The Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, VK Saxena, has ordered the removal of 223 employees of the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW), allegedly appointed without permission, with immediate effect.
It is alleged that the then chairperson of the Delhi Women Commission, Swati Maliwal, had appointed them without permission, going against the rules, ANI reported.
According to the order, as per audit replies provided by Delhi Commission for Women, material available on record, rules/procedure/guidelines issued by the Government from time to time, “it clearly emerges that large scale administrative and financial irregularities/violations have been observed in functioning of the DCW which includes irregular appointments, unauthorized engagement of manpower, irregularities in appointments.”
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The order issued by the Lieutenant Governor’s office cites the Delhi Commission for Women Act and says that the panel has a sanctioned strength of 40 employees and that 223 new posts were created without the approval of the Lieutenant Governor. The order also states that the commission does not have the authority to hire employees on contract.
The order also states that the panel had been informed that they shall not take any step “which entails additional financial liability for the government” without the approval of the finance department.
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A probe, it said, had found that these appointments were not made according to laid down procedures. “Further, the enhancement of the remuneration and allowances to the staff of DCW was without adequate justification and in violation of the laid down procedures and guidelines,” it added.