4.2 Manpower Planning, Municipal Capacity-Building and Training
4.2.1 Manpower Planning
Manpower planning in the organizational context is concerned basically with two inter-related functions: to review the existing manpower of the organization, and to anticipate the future requirement. The ultimate purpose of manpower planning is to make available to the organization the right kind of personnel at the appropriate time and to ensure optimum utilization of manpower. The first task in manpower planning would be the drawing up of manpower inventory of individual municipalities in terms of position, age, qualification, pay scale etc. The next step would be to make analysis of manpower in terms of availability of skilled personnel, age group, salary ranges, career paths, etc. The results of this analysis can be used to formulate policies. Analysis of skills available in the organization will lead to policies with regard to training, future recruitment, fixation of qualifications for recruitment etc. Analysis of personnel in terms of age and salary ranges will help in taking decisions on promotion, manpower acquisition plans, revision of pay and allowances, projection of establishment expenditure etc. Since one of the major purposes of manpower planning is optimum utilization of manpower, review of existing manpower should also include analysis of terms of utilization. Manpower norms for different kinds of municipal personnel can be developed through work-study, as have been explained in the next section. If such norms are available then analysis may be made with fair amount of objectivity about the manner in which manpower is used. Such a review of deployment of existing manpower may then be used for indicating steps for optimum use of manpower.