50 employees members deployed over two days to hold out 21 duties. That was the sport plan laid out by a deputy basic supervisor of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Restricted for a high official’s go to to the holy metropolis of Prayagraj. Based on an workplace order written by the deputy GM, these 50 employees members have been to hold out duties starting from arranging boat rides and temple visits to getting ready and packaging ‘snan’ kits with objects akin to towels, undergarments, oil, and comb. Different duties included arranging fits, clicking pictures, and making certain that autos meant for native transport have been outfitted with water bottles, goodies, chips and different refreshments.
BSNL, which posted a lack of over Rs 1,300 crore within the final quarter, has not commented on what led to the drafting of such an in depth go to plan, however the go to of Vivek Banzal, a director with the PSU, was cancelled quickly after the workplace order detailing the intensive preparations went viral on social media. The doc (see beneath) triggered immense criticism, with individuals on-line criticising the lavish nature of the preparations and deployment of public sector sources for a seemingly private go to.
MINUTE-TO-MINUTE PROTOCOL SPARKS ROW
Based on official communication issued on February 19 on the DGM stage, a complete minute-to-minute plan had been drawn up masking the director’s complete schedule – from arrival preparations to spiritual visits and each day logistics.
The protocol included detailed preparations, starting with a reception on the Prayagraj railway station and lengthening to arranging holy dips, visits to distinguished non secular websites, meals, transport, and private consolation preparations. Directions have been additionally issued to make sure that objects used after bathing, together with towels and private belongings, have been correctly managed and accounted for.
OVER 50 OFFICIALS ASSIGNED DUTIES
Greater than 50 BSNL officers and employees members have been assigned particular obligations to make sure the go to proceeded with out inconvenience. Separate groups have been tasked with coordinating motion, hospitality, bathing preparations and post-visit logistics.
Officers have been additionally directed to rearrange a number of tub kits, refreshments and escort providers all through the itinerary, together with in the course of the proposed go to to the Triveni Sangam and close by temples.
The doc started circulating broadly on social media platforms, prompting criticism over the dimensions of preparations and questions on the usage of public sources for senior officers’ visits.
A number of customers termed the preparations a “royal protocol”, reigniting debate over VIP tradition and administrative priorities inside public sector undertakings.
Following the backlash and escalation of the matter to greater authorities, the go to was abruptly cancelled inside a day of the protocol paperwork going viral. BSNL Public Relations Officer Ashish Gupta confirmed that the director’s Prayagraj programme had been withdrawn and stated the issued protocol ought to now be handled as invalid. He, nevertheless, declined to touch upon the controversy surrounding the preparations.
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