বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ তৃতীয় পত্র
relations; (26) bureau of national reconstruction; (27) inspector-general of registration; (28) legal remembrance; (29) bureau of statistics; (30) directorate of land records and surveys; (31) commissioner, relief and rehabilitation; (32) chief engineer, roads and highways; (33) directorate of anti-corruption; (34) public service commission; (35) directorate of transport; and (36) chief engineer, building. Apart from these directorates there are many attached offices. All these directorates and attached offices will have to be re-organized on a scientific basis.
Public Corporation
There is a plethora of public corporations and various other autonomous bodies in the country. Each of such bodies is charged with a definite responsibility in different sectors of the economy. They are public organizations with to very significant features-(a) operational flexibility, and (b) financial autonomy. These are expected to enable them to discharge their responsibilities free from the constricting restrictions under which the governmental departments operate. They are staffed by officers on deputation from the various government departments. In almost all cases the chairmen and senior government officers. They work in these corporation for a limited period and then go to their parent department or Ministry wherein their main interest. They are unable to develop a kind of commitment to these bodies. Consequently, the work of the autonomous corporations suffers and this hampers the progress of the country. To man these autonomous bodies a new service to be called the Industrial Management Service should be created. They should be the whole time officers of the corporations. This should be initially staffed by lateral recruitment from the private sector and government. The civil servants having requisite qualification & background should become the permanent members of this new service.
How far are the public corporations autonomous? At present the autonomy seems to be merely national. Their autonomy must be real. They must be made free from the nagging control of administrative departments without impairing in any way their accountability. These bodies should have full authority over the expenditure of allocated funds.
The existing corporations include: (1) Bangladesh Industrial Development Corporation; (2) Bangladesh Industries Corporation; (3) Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation, (4) Bangladesh Fisheries Development Corporation, (5) Bangladesh Jute Marketing Corporation, (6) Bangladesh Forest Industries Development Corporation, (7) Bangladesh Film Development Corporation, (8) Bangladesh Water and Power Development Authority, (9) Bangladesh Shipping Corporation, (10) Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation, (11) Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority, (12) Bangladesh Railway Board, (13) Water Supply and Sewerage Authority, Dacca; (14) Water supply and Sewerage Authority, Chittagong, (15) Dacca Improvement Trust. (16) Chittagong Development Authority and (17) Khulna Development Authority. In addition, to these, it will be necessary to create a few more Corporations.
A high-powered Commission should be set up to examine the re-organisation and Working of the Corporations.
