‘Fulfil assurances given by govt in Assembly within set deadline’

Delhi Chief Secretary directs heads of departments

Chief Secretary Vijay Kumar Dev on Friday directed all the heads of departments to ensure that the assurances given by the government in the Delhi Assembly were fulfilled within the stipulated period of time.

In an official circular addressed to the principal secretaries and secretaries of government departments, Mr. Dev said that non-seriousness on the part of departments will be viewed adversely for appropriate action.

Panel on govt assurances

The move by the top bureaucrat comes in the wake of the adoption of the first report of the ‘Committee on Government Assurances’ of the Delhi Assembly, on December 21, in the House.

“It is the responsibility of the concerned head of department to furnish complete information with regard to fulfilment of the assurances after taking action to the Assembly Secretariat without delay and within three months time - as mentioned by the committee - in respect of replies given in the House that ‘information is being collected’,” the Chief Secretary stated in the circular.

“All concerned are advised to review the assurances given in the Assembly and ensure that the same are fulfilled in the stipulated time period,” the Chief Secretary said.

Paying wages

The circular also stated that the main responsibility of the Assembly’s committee is to scrutinise the assurances, promises and undertakings, among others, given by Ministers from time-to-time on the floor of the House.

Apart from this, Mr. Dev also directed the HoDs to ensure that all contract employees, who had been hired by the government or contractors, were paid timely wages by the seventh day of every month, if the establishment has engaged less than 1,000 workers.

If the establishment has engaged more than 1,000 workers, wages of contractual employees should be paid by the 10th of every month, the CS said.

“In case of non-compliance, the list of the defaulters will be sent to the Vigilance Department for issuing showcause notice to the heads of departments concerned to explain as to why disciplinary proceedings should not be initiated against the officer,” he added.