KPIs to measure performance of Govt. agencies

The National Council Sub-Committee on Identifying Priorities in Formulating Short-, Medium- and Long-Term Policies has decided to introduce Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to measure the performance of Government institutions.

The Committee met under the chairmanship of Parliament Member Namal Rajapaksa.

A statement from Parliament said, in order to streamline the Government mechanism efficiently, the Committee emphasised the need to prepare metrics to review the progress of Government agencies and Government officials.

It was decided to discuss this matter with all the other services including the administrative service in the next week and start formulating policies.

Officials representing the Ministry of Public Administration Home Affairs Provincial Councils and Local Government and Sri Lanka Administrative Service Association were present at this meeting.

State Minister Ashoka Priyantha, Parliament Members Pavitra Vanniarachchi, Vajira Abeywardena and Sagara Kariyawasam were also present.