BHUBANESWAR: Odisha chief secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi on Friday regretted the federal government’s letter to governor Ganeshi Lal’s office in quest of clarification on the governor’s Rs 46 lakh flight bills right through his consult with to his house the city Sirsa in Haryana ultimate month.
“Chief secretary apprised the governor that consult with of governor from Bhubaneswar to Sirsa by way of chartered flight had already been licensed by way of the state govt. He expressed his deep remorseful about on the approach in which the letter was issued to the governor’s office referring to using the aircraft and said that stringent action could be taken towards all accountable for this miscommunication,” a commentary issued by way of the manager secretary’s public family members officer U K Mohapatra said. The commentary said Padhi met the governor in Raj Bhavan on Friday morning.
Indira Behera, deputy secretary within the common administration department, on Wednesday had written to the governor’s special secretary in quest of “the reason and instances for hiring of a helicopter for use of Hon'ble Governor and deviation within the licensed time table of the flight” and “whether or not approval of the competent authority has been taken”.
A senior govt officer said a show-cause can be problems to erring officers quickly. The common administration department’s letter had led to political blame game with BJP attacking the Naveen Patnaik govt for “denigrating” the constitutional office of governor.
According to Governors (Allowances and Privileges) Rules, 1987, Rule 11, sub-rule eight(b) a governor will be entitled to trip on personal trade twice in a 12 months (with partner or someone else) by way of air to any a part of India and such trip will be deemed to be trip on responsibility.
Around 10 days after taking on as Odisha governor, the governor on June 10 flew from Bhubaneswar to New Delhi by way of a different Jet aircraft (Legacy 650) and from there to Sirsa by way of a helicopter the similar day. He returned to Bhubaneswar by way of the similar aircraft on June 13. The general bills amounted to Rs 46.18 lakh, together with Rs 41.18 lakh for the aircraft and Rs five lakh for the chopper.
“Chief secretary apprised the governor that consult with of governor from Bhubaneswar to Sirsa by way of chartered flight had already been licensed by way of the state govt. He expressed his deep remorseful about on the approach in which the letter was issued to the governor’s office referring to using the aircraft and said that stringent action could be taken towards all accountable for this miscommunication,” a commentary issued by way of the manager secretary’s public family members officer U K Mohapatra said. The commentary said Padhi met the governor in Raj Bhavan on Friday morning.
Indira Behera, deputy secretary within the common administration department, on Wednesday had written to the governor’s special secretary in quest of “the reason and instances for hiring of a helicopter for use of Hon'ble Governor and deviation within the licensed time table of the flight” and “whether or not approval of the competent authority has been taken”.
A senior govt officer said a show-cause can be problems to erring officers quickly. The common administration department’s letter had led to political blame game with BJP attacking the Naveen Patnaik govt for “denigrating” the constitutional office of governor.
According to Governors (Allowances and Privileges) Rules, 1987, Rule 11, sub-rule eight(b) a governor will be entitled to trip on personal trade twice in a 12 months (with partner or someone else) by way of air to any a part of India and such trip will be deemed to be trip on responsibility.
Around 10 days after taking on as Odisha governor, the governor on June 10 flew from Bhubaneswar to New Delhi by way of a different Jet aircraft (Legacy 650) and from there to Sirsa by way of a helicopter the similar day. He returned to Bhubaneswar by way of the similar aircraft on June 13. The general bills amounted to Rs 46.18 lakh, together with Rs 41.18 lakh for the aircraft and Rs five lakh for the chopper.
Odisha chief secretary regrets ‘flight bills’ missive to governor
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