Powers of new ADCs notified

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, May 30

Against six abolished posts of Regional Deputy Director, 22 IAS/PCS officers are being appointed as Additional Deputy Commissioners (Urban Development) in the Local Government.

The Principal Secretary, Local Government, has issued a notification vesting the newly created posts of ADC (Urban Development) with supervisory powers under the Punjab Municipal Act, 1911, and the Punjab Improvement Trust Act, 1922, earlier vested with the Deputy Directors.

Recently, the Cabinet had approved the creation of 22 posts of Additional Deputy Commissioner (Urban Development) at all district headquarters in the state in place of Regional Deputy Directors. The appointment of ADCs would be made from IAS/PCS officers not below the rank of Joint Secretary.

Questioning the rationale of appointing the 22 ADCs (Urban Development) in the under-staffed civic bodies, an official said earlier each of the Deputy Director was looking after nearly 30 civic bodies, whereas now each ADC would be looking after six to seven civic bodies. This would put additional infrastructure burden on the department.