No Action Taken
by Chief Secretary, Odisha against errant officials who humiliated and
maligned image of Governor’s office on Chartered Flight issue.
File relating
to seeking Government’s order is
gathering dust in the
Chief Minister’s office since months together, exposed under RTI.
Dear
friends
In the first week of July, 2018, paid
media of Odisha highlighted expenditure
of Rs. 44 lakhs towards hiring special
chartered flight for
visit of Hon’ble Governor from Bhubaneswar to his home town Sirsa of
Harayana. This news was deliberately given
to press by corrupt bureaucrats associated with Chief Minister’s office to
downgrade image of His
excellency publicly. However after strong
reaction from Governor’s house ,
Dr.A.P.Padhi, Chief Secretary
personally met Governor, Odisha in Raj Bhawan and
expressed deep regret at the
manner in which the letter
was issued to Governor’s office after
state Government received a bill of Rs. 46 lakh as part of Governor’s flying expenses and
assured Hon’ble Governor that stringent
action would be taken against all responsible for this miscommunication.
It needs to be mentioned here that 0n 4.7.18,
Smt. Indira Behera, OAS, Deputy Secretary
to Government, GA Dept. wrote a letter No.
GAD-AV-RES-0004-2017- 18773/Gen. to Special Secretary
to Hon’ble Governor, Odisha seeking
necessary use/s certificate that
the Aircraft has been used. In
this letter, she mentioned
that “ it may kindly
intimated the reason and circumstances for
hiring of a helicopter for use of Hon’ble
Governor and deviation in the approved schedule of the flight and
whether approval of the competent authority has been taken for the
purpose or not”. This letter
generated sharp reaction from
Governor’s office for which Chief Secretary personally met Hon’ble Governor ,
begged apology and
assured him to take action
against the concerned official.
Keeping it in view, RTI
Application dated 7.9.18. was filed to the
Department of General Administration,
Govt. of Odisha seeking information about “ details of
stringent action taken against
the officers responsible for
miscommunication with Office of Governor, Odisha in respect of his visit to his home town by Chartered flight including copy of the
decision and file noting”. The
PIO ( Civil Aviation) responded that “at present the file has been sent
for Government order and is yet
to returned back”.
Then on 18.2.19., RTI was filed
to the PIO, Department of General
Administration seeking information about
“Date of transmission of the file to authority for Govt. orders in connection
with Action taken against all
responsible for miscommunication with
Office of Governor, Odisha in respect of
his visit to his home town by Chartered flight”. The PIO did
not respond anything. However, the case
which has been filed against
PIO is pending in the office of
Odisha Information Commission for hearing and orders.
It
shows how Odisha Government is
reluctant to take action
against errant officials who
tarnished image of His Excellency by questioning use of
helicaptor from Harayana to
Sisra. Because, it was conscious decision of
Odisha bureaucracy to humiliate
and denigrade Governor’s House. Govt.
must clarify publicly when and
what action will be taken against errant officials
in connection of it or it was
simply false assurance given
to Hon’ble Governor by Chief Secretary.
Pradip Pradhan
M-9937843482
Date- 14.6.19
https://odishasoochana.blogspot.com/2018/08/conspiracy-of-odisha-bureaucracy.html
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