Civil Aviation and Tourism minister Muhammad
Faruk Khan today said that his ministry will take action against its line
organizations which fail to achieve the targets set by the Annual Performance
Agreement (APA).
The civil aviation and tourism ministry will strictly monitor its bodies on a
regular basis over the year in this regard, he added.
The minister was addressing the APA signing ceremony between the Civil
Aviation and Tourism ministry and its line departments and organizations for
fiscal year 2024-25, a press release said here.
Khan asked the officials to make quick decisions and execute tasks
efficiently.
He also urged high officials of the ministry and bodies under it to take
advantage of “Digital Bangladesh” in delivering its services to the people at
the field level.
The minister said APA has been playing an important role in ensuring
transparency, accountability, dynamism and enhancing institutional efficiency
of the government works.
Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation Chairman AKM
Aftab Hossain Pramanik, Civil
Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) Chairman Air Commodore Sadikur Rahman
Chowdhury, Bangladesh Tourism Board CEO Abu Tahir Muhammad Zaber, Biman
Bangladesh Airlines Managing Director and CEO M Zahidul Islam Bhuiyan,
Bangladesh Service Limited Managing Director M Atiqur Rahman signed the APAs
on behalf of their respective sides with the Civil Aviation and Tourism
secretary Md Mokammel Hossain.
The Bangladesh government has introduced a performance evaluation system,
known as Annual Performance Agreement (APA), for all government offices since
the 2014-15 financial years.
The purpose of APA is to encourage activities that are result- oriented as
well as to ensure institutional transparency, accountability, proper
utilization of resources and above all enhancing institutional efficiency.
Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha