Government says the Payroll Management and Establishment Control (PMEC) offices in all provinces of the country should be operational by June, 2009.

Public Service Management Division (PSMD) Permanent Secretary Ignatius Kashoka says the opening-up of the PMEC offices will help improve efficiency and minimise unnecessary delays in the administration of human resource in the public service.

Mr Kashoka said this when he opened the PMEC offices in Mongu yesterday.

The PSMD has so far opened its offices in three provinces so far. Feasibility studies are going on to set-up more PMEC offices.

The Permanent Secretary cited Northern Province, Central Province and Western Province respectively as some of the provinces that have PMEC offices.

Mr Kashoka further said that government through his Division was prompted to open-up the offices in the country with a view to enhancing payroll management, data integrity and accountability in government institutions.

He added that the move to set-up PMEC offices will also help in addressing problems associated with ghost workers in the public service.

Mr Kashoka has since called on end-users to ensure that the PMEC system is used for its intended purpose in a bid to facilitate development in the public service.

And Western Province Permanent Secretary Ikanuke Nooyo commended government for opening PMEC offices in Western Province saying that the move will play a paramount role in reducing operational costs involved in the payroll management system.

Mr Nooyo further called on PMEC end-users in the province to guard the system jealously and ensure that it serves to its intended purposes.

Currently the payroll system is approximately hosting about 130, 000 civil service employees on its data base and the system has been decentralised into 258 payroll areas.

ZANIS/TK/ENDS

10 COMMENTS

Jama@co Upgraded February 22, 2009 At 10:14 pm

This is a good move ba Government!!
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Anonymous February 22, 2009 At 10:59 pm

Hope things work out well.Lusaka civil servants are always late getting their salaries when actually PMEC office, the mother of all is in LUSAKA. More arrongance from evelyn hone accounts clerks in those provinces now.
chopsy February 22, 2009 At 11:10 pm

hope ghost workers will not mushroom
Mo taim February 23, 2009 At 5:55 am

Better just do exactly just like that
Cutey/wifey February 23, 2009 At 7:07 am

Maybe some workers can get their pay and increments on time. Kachepa says it was a nightmare to get some of these services on time in some provinces.
NIZEE February 23, 2009 At 7:55 am

ok
CM February 23, 2009 At 11:48 am

Is this to be done for all government departments at the same time? How safe are personal files when they are forever lost at Distric/Provincial level? It is a nightmare to have one’s rightful “LEAVE” approved. The idea of decentralising sounds good. Workers do not need to travel from Mongu to Lusaka to meet the ‘Come tomorrow’ clerks.

June 2009 is too soon to complete this project.
JIGGA February 23, 2009 At 12:47 pm

Management of govt operations keep improving everyday,am so glad our govt is recognising areas that need improvement & effecting changes.Govt workers have always suffered,they have to go to Lusaka to sort out simple queries not only regarding payroll.
mawe! February 23, 2009 At 10:12 pm

Good move, we look 4ward to some efficiency