answer: Now the right of transfer, posting will be completely under the control of the Delhi government. He will not only be able to appoint officers in administrative departments as per his wish, but also can remove him if the government feels that any officer is not working. Similarly, now the officers will report to the concerned ministers instead of the Lieutenant Governor. The Delhi government will also write the CR i.e. confidential report on the work of these officers. However, the right of CR review of IAS officers of Agumu cadre will be with the Lieutenant Governor.
Question: So can the Delhi government remove any IAS officer from Delhi and send them out?
answer: There are officers at many levels in Delhi and their transfer rights are at different levels. For example, the lowest-level officers can be transferred by department heads, while middle-ranking officers are transferred at the chief secretary level and top-ranking officers are under the jurisdiction of the lieutenant governor or the central government. Now the situation will be that Delhi government will have the right to transfer and posting of lower and middle level officers. The center will decide who among the IAS officers of Agumu cadre will stay in Delhi and who will stay outside Delhi. But whichever officer the Center sends to work in the Delhi government, in which department they should work, the right will remain with the Delhi government. It is also possible that if the Delhi government wants to send an IAS officer out of Delhi and wants to bring another officer to Delhi, the Delhi government will have to request the Center for that. Whether the Center accepts this request or not will depend on it.
Question: So will no file be sent to the Lieutenant Governor now?
answer: It’s not like that. The way cabinet decisions are sent to the governor in other states. Similarly here also the decisions of the cabinet will be sent to the Lieutenant Governor. But the Lieutenant Governor will be bound to follow the advice of the cabinet. It is possible that the Lieutenant Governor may send the file to the government for reconsideration, but if the file is sent again, it will have to be accepted by the Lieutenant Governor.
Question: What else will the Delhi government benefit?
answer: This decision will be important for the Delhi Government because now the interference of the Lieutenant Governor in the work of the Delhi Government will be very limited. The government will be able to deploy officers matching with its thinking in the important departments of the government such as finance, law and public works etc. and through them it will be able to implement its plans faster.
Question: So can the Delhi government take a decision in the matter of police and land as well and the Lieutenant Governor will have to obey?
answer: No. It’s not like that. The Government of Delhi cannot take any decision on the subjects of police, land and public order, nor is the Lieutenant Governor bound to accept the advice of the Delhi Government on these subjects. That is, the Delhi government has not got any new rights in matters like land, law and order.
Question: What else will be the effect on the Delhi government?
Answer: The Delhi government will not only be able to transfer the officers coming under it, but now its accountability will also increase. Till now the Delhi government has been claiming that only some officers remain an obstacle in the functioning of their government. In such a situation, since the Delhi government will have complete control over the bureaucracy, its accountability will also increase. Now it will not be an excuse that officers report elsewhere instead of him.