At a time when the government is
tightening the belt on unnecessary expenditure, the Department of Personnel and
Training (DoPT) has, in an ambitious move, initiated a manpower audit for
rationalization of staff.
Government sources said the exercise
is aimed at “right-sizing the staff strength”’ across all ministries and
department. “We want to clarify that we are not downsizing the staff but just
right-sizing or rationalizing it to distribute it evenly all over,” a senior
DoPT official said.
Sources added that once the survey is
done excess staff from a particular ministry or department will be transferred
to the ones facing a staff crunch.
The government as of now is not
favourably inclined to go in for fresh recruitment unless
absolutely necessary.
Eventually this exercise will end up
saving money for the government.
Both the finance ministry and the DoPT in the last few days have
announced a slew of measures aimed at cost cutting which include restrictions
of foreign travel, stay and meeting in five-star hotels, buying new vehicles and big ticket appointments.
“It has been noticed that some
ministries and departments are heavily over staffed. Some of this staff is not
governed by the DoPT but by the concerned ministries only. We are in touch with
such ministries so that their extra staff can be adjusted somewhere else,” the
DoPT official added.
According to DoPT the excess staff is
mostly at the level of Class III and IV employees and it was a priority to
rationalization them first.
A number of senior officials who have
exceeded their five-year deputation but continue in their present positions
will also be repatriated, sources added.
Source: Deccan
Chronicle
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