Leh, June 25 -- Sending across a stern message against laxity and lethargy in the UT administration, Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has ordered a major restructuring in the Finance Department, including the shunting of Finance Secretary, L Franklin and transfer of nearly two dozen officers out of the Finance Department, with immediate effect.

Sources said the action came after the LG, in a review meeting, noticed unreasonable and inordinate delays in approval of several projects, on frivolous grounds.

He observed that repeated, unreasonable queries were being raised at different levels, leading to huge pendency and delays in the Finance Department, and there was a complete lack of oversight at the Secretary level, despite direct...