Minister Ponguleti fumes over Secretariat officials for turning up late to work

A few employees were absent from duties without any prior information and a few others were arriving late to work

Hyderabad: Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy, who made a surprise inspection of the revenue section in the Secretariat on Thursday, expressed anger over employees not turning up for duty even after 11.40 am.

A few employees were absent from duties without any prior information and a few others were arriving late to work. This was sheer negligence on their part, the Minister said, and instructed officers to initiate stern action against them.

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After checking the attendance register, the Minister said of the five sections, not even in one section had employees turned up on time for work.