Electronic methods like e-mail and WhatsApp may be used for quicker delivery and acknowledgement for sending disciplinary proceeding documents, reads a Government Resolution (GR)
The government underlined the growing use of information technology in official work to improve efficiency and reducing costs. Representational Pic/File
The Maharashtra Government on Monday approved the option of sending disciplinary proceeding documents by e-mail and WhatsApp to concerned employees, pointing out gaps in traditional methods of delivering such documents in time, reported the PTI.
Electronic methods like e-mail and WhatsApp may be used for quicker delivery and acknowledgement, reads a Government Resolution (GR).
It said documents regarding disciplinary proceedings may be sent to the official email ID of the employees concerned. The concerned employee should confirm receipt via the same medium, as per the PTI.
For retired staffers, such documents can be sent to their email IDs or on WhatsApp and they should forward an acknowledgement.
The government underlined the growing use of information technology in official work to improve efficiency and reducing costs.
"As part of this, email is now commonly used in official correspondence, and WhatsApp is also occasionally used. This technological assistance has helped speed up administrative work. In this context, it has become necessary to use such digital mediums in disciplinary proceedings as well," the GR stated, according to the PTI.
The GR stressed the importance of the principle of natural justice and a proper opportunity for the employees concerned to respond to proceedings.
Disciplinary authority's correspondence is currently sent either personally or through registered post. However, there have been instances where correspondence like charge sheets, and inquiry reports did not reach the individual in time.
Basic military training to be imparted to students from Class 1 in Maharashtra: Minister
Meanwhile, basic military training will be imparted to students from Class 1 in Maharashtra in a move to instil sense of patriotism, discipline and promote habit of regular physical exercise among them, state School Education Minister Dada Bhuse has said, as per the PTI.
Retired soldiers will be roped in for training the pupils, he informed.
"A decision has been taken to give basic level military training to students from Class 1. This will help inculcate love for the country, encourage habits like doing physical exercise regularly and discipline that will benefit the students," Bhuse said, according to the PTI.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has responded positively to the proposal, he noted.
To implement the proposal, help of 2.5 lakh ex-servicemen will be taken along with sports teachers, National Cadet Corps (NCC), Scouts and Guides, the Shiv Sena minister added.
(with PTI inputs)
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