Jitendra Singh assures safe and dignified work environment for all officers

New Delhi, February 23: Minister of State in PMO Jitendra Singh today said it is the duty of the Government to provide a safe and dignified working environment to all the officers so that these officers can work to the best of their ability without fear.

The Minister assured that the concerns expressed by the officers in their resolution will be discussed with the concerned authorities. He further said that the Secretary DoPT will meet the members of delegation and discuss how best to observe the guidelines and incorporate provision that ensure dignified and safe functioning environment to the officers.

During the meeting, the delegation expressed deep anguish over the incident of alleged assault and misbehaviour with Anshu Prakash, Chief Secretary, Delhi Government on February 20, 2018.

The delegation submitted that they strongly condemn the assault on any Government officer by anybody during execution of their duties. Any incident of physical or verbal assault of an officer compromises their physical safety and demotivates them and their functioning which requires a dignified environment, representatives of the delegation said.

The delegation also mentioned about the previous such incidents when the officers were assaulted in past. This affects the morale of the officers and they are forced to take voluntary retirement or seek transfer due to such behaviour, they said. The delegation demanded that there should be clear guidelines while functioning in the administration.