CM enhances financial powers of admin secretaries, department heads for completion of works on time
Administrative secretaries and heads of departments will now be able to directly procure all IT-related items, undertake repairs, rentals, and maintenance and purchase equipment without procedural delays, Gupta said in a statement.
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Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta To complete development works on time, additional financial powers have been given to heads of departments in the Delhi government and administrative secretaries, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Thursday.
Administrative secretaries and heads of departments will now be able to directly procure all IT-related items, undertake repairs, rentals, and maintenance and purchase equipment without procedural delays, Gupta said in a statement.
She highlighted that this is the first revision in officers’ financial powers in nearly six years, with the last amendment having been made on August 7, 2019.
According to the statement, administrative secretaries have been granted full financial powers in special cases, which include the appointment of individual consultants, consultancies, professionals, project management units, and other specialists, hiring of human resources; purchase of equipment; and acquisition of new vehicles.
“It is our responsibility to ensure that public funds are used at the right time, in the right place, and for the right purpose. This decision will not only strengthen good governance but will also make service delivery to the public more effective and timely, while eliminating delays caused by unnecessary inter-departmental movement of files,” Gupta said.
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