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Rightsizing of 17 departments, under the Ministry of National Food Security and Research (MNFS&R)

January 10, 2025
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Food Security Ministry Orders Departments to Submit Rightsizing Plans by January 13th

Islamabad, January 9, 2025 — In a major move towards administrative reform, the Ministry of National Food Security and Research (MNFS&R) has issued a directive to streamline its operations in alignment with the federal government’s rightsizing policy. The Ministry has set a strict timeline, requiring all departments under its control to submit comprehensive implementation plans by January 13, 2025, with final reports to the Rightsizing Committee due by January 20, 2025.

This initiative, backed by a Cabinet-approved framework, seeks to restructure and modernize federal entities under MNFS&R. The plan focuses on merging overlapping functions, devolving provincial responsibilities, and abolishing non-essential and vacant posts.

The following is a list of all the departments and entities mentioned in the Implementation Plan for Rightsizing under the Ministry of National Food Security and Research (MNFS&R):

  1. Livestock and Dairy Development Board (LDDD)
  2. Fisheries Development Board (FDB)
  3. Pakistan Tobacco Board (PTB)
  4. Pakistan Oilseed Department (POD)
  5. Federal Water Management Cell (FWMC)
  6. Agriculture Policy Institute (API)
  7. Federal Seed Certification & Registration Department (FSCRD)
  8. National Fertilizer Development Center (NFDC)
  9. Department of Plant Protection (DPP)
  10. Animal Quarantine Department (AQD)
  11. Plant Breeders’ Rights Registry (PBRR)
  12. National Veterinary Laboratory (NVL)
  13. Pakistan Agriculture Storage & Services Corporation (PASSCO)
  14. Pakistan Central Cotton Committee (PCCC)
  15. Pakistan Cotton Standards Institute (PCSI)
  16. Pakistan Agriculture Research Council (PARC)
  17. Ministry of National Food Security and Research (Main Ministry)

These departments are expected to undergo significant changes, such as consolidations, staff reductions, and technology upgrades. Some functions, like those managed by the Animal Quarantine Department (AQD) and Pakistan Oilseed Department (POD), will be transferred to provincial governments to reduce redundancies.

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