The government plans to recruit 4,000 part-time civil servants over the next four years as part of efforts to provide people unable to work full-time with more chances to serve in the public arena, the home affairs ministry said Monday.

Under the plan put forth by the Ministry of Security and Public Administration, the government will hire a total of 4,000 mid- to low-ranking government employees from 2014-2017, who will be allowed to work four hours per day or 20 hours a week.