Thanks to the Website manager for making the GO No. 3015-F, dated 13-3-2001 of Finance Dept (Audit Branch) under the 'Notification' tab of the website. Surprisingly, such an important GO never found a place before!
Para 4(1) of the GO reads: "....... Six additional posts of Special Secretary/Secretary in the revised scale No. 21 are sanctioned for WBCS(Ex.)......" Therefore, the State Government allowed the post of 'Secretary' for the cadre. But in spite of holding the charge of the I&CA Department, our President Shri Niloy Ghosh has not been designated as Secretary, he is known as the 'Special Secretary in Charge'!
On the eligibility of being Special Secretary/Secretary, the said GO continues: "completed 25 years of total service in the cadre including 3 years as Joint Secretary."
Therefore, the Government has to ensure that WBCS(Exe) officers have the opportunity to become joint Secretary within 22 years of service in the cadre. Otherwise, they cant have the scope of being selected as Special Secretary/Secretary, when they complete 3 years as Joint Secretary and simultaneously complete 25 years of service in the cadre.
The GO further says: "Govt. has also decided to fill up some of the posts of the District Magistrates by WBCS(Ex.) officers. Detailed Govt. order in this respect will be issued later on."
Once upon a time there happened to be 3 District Magistrates from the cadre. The number has again come down to and consolidated at 2. God knows, what should be the number to match with the word 'SOME' out of total number of 19 ! Common sense says, it should be about one-fourth at least. But the tragedy is that "Detailed Govt. order" has not been issued as yet.
We may therefore like to know:
- Whether there was enough pursuation and negotiation with the highest authority in the State Government to realise the Govt. decisions.
- Whether the issues were raised in the meetings of the Consultative Committee, if such important decisions of the Govt. were not translated into action. If 'yes', what was the outcome?
When the decisions already taken by the Govt about 10 years back have not yet been realised how much can we expect on where the PC remains either silent or takes a negative stand?
