Punjab Chief Secretary Zahid Akhtar Zaman directed the authorities on Tuesday to make the human resource management system paperless in the province.

The annual confidential reports, leave, transfer orders, and pension process of government officers and employees would be linked with the e-filing and office automation system.

While presiding over a meeting in Lahore, the chief secretary also issued orders to departments to fully activate their websites for easy online availability of information and services to the public.

They reviewed the reforms in departments, e-governance and annual development programmes.

Reforms were inevitable to improve the service delivery and efficiency of departments, CS Zaman said and added that e-FOAS and e-procurement were being implemented and paperless working had brought innovation and transparency in the work. He mentioned that the “elimination of traditional file system had reduced costs and increased the speed of work.”

The chief secretary directed that timelines for the annual development programme be followed. All departments should ensure timely and transparent use of funds in development projects, he added.

He ordered the officers to make third-party validation of uplift schemes for transparency and quality in construction work.