A meeting of the Administrative Head of Departments (AHoDs) and Head of Departments (HoDs) was held at the Secretariat Conference Hall on May 15, under the chairmanship of chief secretary Dr. J Alam where the office attendance in the State Secretariat was reviewed.
As per a DIPR report, the chief secretary remarked that there has been a marked improvement since the issuance of the order related to office attendance. He, however, mentioned that there is further room for improvement. He reiterated to all the assigned officers and the AHoDs and HoDs to strictly monitor the attendance in their respective offices personally.
The department of Information Technology and Communication made a presentation on the topic.
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Three other presentations were made by the Personnel and Administrative Reforms (P and AR) department on the latest notifications/office memoranda (OMs) that were issued by the department. The first dealt with the OM on Periodic Review of Government Servants for premature retirement under Rule 56(j) of FR; the second related to the Policy on Short Term Workers and the third to the setting up of Internal Complaints Committees (ICC) under The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, in all Departments and Bodies.
Chief secretary informed the house of the background in which these policies were introduced and urged upon all the AHoDs to base their actions in accordance with the OMs. He further called upon all the senior officers present to seek clarification from the P and AR department in case the need arises. In respect of ICC, he requested all HoD/AHoDs to nominate a nodal officer for She-Box.
Alam also stressed on strict adherence to the Nagaland Rules of Executive Business, 2020. He informed the house of the importance of attendance during official events hosted by the State in honour of visiting dignitaries.
Meanwhile, ACS and Finance Commissioner urged all government departments to install pre-paid electricity meters in their offices. He informed the house to not delay seeking financial sanction in respect of budgeted expenditure.
