Upping the ante against lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal, the Delhi Government on Wednesday tabled a report card in the Delhi Assembly, highlighting Baijal’s performance.
The report card placed by Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia mentioned inordinate delay on part of the lieutenant Governor in granting approval to the Government schemes. In certain cases, Baijal took as many as 402 days to give approval.
According to the laid-down procedure and rules, all projects and schemes passed by the Delhi Cabinet must get the approval of the lieutenant Governor before they can be implemented.
The report card, ‘Outcomes of the office of the lieutenant Governor’, has highlighted delays of major project proposals sent to the office of the lt. Governor for approval.
According to it, the highest delay for approval of a project by Baijal was for ‘Higher Education loan Guarantee Scheme for Students’ — 402 days — while the lowest delay was for ‘Doorstep Delivery of Services’, which was delayed only by 21 days.
“This seems to reflect that the unsubstantive queries and clarifications (by Baijal) are merely a means to delay, derail or scuttle policies of elected Government,” the report said.
It also has details of vacancies in all important Delhi Government departments —such as the Services Department, which appoints officers under the ambit of the lt. Governor in Delhi. “Is lG’s institution a local Guardian of all corrupt officersIJ” Sisodia alleged while presenting the report card before the Assembly.