By Lamin B. Darboe
The Minister of Public Service, Administrative Reforms, Policy Coordination and Delivery has informed deputies at the National Assembly that as part of the Civil Service Reform programme 2018-2027, his ministry has reviewed the current integrated pay-scale of the Government of The Gambia and has produced new pay-scale options for consideration by cabinet.
Hon. Baboucarr Bouy made this remarks on Tuesday, as he was answering the questions at the National Assembly.
Responding to a lawmaker’s oral question, Minister Bouy informed that one of the options was considered and approved by the cabinet in November 2021 for possible implementation with effect from July 2022.
He however revealed that due to the huge cost implication of the new pay-scale and the realisation of a tight fiscal space, the implementation was suspended until the revenue situation of Government improves.
“As we also await the possibility of implementing the approved pay-scale, further work is being done to streamline the civil service through the functional reviews we have initiated recently in some Government institutions as part of the Public Administration and Modernization Project (PAMP), which will eventually be rolled out to cover Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs),” Public Service Minister Bouy informed deputies.
The lawmaker also asked the Public Service Minister as to when will his Ministry come up with the restructuring of the Civil Service pay-scale.
In response Minister Bouy said apart from the earlier work done by his ministry on the revision of the pay-scale as he earlier highlighted, his ministry will only consider the restructuring of the civil service pay-scale following the finalisation of the functional reviews.
