Delhi labour dept committee to scrutinise performance of officers

NEW DELHI: The Labour Department of the Delhi government has constituted a three-member committee to scrutinise the performance of its officers, a move aimed at identifying non-performing and tainted babus.

According to an order issued by the department, the committee has been asked to submit its report at the earliest. The panel has been constituted under the chairmanship of Additional Labour Commissioner M K Dwivedi.

Earlier this month, Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal had directed the Delhi chief secretary, vice chairman of the DDA, police commissioner and municipal commissioners to identify 'tainted' officers and "compulsorily retire them". It was aimed at weeding out 'deadwood' and "dark sheep", and eliminate corruption and improve the functioning of the government.

"A three-member committee under the chairmanship of M K Dwivedi, Additional Commissioner (Admin and vigilance)...is constituted to scrutinise the performance of Adhoc DANICS, DASS, account and planning cadre officers/officials working in labour department..." the order stated.

It stated that the committee will submit complete documentation in the prescribed performance at the earliest to the labour secretary.

Following LG's directives, the services department recently issued several orders asking HODs to submit action taken the report to the services department by the 15th of each month.