Govt had ordered installation of GPS trackers in all its vehicles to prevent 'misuse' by officials
The Delhi government's plan to install GPS navigation devices in all its vehicles to prevent "misuse" by civil servants will have to wait a little longer as various departments have asked for more time to submit the compliance report. According to officials, around 5,000 vehicles will be fitted with the GPS tracking system.
The directions issued to all heads of departments by the general administration department (GAD) in August this year stated that no vehicle will be allowed to run without GPS trackers from September. The department has now requested the government to extend the date till November.
"We are going to float the tender soon. The entire process will take few more weeks," said a senior Delhi government official.
In an order issued on August 24, the GAD had sought compliance report by September 1, saying it will be the responsibility of the respective heads of departments, corporation, board and other government agencies to ensure its strict implementation. The move came days after Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, following complaints, directed the department to prevent "misuse" of government vehicles.
"We will also need to set-up a control room to monitor the movement. We had asked all the head of the departments to submit a compliance report by September 1. But, most of them have not sent any replies. We have asked the government to give us some more time till November 1," added the official.
The GAD had said GPS-enabled tracking devices should be installed in all government vehicles including those of corporations, board, and all other government agencies. Allotment of vehicles to an entitled officer will be done through an executive order by name so that responsibility can be fixed in case of misuse, the order had stated.
The government has ordered that a software should be developed to link logbook generation with the movement of vehicles tracked by GPS. In May this year, cracking the whip on employees using official vehicles for personal work, the Delhi government's social welfare department had directed its officials to submit a written undertaking every month that the cars are being used for official purposes only.
The decision had been taken after it was observed that a few officers were using the official vehicles for commuting to office from their home and vice-versa, and at the same time were also claiming transport allowance.
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