GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU 

ABSTRACT  

Secretariat - Submission of files to officers - Recommendation of the Secretaries Committee constituted to study the report of the Karnataka Administrative Reforms Commission on "Level Jump" - Accepted - Orders issued.

PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS (A) DEPARTMENT

G.O.Ms.No. 27
DATED  14.3.2002.

Read:

1.    G.O.Ms.No.7, Personnel and Administrative Reforms (AR) Department, dated.11.1.2002.
2.     From the Deputy Secretary to Government, Personnel and Administrative Reforms (AR)
        Department, D.O.Letter No.3727/AR/2002-19, dated .5.3.2002. 

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ORDER:           

In Secretariat, in the existing set up of sections, files are processed  at various levels before reaching the  final conclusion.  With a view to reduce the time taken for processing the files,  the Secretaries Committee constituted in the G.O read above has, inter alia, recommended that the Secretaries to Government should identify the subjects that could be allotted to the Assistant Section Officers and Section Officers and if necessary, to  Under Secretaries, to be dealt with by them independently and submit them to the next level officer i.e an Assistant Section officer  can directly submit the files to the Under Secretary to Government   and then  to the      Secretaries to Government.  A Section Officer can directly submit the files to the Deputy Secretary to Government and then to the Secretary to Government.  In the same manner, an Under Secretary to Government can directly submit the files to the Secretaries to Government. 

2.  The above recommendation of the Secretaries Committee on " Level Jump" has been carefully examined and it has been decided to accept it.

3.   Accordingly, the Government direct that the system of "Level Jump" in processing of file be introduced forthwith in the Secretariat.  All the Secretaries to Government are, therefore, requested to identify the subjects that could be allotted to the    Assistant  Section Officers / Section Officers /  Under Secretaries   to   Government to be  dealt with by them independently and submit them to the   officers concerned under Level   Jump System  for issue of orders.  An illustration for adopting the system of level jump in submitting the   files to officers is given below :-  

4.  Necessary amendment to the Secretariat Office Manual will be issued separately.

(BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR) 

                                                                                    P. SHANKAR
                                                              CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT

                                             SECTION OFFICER