Mayor Nizar: Extensive concessions have led to 25% civil servants being unutilized

Addu City Mayor Ali Nizar, on Monday, remarked that recent amendments to the Civil Service Regulations introduced by the Civil Service Commission (CSC) are undermining the integrity of the civil service system.

Nizar expressed serious concern over the regulatory changes via a post shared on X. Emphasizing that civil servants form the backbone of the majority of public services delivered by the state, he stressed the importance of preserving and strengthening the rules and standards that govern the civil service.

On contrary, Nizar argued that the amendments introduced by the CSC in recent years have contributed to the deterioration of the overall system. Referring to the latest revisions, he noted that government office hours would now effectively begin at 08:30am.

ރައްޔިތުންނަށް ދައުލަތުން ފޯރުކޮށްދޭ ގިނަ ހިދުމަތްތައް ފޯރުކޮއްދިނުމުގެ މަސައްކަތް ކޮއްދެއްވަނީ ސިވިލްސާވިސްގެ ހީވާގި މުވައްޒަފުން. ސިވިލްސާވިސްގެ މުވައްޒަފުންގެ މަސައްކަތް ކުރުމުގެ ގަވާއިދާއި އުސޫލްތައް ހަރުދަނާކޮށް ހިފެހެއްޓުމަކީ ރައްޔިޔުންނަށް ފެންވަރު ރަގަޅު އަވަސް…

— Ali Nizar (@DhekunuNizar) July 6, 2026

He further stated that, with the increase in leave entitlements and other concessions, productivity had been "completely lost," resulting in nearly 25 percent of the civil service workforce not being utilized effectively.

"It is a regrettable situation that the Civil Service, which is the only institution in this country where organized and comprehensive procedures have been maintained, is being ruined," Nizar wrote.

Nizar's remarks come after the CSC amended the Civil Service Regulations last Thursday to grant employees an additional 30-minute buffer period to report to work without being marked late under special circumstances.

The amendment also introduces provisions allowing civil servants to work from home during emergency situations that prevent them from reporting to the office.

The Civil Service Commission currently operates under regulations introduced in 2014. Over the past 11 years, the regulations have been amended 19 times, including the latest revision enacted last Thursday.