The public service reform was discussed by a World Bank (WB) delegation which met the Madagascan President Marc Ravalomanana yesterday.

The delegation, including a World Bank official to Madagascar Gunther Heidenhof and a payroll expert on public function Larbi, established with the Madagascan president a work plan to reform the Madagascan public service.

President Ravalomanana asked assistance from the World Bank to Madagascar as it is experienced in public function and competent in mechanisms of this kind of reform, the website of the presidency said on Thursday.

Answering the request of the president, the World Bank showed its commitment to a work plan to integrate the model of the Public Service Commission (PSC) to the current structure of Madagascan Public administration.

The meeting focused on conditions for the establishment of the PSC with a view to boosting the performance of officials, staffs and public services in Madagascar.

The representatives of the World Bank said that the PSC was a good initiative by President Ravalomanana to improve public service in Madagascar.

The PSC was set up last Thursday by Ravalomanana to strengthen and stimulate the public service in Madagascar to realize the "responsible governance" described in the Madagascar Action Plan.

The PSC, funded by the World Bank for a period of four to five years, was a central coordinating body for sound management of officials' supervision and for the insurance of integrity of their selection, recruitment, promotions, transfers, or even dismissal as a member of the public service.