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Proves Delhi's Babus with rampant abuse of acs

Proves Delhi's Babus with rampant abuse of acs

Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. Bureaucrats, who walk the power corridors in New Delhi, are no strangers to the might of the pen they wield on the nib of which lies the destiny of several crore taxpayers.


Illegal? About 80 per cent of the total ACs in use by govt babus are
illegal, an RTI has revealed. Some of them at Shastri Bhawan

And therefore, they must have thought they were entitled to realise their hard work's worth in the form of benefits only their seniors are allowed.

So while you were sweating it out in the torrid Delhi heat with power discoms shedding load every now and then, the babus in the department of revenue, ministry of power, ministry of petroleum and ministry of human resource development were chilling out with 682 air-conditioners installed at their offices.

Unlawful
Interestingly, more than 545 out of these are running in contravention of the rules set by the Directorate of Estate, ministry of urban development. The department is responsible for the administration and management of the office buildings of various government departments.
According to the rules, officers only of the rank of joint secretary and above are entitled to get an air-conditioned office. Most of these offices are situated in the North Block, Shram Shakti Bhawan and Shastri Bhawan.
The order by the Directorate of Estates was later amended in view of the computerisation of various departments, with the officials demanding air-conditioners to maintain digital devices.

Exceptions
"The department concerned may send a proposal for provision of air conditioning which could be considered subject to availability of funds and certification by CPWD. It is however important to note that any proposal needs to be examined carefully in the context of the power shortages and the CPWD needs to ensure that adequate power supply is available before air-conditioning facility is provided in an office," the amended order by the Directorate of Estates said.
Response to right to application pleas to the department of revenue, ministry of power, ministry of petroleum and ministry of human resource development revealed that they had 243, 95, 114, and 238 air-conditioners on their premises, respectively.

The plea exposed how various government departments were rampantly abusing the provision of air-conditioning in offices belonging to junior officers.
Repeated attempts to reach CPWD officials for a response went in vain. However, sources in the central public property administrator stated that it has already been overburdened with the power demand.
Bridge the gap

"The gap between supply and demand of power is widening by the day. The power load from these department is too much," said a CPWD officer, requesting anonymity.
However, the accused ministries and departments have rejected the charges, saying air-conditioners have been installed at the offices only after the approval of concerned senior officers.

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