I am writing an article on the above mentioned Title.

I would like your opinions about future of CSP Officers.

Some of former bureaucrats which I have interviewed said according to their opinion very soon a time will come when people will rise against the facilities and perks given to CSP officers because people have come to a boiling point where they cant see their own home without food and a civil servant having many govt cars. It is likely that the powers given to CSP officers will be reduced in coming times. How much do you agree to this?

While many still believe that CSS will remain the top in Civil Service and it is unlikely that there is going to be a change in the structure, power, the recruitment process and perks.

Your honest opinion will help me in completing my article. Thanks for anticipated interest.

Dear Friend! What the CSP officials have been enjoying is because of the corruption in our government departments and this is the main cause of why these posts are most sought after. But let me tell you one thing that if the facilities they're enjoying (through fair or foul means) are removed from the lives of these officers that would be after a strenuous process of social change but still these slots would be the most sought after because then the people would be more patriotic (post social change era) and would want their selves to serve their country by having a say at the policy formulation and implementation level. So my point is that the CSS is not gonna lose its charm.

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True. Some people I have seen get jealous from the facilities given to CSS Officers. I always tell them that they actually deserve all those perks. First of all getting selected among 12000 students is a big achievement in itself. Secondly if CSS officers are only paid 30,000 rupees salary and nothing else, no talented and competent student will be interested and motivated working hard day and night only to get 30,000 rupees per month in the end. It is justified that all those perks and facilities given to CSP officers because they are the cream of Pakistan. One of them than argued why there are no perks given to civil service officers in Developed countries like UK,USA? Because I live here my response was that because the perks and privileges are compensated with higher salary. Civil Service officers get much higher salaries in UK/USA in which they can afford a nice house, vehicles and have a good middle class life. If CSP officers should not get perks, they should then be compensated by higher salaries like 3 lac rupees per month. End of the day its the same thing, whether you give them less salary and provide accommodation and other perks or pay higher salary.

Even if there is no corruption in Pakistan, I believe CSP officers should still be given power and perks. After all they are a few selected brains among millions who help shape the policy and run day to day affairs of Pakistan. According to Anatol Lieven author of 'Pakistan A Hard Country', he argued that Pakistan despite facing so much challenges Pakistan has been able to survive and grow because of some honest bureaucrats and politicians.

Friend! Let me tell you one thing more. If you observe the current job trend in Pakistan, almost every second person want to become a CSP officer no matter if he's a doctor, an engineer or a political scientist et al., so what is the cause of this trend?. The societal pressure. I personally know some people in the bureaucracy who have got no opportunities to generate OPAR KE AMADNI (money through corruption) and this thing is causing frustration to them especially when they compare their's economic status with that of their colleagues. So the point is, no one want to become a university teacher but wish to become a bureaucrat.

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I don't agree to this. If you see the trend of CSS and people appearing in it and compare with the economy of Pakistan, there lies an answer to it. Till 2007 only 3000-4000 students used to appear in CSS compared with 12000 in 2013 and 22000 who have registered for 2014 attempt. The economy in early 2000's was very good compared to current situation. There was a lot of foreign investment which have dramatically decreased in recent years. Back then fresh graduates had a lot of job opportunities. In last five years the population growth of Pak has been more then 6 percent but GDP growth has only averaged 3 percent creating a gap of 3 percent per year for the last 5 years. Graduates nowadays are facing great difficulty in finding a job after they complete their degree because of lack of jobs plus lack of investment. Previously many graduates were able to find intern ship followed by a job and never bothered to do CSS and went on with their life. Because of shortage of job opportunities, everyone now wants to get into civil service. My own class mates who never wanted to do CSS have now appeared because they had nothing else to do, they tried whole year trying to find jobs and intern ships but were not successful.
As far as university teacher and professor is concerned. I would again with all due respect dis agree with you on this. When ever a job is advertised for a teacher or professor, there are thousands of applications received of potential candidates with perfect education background. I have seen many talented and intellectual people who had a passion to become a professor and teacher. Some of them even have started doing PHD just to become a good professor and start career in teaching.

If economy starts to grow again and people get private jobs easily, I am sure the trend of CSS will reduce.

You're right to the extent that dwindling job opportunities is a factor but that's only one factor. I've seen people bearing a BPS-17 tag but still wish to become CSPs. Whatever I shared is my personal observation as I spent the last eight years of my life at the university campus so I could very closely study the attitude of the university students towards the job market. Moreover, most of my friends were fortunate enough to get through CSS and PMS so I can study theirs' attitude towards their jobs too from close quarters. Anyhow, I may be wrong and you've got every right to disagree with me because discussion means to analyse a thing and dig and dig different areas of a matter, like research.

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which department has corruption most easily done? which is the best free of corruption?

Now a days in CSS and being CSP only charm is ,Authorities and faculties given by Govt to civil servants. as compare to other 17 grade posts in PAKISTAN Civil service is more charming and delightful due to entire environment in which facilitation bribe and usage of authorities in illegal way. most of fresh bachelors students trying to be csp because a trend of short cut ,in short time to get executive posts and authorities also.
in start of this thread as the Adil described his interview experience it would be in upcoming future not only for csp,s also for politicians and against fudelisim as well as.

the main reason of corruption is low salary i mean how can an officer could spend the whole month with 30,000 where as an army officer is getting 40-45000 after training

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Friend!
The major cause of corruption, according to my observation, is not low salary but lust for wealth and luxuries. If a CSP officer want to spend his life within his/her means, I think the salary they draw would be more than enough.

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