There is no restriction or prohibition to fill government positions, clarifies the Ministry of Finance | India News

NEW DELHI: The finance ministry said Saturday that there are no restrictions or ban on filling positions at the Government of India and that’s normal recruitment You will continue as usual without any curbs.
The ministry’s clarification came after reports indicated that the government had asked all ministries to review consultant appointments, reduce functions and ban the use of imported paper for printing as part of measures to streamline non-spending expenditures. priority.
In a statement today, the Finance Ministry said the order issued by the spending department on Friday deals with the internal procedure for creating jobs and in no way affects or restricts hiring.

On Friday, the Ministry of Finance had issued instructions on spending management in order to improve the quality of public expenditure, containing non-development related spending and ensuring the availability of adequate resources for critical priority schemes, the spending department said.
Regarding administrative expenses, the department of expenses, under the Ministry of Finance, said that books, publications or documents on imported paper will not be printed or published, except when printing is carried out abroad by Indian missions.
Requested all ministries / departments to carry out a review of the individual consultants appointed by them in accordance with the provisions of General financial rules (GFR) and reduce the number of consultants to the minimum required.
“Proper economics can be observed in determining consultant fees and care must be taken that such fees are not disproportionate to the quality and quantity of work that the consultants will perform,” he added.
Regarding the new positions, he said that the creation of new positions will be prohibited, except with the approval of the expense department.
“If any position has been created after July 1, 2020, with delegated powers or authority, without the approval of the expense department and has not yet been filled, the positions will not be filled. If it is considered absolutely essential to fill them, proposals will be you can send it to the expense department for approval, “he added.
“In the context of the current fiscal situation and the consequent pressure on government resources, there is a need for greater economy and rationalization of non-priority spending, while protecting and preserving priority spending,” the department said in a memo from the office.