The Cabinet Secretariat has directed all the ministries to scrupulously follow instructions for non printing of diaries and calendars and instead develop electronic format of these items.
Any lapse in compliance of the instructions will be viewed seriously.
The decision relating to non printing of diary and calendars was reviewed recently by the Secretary (Coordination) in the Cabinet Secretariat through videoconferencing with various ministries.
The Secretary (Coordination) also reviewed the progress of development of electronic applications of calendars and diaries.
In the meeting, it was decided that all ministries/departments, attached offices and subordinate offices under their control are supposed to ensure that calendars/diaries and similar materials are not printed.
The meeting was also attended by Joint Secretary (Administration) in the Union Home Ministry. Subsequently, the Home Ministry has directed all the heads of divisions and its attached offices/subordinate organisations to comply with the instructions strictly.
The Home Ministry has also directed the Divisional heads to ensure that all the organisations under their administrative control confirm compliance of the instructions related to the non printing of diaries and calendars.
The move to do away with the practice of printing of diaries and calendars has been taken in view of the tight fiscal position in view of the Covid-19 pandemic that has hit economy hard and concurrent loss in government revenues.