By: Lamin B. Darboe
Communication Officer, MoPS
The Minister of Public Service (MoPS), has regurgitated that this year’s aggregate salary increment by Government is to curb attrition rate within the civil service.
It is also as a result of gross disparity of salaries and allowances between the mainstream Civil Service and the Subvented Agencies and Independent Institutions.
Hon. Baboucarr Bouy delivered this statement during Mansa Kunda Ministerial town hall meeting held on Friday, January 31, 2025 at Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara Conference Centre in Bijilo.
Mansa Kunda is an organized forum in every two weeks by the Ministry of Information, Media and Broadcasting Services.
Minister Bouy catalogues the increment as follows: “Aaggregates salary has been increased by 30%, Transport and Residential Allowances has been increased by 100% and 105% respectively.
“As part of efforts to rationalize and standardize pay in the Civil Service, comparative pay analysis has been conducted across the public service and Pay scale options developed. In 2023, 30% salary increment was approved,” Minister explained.
This attrition he went on, poses serious challenge to develop and sustain the needed capacities for Ministries and Departments as his sector witnessed in the last 2 years, the loss of over 200 civil servants to the parastatals and the private sector.
According to Public Service Minister, he hopes together with the Civil Service training program, the salary increase will help to retain professional personnel within the Civil Service.
The Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Public Service, Pateh Jah gave the run down percentage basic salary increment for each grade as follows: Grade (1) 75 percent, Grade (2) 67 percent, Grade (3) 59 percent, Grade (4) 49 percent, Grade (5) 39 percent, Grade (6) 32 percent, Grade (7) 29 percent, Grade (8) 25 percent, Grade (9) 23 percent, Grade (10) 21 percent, Grade (11) 21 percent and Grade (12) 22 percent.
During the interface with the public, MoPS senior officials discussed issues concerning their sector’s programs.
Meanwhile, the forum was graced by the Cabinet Ministers, government officials, media personnel and members of the community.
The Minister of Information, Media and Broadcasting Services, Dr. Ismaila Ceesay chaired the ceremony assisted, by the Deputy Director, GRTS Mr. Modou Joof.
