NEW DELHI: The lieutenant governor's office revealed on Tuesday that Manish Sisodia's education ministry in Delhi had proposed to eliminate 244 school principal positions, and that these positions were "deemed abolished" because they could not be filled for five years. Days earlier, an AAP leader had claimed that the LG was delaying appointments for these positions.
Contrary to what the deputy chief minister claimed, LG VK Saxena stated that he disagreed with the notion and suggested that the education department conduct a study on the creation or abolishment of principal positions.
The lieutenant governor's office revealed on Tuesday that Manish Sisodia's education ministry in Delhi had proposed to eliminate 244 school principal positions, and that these positions were "deemed abolished" because they could not be filled for five years. Days earlier, an AAP leader had claimed that the LG was delaying appointments for these positions.
Contrary to what the deputy chief minister claimed, LG VK Saxena stated that he disagreed with the notion and suggested that the education department conduct a study on the creation or abolishment of principal positions.
These positions were "deemed eliminated," according to a ministry of finance memo dated April 12, 2017, because the education department had been unable to fill them for more than five years, the LG office claimed.
It said that according to a memo from the finance ministry, a position that is considered to be eliminated cannot be filled without the authority's approval.
The finance ministry paper further states that positions that go unfilled for five years may be promptly terminated.
According to a memo from the finance ministry, out of the 370 empty Principal positions, 126 had been vacant for more than two years and 244 had been vacant for more than five years, placing them under the definition of "deemed abolition."
The LG office stated that, in contrast to the deputy chief minister's assertions, the LG did not support the education department's request to eliminate 244 positions.
Out of the 370 vacant Principal positions, 126 had been vacant for more than two years and 244 had been vacant for more than five years, making them eligible for "deemed abolition," according to a memo from the finance ministry.
Contrary to what the deputy chief minister claimed, according to the LG office, the LG did not agree with the education department's request to cut 244 jobs.
Regarding Manish Sisodia's allegations that the LG "took over" the "services department unconstitutionally," Saxena's office responded that the services department is not within the purview of Delhi government's legislative and executive branches, per a High Court ruling from August 4, 2016.
As a result, it stated, "This assertion of the Deputy Chief Minister is inaccurate and deceptive and is therefore denied."
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