20 Joint Secretaries in Union Ministry of Home Affairs have been delegated substantial financial and administrative powers in matters of executing works , land purchases upto Rs 50 crores, full powers incurring administrative expenses, hiring accommodation, TA, LTC and related cases in the ministry.
A prudent step to responsibilise the army of JSs in MHA.
The decision must be replicated in all union ministries.
An effective mechanism of checks and balances by way of submitting monthly returns to respective Financial Advisors and union Secretaries must be evolved.
Now is the time to abolish posts of Special Secretaries and Addl Secretaries in GOI in a phased manner as these would become redundant.
This will result in huge savings in expenditure from public exchequer.
Let the State governments follow suit.
Give a good buy to top heavy structure of bureaucracy at the Centre and the States.
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