Dhaka:A meeting of the Cabinet Committee was held today to oversee the implementation of the Government Performance Monitoring System (GPMS) at the Ministry of Home Affairs' conference room in the Bangladesh Secretariat.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed, who serves as the Chairman of the Cabinet Committee, presided over the meeting. Committee members included Md Ismail Zabihullah, Prime Minister's Adviser to the Ministry of Public Administration, and Md. Abdul Bari, State Minister for Public Administration and Food.
Cabinet Secretary Nasimul Ghani, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister A B M Abdus Sattar, Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs Manzur Morshed Chowdhury, along with other senior secretaries and secretaries from various ministries and divisions, were also in attendance. The meeting focused on the overall progress of the GPMS and discussed strategies for its future implementation.
During the meeting, the committee reviewed the GPMS framework for the 2026-2027 fiscal year across various ministries and divisions. They also evaluated the implementation report for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. Emphasis was placed on establishing good governance in government offices, creating time-bound plans aligned with government policies, and ensuring effective monitoring and evaluation to meet assigned targets.
A decision was made to form a committee, led by the Cabinet Secretary, to provide recommendations on simplifying the GPMS and addressing issues related to the Medium-Term Budget Framework (MTBF). Currently, GPMS activities are being executed across 52 ministries and divisions, 386 departments and agencies, and field-level offices at the divisional, district, and upazila levels.