Discipline and productivity in state sector
There is a proposal to advice on improving the public administration.
Should we wait until somebody comes and advises us on our office administration? Why cannot we correct ourselves? We do not need sophisticated equipment to do this. We do not need very educated people to do this. It is not difficult, like going to the moon, for example.
We need not do years of advanced research. Our private sector administration is very good. People do not complain about that.
We can improve government administration. Let us start correcting our lapses. Given below are some things we can do to improve the public service:
We take a lot of leave. Work is affected due to this.
We have too many holidays. Do we need so many holidays? How many days do we work per year.
Our productivity is low. We must try to increase productivity. We have a lot of productivity improving programs such as the Five S.
We have to improve our office discipline.
We spend a lot of office time on social media such as FACE BOOK.
We waste a lot of office time on private telephone calls.
We spend a lot of office time chatting to friends.
We spend a lot of office time in the canteen.
We read irrelevant newspapers and magazines during office time.
We do not come to office on time.
We leave office before the scheduled OFF TIME.
We take home government stationery and other government property.
We misuse government vehicles.
We do a lot of unnecessary OVERTIME.
We favour our friends and relations when doing our duties.
We are not honest when performing our duties.
These are some of our lapses. There are many other weaknesses too.
Let us correct these lapses. We need not wait till others correct us.
D. Weeratunga
Nugegoda.
Mattakkuliya in the dark
Although almost two years have passed since Centre Road, Mattakkuliya was widened, the street lights have not been switched on for unknown reasons.
The widened road is in pitch darkness at night posing a risk to motorists and pedestrians alike. A number of thefts have been reported and a leading supermarket on this stretch of road was burgled recently, and the culprits are still at large.
Has the police turned a blind eye to this as there is no police patrolling. To add insult to injury a mobile fish vendor is adding to the congestion with vehicles being parked impeding the free flow of traffic and polluting the drains with the dirty water. It is a common sight at night to watch motorists racing against each other as if it were a racing track.
Are the authorities waiting for a major incident to happen to rise from their slumber?
Vehicles are even parked on the yellow lines, but nobody cares.
The jackpot question is, what is the police top brass doing?
Leo Jayasuriya,
Mattakkuliya.