Newly-inducted Haryana Minister finds most employees absent during surprise visit to civic body
The Hindu
"I felt disappointed. It is a matter of concern that 80% of the employees were absent," the Minister told reporters
Haryana's Dr. Kamal Gupta on Friday carried out a surprise inspection at the Municipal Corporation office in Panchkula and found majority of the staff absent.
The Minister for Urban Local Bodies and Housing For All soon ordered the officials concerned to take strict action against those missing from the office without a genuine reason.
Dr. Gupta, who was earlier in the week, allocated the two departments, had on Thursday warned employees to report for duty on time.
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