRESS REPORT

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THE FIRST PHASE OF THE REORGANISATION OF THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT MACHINERY, AS RECOUNDED BY AN OUTSIDE FIRU OF MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS EARLY LAST YEAR, HAS ALREADY LED TO +QUICKER DECISION-MAKING AND EARLIER RESULTS (1) TILE GROUND.+

THESE ARE ALONG THE FUDINGS OF A PROGRESS REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REFORMS PROPOSED BY THE CONSULTANTS, MCKINSEY AND COMPANY.

THE NPORT, UMICH HAS JUST ÜZEN PUBLISKO), SAYS THE THREE MAIN ORGANISATIONAL PROPOSALS - HAKLIG THE EXISTING MACHINERY WORK EETTER, DEGROUPING SECRETARIAT BRANCH RESPONSIBILITIES TO RELATE TO PROGRAMMES, AND TO RAISE THE LEVEL OF THE PRINCIPAL BRANCH HEADS - HAVE BEEN ACCO.PLISHED WITHIN THE NINE CONTES UCKINGEY'S ESTIMATED THIS FORMIDACLE TASK+ VOULD TAKE.

THE REFCING, IT SAYS, REPRESENTED A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN BACHELONY,

HIN ARDITION TO DIRECTING POLICIES, THE NISU SEGRETARI ES HAVE CONSULTED DEPARTEINS UITH A VIZU TO ACHIEVES A GREATER DELEGATION TO KZAUS OF DEPARTMENTS SO AS TO UPANT LORE LIPENUS.+

EXTENSIVE CZPARTMENTAL SUCCESTIONS FOR DELEGATION OF STAFFING (MITTERS HAVE ALSO BLDİ STUDIO AND VILL CS IMPLEMENTED STA OVER THE NEXT FEJ KOT:S.

THE PROGRESS REPORT GOES ON TO SAY THAT THE NEU PLANKIING PROCESSES AND LEING INTRODUCED BY THE SECRETARIES AID IN THIS RESPECT THE CONSULTANTS, DURING THEIR CURRENT ASSIGTENT, ARE LOOKING BUTO THE FLANS WHICH HAVE COEN OR ARE DOING DEVELOPED.

THIS IS TO DICURE THAT THEY FOLLOW THE DACIC PHILOSOPHY AND THAT THEY ACE PLEJENYED IN SUCH A DAY THAT THEY CAN DO USED, WHERE APPROPIATE, AS NODELS FOR FUTUNA FLANS.

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AT THE SAME TIME, THEY WILL ASSIST CRANOH SECRETARIES TO FAMILIARIES THEMSELVES WITH THEIR NEU TASKS AND PLANNING PROCESSES AND HELP TO TRAIN OTHEN GOVENBOUT STAFF AT SINIOR AND HIBBLE LEVELS IN THE PANIGIFLES AND FRACTICES 07 113DERJ MANAGEMENT SO THAT THE CHANGES CEING PLENENTED ARE FULLY UKJERSTOOD, ARE ADEQUATELY HISTALLED, AID ARE CAPABLE OF CONTINUATION.

THE PROGRESS REPORT ALSO REFERS TO TIE success OF THE STAIALDIRATIUI OF SULMISSIONS FOR STAFF AND SPECIAL EXPENDITURE FOR THE 1974/75 ESTIMATES, UNIGH RESULTED IN GLEANER AND HORE PRECEDE HILPORNATIJN LOING PROVIDED, THUS LEADING TO FEVER QUENTES.

IT SAYS THAT VORK IS CONTINUING ON IMPROVING PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT TO MEET THE GOVERNMENT'S MANPOVER NEEDS MORE EFFECTIVELY AND TO REDUCE THE REQUIREMENT FOR ADDITIONAL PEOPLE BY MAKING KORE EFFICIENT USE OF EXISTING STAFF.

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