Even Cabinet Secretary's instructions not followed
We are living in an era of indiscipline, where we expect discipline most like judiciary, bureaucracy, Defence etc.,
The cabinet Secretariat had written several times to the Ministries/Departments that the notes for the Cabinet/Cabinet Committee will not be entertained unless these are circulated five clear working days in advance of the meeting of the Cabinet/Cabinet Committee. The instructions has also highlighted that, taking into account the time required for examination of the notes in the Cabinet Secretariat, only notes received seven working days before the scheduled meeting will be circulated for the meeting provided they meet with the procedural requirements.
In spite of repeated instructions, the Cabsec finds that notes for the consideration of the Cabinet/Cabinet Committees continue to be forwarded by the Ministries/Departments till the last day prior to the Cabinet meetings, leaving very little time for its examination and for ensuring its timely circulation by the Cabinet Secretariat.
The Secretariat wants the Ministries/Departments to adhere to the time lines.
And the Cabsec is the highest bureaucrat of the country.
Cabinet Secretariat D.O. No. 1/13/2/2008-Cab Dated : September 25, 2008