Delhi News: Lieutenant Governor removed 400 private employees working in various departments of Delhi government from service

Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinay Kumar Saxena on Monday dismissed 400 private employees working in various departments of the Delhi government from service. These employees were working in various departments of the state government, corporations, boards, societies and PSUs. LG House officials told that these employees were not eligible for these posts.

According to Raj Niwas officials, there were irregularities in his appointment. All the private personnel were engaged in a non-transparent manner and without obtaining the mandatory approval of the competent authority. The officials also said that the reservation policy for SC/ST/OBC candidates prescribed by DoPT was not followed in these works. Many selected candidates were not fulfilling the eligibility criteria (Educational Qualification/Work Experience).

Soon permanent employees recruited through proper selection process will work in Delhi government instead of ad hoc employees. The selection process is going on to provide permanent employment to the employees. Under this, on Friday, Lieutenant Governor of Delhi VK Saxena distributed appointment letters to 849 employees recruited in various departments and agencies of Delhi Government at Vigyan Bhavan.

Through this process, 17 thousand vacancies have been filled in the last one year. Apart from this, recruitment will be done on some more posts in Delhi Police and Delhi Government in the coming days. After handing over the appointment letters, the Lt Governor said that 1,495 people have been recruited in the education department in the last six months. Vacancies will be removed for 4500 posts in the coming days.

Apart from this, 6 thousand additional jobs will be created in Delhi Police. All its preparations have been completed. The Lieutenant Governor said that for quality education in the education department, it is necessary to have appointments on all the vacant posts. All the vacant posts have been identified. Soon appointments will be made on all these posts.