Transparency drive of Rupani govt: 34 suspended, action against over 3400 employees

Gandhinagar: In the endeavor to fulfill its commitment of providing corruption free, transparent and punctual administration, the Vijay Rupani government in Gujarat has suspended 20 employees of Revenue and Panchayat department for tardiness and also strictly instructed for disciplinary actions against 743 Deputy Mamlatdars, 987 Revenue and Panchayat Talatis and 36 Chitnis-Deputy Chitnis across all the 33 districts.

Apart from these actions, mass transfer orders of 765 employees in this cadre have also been issued by the respective district administration.

An official statement of the government issued today said that the government has also issued strict instructions for ensuring corruption free and transparent
administration so that the common man is not forced to pay bribe for any work. Under this campaign, actions have been taken against 3464 employees for showing tardiness and involvement in irregularities.

According to the statement, to maintain the clean image of police, the State Government has also initiated punishable procedures against police personnel who showed tardiness and carelessness. In all 14 policemen have so far been suspended while disciplinary actions against 23 Assistant Sub Inspector, 151 head constables have been taken. Apart from this 725 police personnel have been transferred as part of punitive action.

The statement said that after taking over the charge as Chief Minister of Gujarat last month, Mr. Rupani in the very first meeting with top administrative officials, District Collectors and senior police officials had pointed out that his government is committed to people’s welfare on four main pillars of Transparency, Decisiveness, Sensitivity and Progressiveness.

PTI