A new Row

28/01/2020
There has been strong exception to the dropping of words 'Sher-e-Kashmir' from the nomenclature of JK police medals. Days after cancelling holiday on the birth anniversary of National Conference Late Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, the Government now has removed the prefix Sher-i-Kashmir (as Sheikh Abdullah is known) from Jammu and Kashmir Police Medals. An order was issued by the General Administration Department said the nomenclature of 'Sher-i-Kashmir Police Medals' has been changed to 'Jammu and ...

Disposal of solid waste

26/01/2020
Illegal and unscientific dumping and disposal of solid waste by the Municipal Council Udhampur, the Pollution Control Board took up the issue with the Deputy Commissioner Udhampur and Chief Executive Officer of Udhampur Municipal Council through series of communications. Taking serious note of the failure of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Municipal Council Udhampur to pay Rs 1.39 crore Environmental Compensation within the stipulated time-frame, the Jammu and Kashmir Pollution Control Boa...

Adopting discriminatory approach

25/01/2020
SRO-202 was enacted by the order of the Governor of the then State of Jammu and Kashmir on 30th June 2015 in exercise of the powers conferred by the provision of Section 124 of the Jammu and Kashmir constitution. As per this SRO the employees holding substantive posts that are permanent in nature and after having qualified the multi-tier exams conducted by Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (JKPSC) and Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB) have minimum pay scale (as per 6t...

Rotation of staff

24/01/2020
No doubt there may be certain cases where continuation of some officers/ officials on particular posts for unspecified period was imperative due to compelling circumstances/ technical grounds but this practice cannot be allowed to persist as the same amounts to giving sufficient chances for the development of vested interests of the officials concerned. Government has noticed that in many departments large number of officers/officials are occupying particular posts for the past quite long time ...

Implementation of various welfare schemes

23/01/2020
The honorariums of some of the employees were paid against the available funds in the department, others could not receive the money due to unavailability of concerned administrators or grass roots public representative (Sarpanchs or Councilors). The Government last year linked the salaries of the workers with these representatives and made it mandatory for workers to get their approval. The move faced resentment from the workers but continued to be in place. The Rural Development Department co...

Achieving different objectives

22/01/2020
Several Commissions and Authorities, which were existing as on October 31, 2019 when the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act became applicable should be reconstituted at the earliest. Consequent upon repeal of various State Acts by the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019, the Government has ordered winding up of several Commissions and Authorities with effect from October 31, 2019 the appointed date for the formation of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Union Territory of Ladakh...