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Secretariat turns a no-work zone
With not even a semblance of work in the past 25 days, the state secretariat these days presents an unseemly sight with huge piles of files lying on chairs, tables and every available area of flat surface. The administrative hub of 23 districts is now in a mess with mounting piles of over 90,000 unattended files, including about 3,500 in the Chief Minister’s Office. The files in the CMO include those pertaining to Arogyasri. The problem is likely to worsen if the Secretariat Seemandhra Employees Forum implements its decision to boycott work from September 2.
- Over 90,000 files pile up with staff staying away
- CMO has about 3,500 files to dispose of
- Even files marked “emergency” wait for action
- With APNGOs going on strike from Sept 1, the situation will be worse
Almost all Seemandhra minsters, except one or two, have not been attending to their offices since August 1. Only these pending files will take over two months to get cleared
Ravindra Seshu
Hyderabad: With not even a semblance of work in the past 25 days, the state secretariat these days presents an unseemly sight with huge piles of files lying on chairs, tables and every available area of flat surface. The administrative hub of 23 districts is now in a mess with mounting piles of over 90,000 unattended files, including about 3,500 in the Chief Minister’s Office. The files in the CMO include those pertaining to Arogyasri. The problem is likely to worsen if the Secretariat Seemandhra Employees Forum implements its decision to boycott work from September 2.
The piles of files everywhere are so appalling that observers say such backlogs have no parallel. The scene is no different in the Samata block, which houses the CMO. Even files marked “emergency” are being added to the existing pile. Different reasons are being cited for the sorry state of affairs at the secretariat. The Chief Minister and Seemandhra ministers are busy touring Delhi and taking part in parleys for considering ways to forestall the division of the State.
Almost all Seemandhra ministers, except one or two, have not been attending to duties in their offices since August 1. It would take about two months to just clear the existing lot of pending files, sources said. Complicating matters, the employees led by the Secretariat Seemandhra Employees Forum (SSEF) have been supporting agitational programmes after boycotting duties in protest against the Congress Working Committee’s decision on State bifurcation.
To counter the Seemandhra employees, the Telangana employees are busy chalking out plans to resist agitation by their counterparts. The Telangana ministers are busy conducting meetings and evolving strategies on how to pacify the agitating Seemandhra employees.
The piles of pending files are formidable in revenue, irrigation, social welfare, medical and health, panchayat raj, education, industries, agriculture and finance depatments. There are 31 departments and 560 sections in the Secretariat, where normally at least 4,000 files are disposed of in a day. Interestingly, the files related to service matters in various departments are not being touched.
