Panaji, June 23 (PTI): The Goa government has issued a circular barring legislators from summoning government officials to their residences or personal offices for holding meetings.
The General Administration Department (GAD), in a circular issued yesterday, said in order to ensure that the functioning of the offices of various departments is not d isrupted, the guidelines are issued for strict compliance.
“Except ministers, who may conduct meetings in their office or official residence, all such meetings shall be held at the offices of the concerned departments or in the office of district collector, deputy collector and sub-divisional officer,” says the circular issued by GAD’s under secretary Varsha Naik.
The issue of government officials being summoned by MLAs at their official residences was raised by Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar in the state Assembly on May 9, during the special session called to pass the Goa GST Bill-2017.
The Congress MLAs had earlier raised the issue saying that government officials are reluctant to come to their residences to attend meetings.
