THE STATE PUBLIC SERVICE GENERAL ORDERS, 1996
| Chapter: | Chapter 5 |
| Chapter Heading: | CORRESPONDENCE AND OFFICIAL ROUTINE |
| Part No.: | Part 1 |
| Part Heading: | CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATION |
| GO No.: | 183 |
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Communications from or to subordinate officers | 183. - (1) Communications intended for the Government from subordinate officers shall normally be addressed to the Resident or Head of Department and such correspondence shall be channelled through such District Officer, in the case of administrative officers, and such Divisional Officer, in the case of departmental officers, as the Resident or Head of Department respectively may from time to time require.
(2) A subordinate officer may address the State Secretary on matters of a personal nature: Provided that such communications are forwarded to the appropriate Resident or Head of Department, who shall transmit them with all reasonable despatch to the State Secretary with such comments as he may consider necessary. (3) A subordinate officer may not address directly a Head of Department other than his own or a Resident other than the Resident of the Division in which he is stationed unless he has been specifically authorised to do so. (4) Except in the case of accounting queries raised by the State Accountant-General or Director of Audit, a Head of Department shall not normally address a subordinate administrative officer or a subordinate officer of another department: Provided that he may address such officer and forward a copy of his communication to the appropriate Resident or Head of Department. |