New Delhi: The Delhi government has directed senior officers to prioritise meetings convened by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and to ensure that decisions emerging from meetings with the Central government and the Lieutenant Governor are communicated to the Chief Minister's Office, following concerns over officials missing meetings and lapses in information-sharing.
The instructions have been circulated to all additional chief secretaries, principal secretaries, secretaries and heads of departments.
In a communication dated October 7, the General Administration Department said it had observed that some senior officers had been unable to attend meetings chaired by the Chief Minister. It also noted that decisions and directions arising from meetings convened by the Government of India or the Lieutenant Governor were not being communicated to the CMO.
The department said the matter had been viewed seriously by the Chief Minister and reiterated instructions issued earlier on April 28, directing all departments, organisations and heads of autonomous bodies, boards, corporations and public sector undertakings under the Delhi government to ensure compliance.
Under the fresh directions, meetings convened at the CMO under the Chief Minister's chairpersonship will be accorded priority, and the officers concerned will have to ensure their attendance.
In case of a clash with a later meeting, organisers should be asked to reschedule it, with advance intimation to the CMO. If a clash with an earlier-scheduled meeting cannot be resolved, the matter must be brought to the CMO's notice in advance.
The General Administration Department had in April also asked departments to forward copies of important communications from the Government of India concerning new programmes, schemes or matters bearing on subjects allocated under the Transaction of Business Rules, 1993, to the offices of the Chief Minister and the Chief Secretary.