NODAL OFFICER DESIGNATED RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING PROGRESS AND REPORTING TO THE HOD/OFFICE, FOR THE CLEARANCE OF ARREARS.

ARREARS CLEARANCE CAMPAIGN:--It has been observed that despite the best efforts, sometime arrears in the department tend to accumulate. Accordingly, it is necessary to organise Arrears Clearance Campaigns to liquidate all pending cases by passing final orders, the word 'Final' meaning final decision by the authority competent to pass final orders. When ever such campaigns are organised, it is essential that one nodal officer is designated for the purpose, who should be responsible for:(1) taking a stock of all pending undecided work ;(2) gearing up the machinery for the execution of the programme and for this purpose organising meetings at periodical intervals to identify and remove bottlenecks and procedural problems;(3) issuing detailed directions to the field units and all the concerned staff;prescribing a method for the disposal of cases;(4) personal daily check of disposal by all concerned and specially by the officers in charge;(5) drawing up a well planned calendar of operation for attending to old cases on priority basis without letting the urgent current cases to suffer;and (6) monitoring progress and reporting to the Head of Department/Office.These are not rigid guidelines and the department can amplify or add to these guidelines depending upon their own peculiar circumstances by keeping in view the objective to be achieved. It must, however, be kept in view that final disposal of cases is a joint responsibility and has to be shared all along the line.The main responsibility will, however, rest with the decision taking authority and it will be for him to pass final orders in each case with in the shortest possible time before the end of such campaign.