Times of India: Thiruvananthapuram: Thursday, 27 May 2021.
A meeting of department secretaries chaired by CM Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday asked the former to speed up file movement while assuring that an honest decision taken in their files will not land them in trouble. Vijayan told the secretaries that the government would back them for their right decisions, but would not tolerate corrupt practices.
He said that there is still a lot of delay in processing a file and secretaries should fix a maximum time frame for which a file can be retained by a particular official. He said that it should also be examined if a file should pass through the hands of many officials and a system should be put in place through a collective decision taken under the chief secretary’s leadership.
The chief minister asked each secretary to examine recommendations of the administrative reforms commission in their respective departments. If the files demand secrecy, it should be maintained. It should not be leaked to those with vested interests. Any information from the files should go out only under RTI Act, he said.
Secretaries and the chief secretary were asked to ensure that the vacancies in government departments are properly informed to PSC and they must assess the progress in the framing of special rules for recruitment in posts that haven’t been referred to PSC. He instructed officials that there should not be delays in the distribution of CMDRF.
Vijayan instructed the secretaries to prioritize the list of assurances made in the government’s political manifesto and prepare a list of implementation plan in a time-bound manner. The targets should be split into those that can be implemented in 100 days, in the next one year, and thereafter as yearly targets, which will be periodically reviewed.
The government appointed a three-member committee consisting of additional chief secretary (finance), additional chief secretary (local self-government) and secretary (women and child development) to prepare an action plan to implement the Smart Kitchen project that is one of the main promises in the election manifesto. The same should be submitted before July 10, he added.
The project aims to ensure the reduction in workload of housewives and women engaged in household tasks and to provide various kitchen equipment for reducing their workload.
A meeting of department secretaries chaired by CM Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday asked the former to speed up file movement while assuring that an honest decision taken in their files will not land them in trouble. Vijayan told the secretaries that the government would back them for their right decisions, but would not tolerate corrupt practices.
He said that there is still a lot of delay in processing a file and secretaries should fix a maximum time frame for which a file can be retained by a particular official. He said that it should also be examined if a file should pass through the hands of many officials and a system should be put in place through a collective decision taken under the chief secretary’s leadership.
The chief minister asked each secretary to examine recommendations of the administrative reforms commission in their respective departments. If the files demand secrecy, it should be maintained. It should not be leaked to those with vested interests. Any information from the files should go out only under RTI Act, he said.
Secretaries and the chief secretary were asked to ensure that the vacancies in government departments are properly informed to PSC and they must assess the progress in the framing of special rules for recruitment in posts that haven’t been referred to PSC. He instructed officials that there should not be delays in the distribution of CMDRF.
Vijayan instructed the secretaries to prioritize the list of assurances made in the government’s political manifesto and prepare a list of implementation plan in a time-bound manner. The targets should be split into those that can be implemented in 100 days, in the next one year, and thereafter as yearly targets, which will be periodically reviewed.
The government appointed a three-member committee consisting of additional chief secretary (finance), additional chief secretary (local self-government) and secretary (women and child development) to prepare an action plan to implement the Smart Kitchen project that is one of the main promises in the election manifesto. The same should be submitted before July 10, he added.
The project aims to ensure the reduction in workload of housewives and women engaged in household tasks and to provide various kitchen equipment for reducing their workload.
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