Principal Secy instructs not to hand over any file to non officials
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, September 12 2018:
An office memorandum issued by the Principal Secretary (Finance), Manipur, today has instructed all the officials of the Finance Department not to hand over any file to non-officials under any circumstances.
It also instructed the receipt/despatch section of the Finance Department and the Principal Secretary (Finance), not to receive any file from any Administrative Department if its is being carried by any non-officials.
It mentioned that many instances have been found when files of Administrative Departments as well as Finance Department were being carried by non officials, including contractors, suppliers etc.
Some cases have also been found in the past regarding manipulation of the records/note-sheets leading to detecting wrong orders involving crore of rupees, it added.
Pointing out that timely detection of such cases enabled the Finance Department to take necessary preventive measures, it Warned that violation of the instructions will be severely dealt with apart from informing that in case of urgent matters, the officials concerned of FD/AD or any of their staff may personally carry the file.