The monthly meeting of Administrative Heads of Departments and Heads of Departments was held under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Nagaland, J Alam, IAS in the Secretariat Conference Hall on 17th February 2022.
Improvement of attendance of officers and staff in the Secretariat and Directorate was discussed at length in the meeting. The Chief Secretary stated that all State government offices should start functioning normally with the improvement of COVID-19 situation in the State. He further stated that the Government spends a huge amount of money on salaries and if government employees don’t attend their office their pay should be withheld. The House opined that there should be strict monitoring of attendance and office timings and agreed on implementing No Work No Pay with immediate effect.
The Chief Secretary also requested the AHoDs and HoDs to give special attention to the pending court cases of the State Government. He stated that proper para-wise comments should be prepared and the Government lawyers should also be briefed earnestly so that the State Government is in a better position to defend the cases.
A powerpoint presentation was also made by CEO Investment and Development Authority of Nagaland (IDAN), Alemtemshi Jamir where he informed the House that the State Government will be organising a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Conclave, possible in April 2022. He stated that Nagaland needs to attract cooperate companies to contribute their social responsibilities for the development of the State. He called upon the departments to come up with ideas and plans and work out various projects to be submitted to the companies. Stating that the State is fund constrained, he encouraged the departments to take up developmental activities available through CSR.
Stating it a golden opportunity, Chief Secretary instructed all departments to submit their proposals and projects to IDAN at the earliest for compilation and submission. Development Commissioner Nagaland, Amardeep Bhatia, IAS also opined that implementation of CSR projects in the State will bring good practices.
(Akummeren, IA)
