Venkaiah Naidu Pays Surprise Visit To Broadcasting Ministry, Pulls Up Latercomers

New Delhi: Top Information and Broadcasting ministry officials were in for a surprise today as Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu, who took charge last week, made an unannounced punctuality and cleanliness check early this morning.

Explanations have been sought from officials who were found missing as to why they were not in their workplace on time after Mr Naidu along with Minister of State Rajyavardhan Rathore made the surprise check at 9.30 am.

"The Minister personally checked the rooms of several officers and their supporting staff. He also looked into the cleanliness of washrooms in the offices. He also inspected the condition of electrical fittings in the various rooms and corridors in the building," a senior Information and Broadcasting ministry official told PTI.

Made a surprise check of attendance and cleanliness at Shastri Bhawan today at sharp 9:30am pic.twitter.com/107f90zZmt

 M Venkaiah Naidu (@MVenkaiahNaidu) July 11, 2016

Venkaiah Naidu, who is also the Urban Development minister, later tweeted about his visit.

"Made a surprise check of attendance and cleanliness at Shastri Bhawan today at sharp 9:30 am....Directed concerned Joint Secretaries to review issues related to punctuality and cleanliness in the offices on daily basis," he said on twitter.

The minister also added that "explanation sought from those who were not present at the time of inspection."

Officials said that Mr Naidu also emphasised that open cables should be avoided as it did not reflect a presentable and efficient working environment besides being a fire hazard.

A fire had destroyed several files in a Information and Broadcasting ministry office in Shastri Bhawan in 2014.