Ashok Lavasa's order also said the “subject matter of the meeting should be clearly mentioned” and “the agenda should be circulated well in advance”.
The Indian Express, 30 August, 2015
Signalling a turf war at the top in the Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF), Secretary Ashok Lavasa has directed ministry officials that he be “informed immediately” about their meetings with Minister Prakash Javadekar, and the agenda “circulated well in advance”.
The office of the Secretary issued an order on July 13 which stated that “while issuing notices for meetings/presentations chaired by the minister”, he “should be informed immediately about the meeting… a copy of the notice should be marked to the office of the Secretary”.
It also said the “subject matter of the meeting should be clearly mentioned” and “the agenda should be circulated well in advance”.
This unusual direction, sources said, has only intensified speculation that all’s not well at the top in the ministry. Sources pointed out that there have been occasions when the Secretary, despite being present at Paryavaran Bhawan in Jor Bagh, has skipped “general internal meetings” called by the Minister.
Sources said the Secretary reports directly to the Prime Minister’s Office, providing weekly briefs on the status of development projects pending clearance with the ministry.
Neither Lavasa nor Javadekar responded to multiple emails and phone calls on what necessitated the order by the office of the Secretary.
The Indian Express, 30 August, 2015
Signalling a turf war at the top in the Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF), Secretary Ashok Lavasa has directed ministry officials that he be “informed immediately” about their meetings with Minister Prakash Javadekar, and the agenda “circulated well in advance”.
The office of the Secretary issued an order on July 13 which stated that “while issuing notices for meetings/presentations chaired by the minister”, he “should be informed immediately about the meeting… a copy of the notice should be marked to the office of the Secretary”.
It also said the “subject matter of the meeting should be clearly mentioned” and “the agenda should be circulated well in advance”.
This unusual direction, sources said, has only intensified speculation that all’s not well at the top in the ministry. Sources pointed out that there have been occasions when the Secretary, despite being present at Paryavaran Bhawan in Jor Bagh, has skipped “general internal meetings” called by the Minister.
Sources said the Secretary reports directly to the Prime Minister’s Office, providing weekly briefs on the status of development projects pending clearance with the ministry.
Neither Lavasa nor Javadekar responded to multiple emails and phone calls on what necessitated the order by the office of the Secretary.
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