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Days after the Supreme Court gave the elected government in Delhi control over the bureaucracy, theLG Secretariat on Tuesday returned files related to the services matters back to the government for necessary action.. "Proposals for extension of contractual tenures of staff in various Delhi Government Hospitals and acceptance of resignation of a Group A staff of Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Hospital, sent to LG for approval, have been returned back with the observation that the Departments may be advised to take appropriate action / further necessary action, in light of the judgment of CB in Apex Court on 11.05.2023," the LG office said in a statement..
Earlier, transfers and postings of all Delhi government officers were decided by the Lieutenant Governor..
Meanwhile, the Arvind Kejriwalgovernment in the national capital has accusedChief Secretary and the Services Secretary of creating hurdles and has issued a show-cause notice to the IAS officer and Services Department Secretary Ashish More for not complying with its direction and threatened disciplinary action against him..
The Delhi government in a statement said it expected full cooperation from LG VK Saxena and the Centre but the Chief Secretary and the Services Secretary are still creating hurdles and even the first order for removing Services Secretary has not been implemented yet..
Delhi Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar had convened a meeting of the Civil Services Board (CSB) on Tuesday to consider AAP government's directions to transfer officers, including Services Secretary Ashish More..
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