Now, Lieutenant-Governor seeks files on officers on deputation

Lieutenant-governor Najeeb Jung has directed the AAP government to submit latest by September 5 all the details of officers who are working on deputation with its various departments and statutory bodies in the city.

The L-G has also directed the government’s services wing to submit details about consultants who have been employed on contract basis.

The L-G’s directions came following the Union home ministry’s orders seeking details about the officers who are on deputation and the consultants employed on contract basis by the AAP government. In a communication to the principal secretaries, secretaries and Head of Departments, deputy secretary (services) Mukesh Kumar Sharma said: “The above said information sought by ministry of home affairs is to be provided to the LG secretariat latest by September 5, 2016.”

Earlier, taking objection to the information sought by the MHA relating to the officers and consultants hired by Delhi government, chief minister Arvind Kejriwal had asked for the details about the consultants appointed by the Centre in the last two years.

In his letter to Union home minister Rajnath Singh, Mr Kejriwal had claimed that he had consulted constitutional experts who said that the Centre has no right to seek the said information as per the law and Constitution.

The CM had written letter after the Union home minister in May had asked the AAP government to provide information related to officers who had been posted on deputation against cadre posts of IAS.

Mr Kejriwal had said: “You had asked me about the IAS cadre posts on which others officers are working, but as far as I understand, there are just two-four such officers working in Delhi...but the Delhi government also wants to know that in the last two years, how many consultants were appointed by the central government If we share these details of consultants, both the governments will be benefited.”

Mr Kejriwal had also asked whether such details of officers had been sought from chief ministers of other states, including Shivraj Singh Chauhan, N. Chandrababu Naidu, Vasundra Raje and Devendra Fadnavis.