Diversion of staff is administrative corruption: Bedi

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Puducherry: Puducherry Lt Governor Kiran Bedi today dubbed as "administrative corruption" the "diversion" of staff for "unauthorised duties" and said the "theft" of services of personnel should be brought to an end.

In a whatsapp message to mediapersons here, the former IPS officer said, "Diversion of staff to unauthorised duties amounts to administrative corruption."

"This theft of services of personnel should be brought to an end as it is a serious and uncontrolled corruption causing loss of essential manpower to the concerned departments who are too junior to resist diversions," she said.

Her comments come in the wake of a media report on the government's reply to an RTI query, disclosing diversion of workers from Public Works department to the offices of the Ministers and MLAs in the Union Territory.

"There was diversion of staff including medical staff, teachers, police, electrical technicians, drivers, helpers, office staff and more," Bedi claimed.