- India,
- 21-Feb-2025 02:20 PM IST
CM Rekha Gupta: After the change of power in Delhi, the new Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has come into action. As soon as she took charge, she has terminated the services of all the personal staff of the Atishi government. Under this, all the personal staff of the former Chief Minister and ministers have also been removed from their posts. Apart from this, the officers and employees posted in various departments by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government have been directed to report to their parent departments immediately.Return of officers sent on deputationDuring the previous government, many officers and employees were sent to various boards and corporations on deputation. After the change of power, the new government has ordered all these personnel to return to their parent departments. A week ago, information about the contractual and personal staff appointed by the former government was sought from all the departments. Now they have been asked to join their parent departments immediately.Recently a notice was issued in this regard by the Chief Secretary of Delhi, seeking a list of all non-official staff. During the tenure of the Kejriwal government, a large number of non-official staff were appointed in various departments, the process of removing them has now been started.Six ministers took oath along with Rekha GuptaThe Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has come to power in Delhi after a long gap of 27 years. In the swearing-in ceremony held on Thursday, Rekha Gupta took oath as the Chief Minister, making her the fourth woman Chief Minister of Delhi. Before her, Sushma Swaraj, Sheila Dixit and Atishi have held power in Delhi. Along with Rekha Gupta, six other ministers - Parvesh Verma, Ashish Sood, Manjinder Singh Sirsa, Kapil Mishra, Ravindra Indraj and Pankaj Singh - also took oath as ministers.First big decisions of the new governmentTwo important decisions were taken in the first meeting of the Delhi Cabinet held in the evening.Implementation of Ayushman Bharat Yojana - The new government has decided to implement the Ayushman Bharat Yojana in Delhi, which will provide better health services to the poor and needy people.Decision to present CAG report in the House - It was also decided in the cabinet meeting that 14 reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) will be presented in the first session of the Delhi Assembly.BJP's historic victory in the electionIn the Delhi Assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party won 48 seats and gained power. At the same time, the Aam Aadmi Party suffered a crushing defeat and had to be content with only 22 seats. This result reflects a significant change in the political structure of Delhi.ConclusionUnder the leadership of new Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, major changes are being seen at the administrative level in Delhi. The layoff of personal staff appointed by the Atishi government and the implementation of the Ayushman scheme reflect the priorities of the new regime. Now it will be interesting to see what other big decisions her government takes in the coming times and in which direction Delhi politics moves forward.