No transparent procedure

26/06/2019
Finally, axe has fallen on all the need based workers who were engaged in the Jammu and Kashmir State Industrial Development Corporation Limited (SIDCO) from time to time under political pressure and on extraneous considerations. Moreover, the Superintending Engineer and Executive Engineers of the Corporation have been explicitly told to be cautious in future failing which penal action will be taken against them.This issue even figured in the Legislative Assembly in the year 2018 and following ...

Fulfilling mandate

25/06/2019
Notwithstanding the fact that it has to lay down policies and plans for disaster risk reduction and assess the preparedness of various Government departments and agencies to handle disasters, the Jammu and Kashmir State Disaster Management Authority has failed to meet during the past over one and half year due to the slackness on the part of those at the helm of affairs in the Disaster Management, Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Department.Due to this fate of several decisions taken i...

Key provisions of State Litigation Policy

24/06/2019
Despite being aware of the fact that litigations against the State and its various agencies are burgeoning, the Government has failed to act on the key provisions of the State Litigation Policy, which was drafted nearly eight years back. Even no mechanism has been put in place to review the implementation of policy after regular intervals. The State Litigation Policy was notified by the Department of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs vide Government Order No.2486-LD(A) dated August 24, 201...

Checking illegalities, ensuring accountability

23/06/2019
Axe is all set to fall on several officers, who have been escaping the action since long, as Government has sought status of the enquiries pending in different wings of the Housing and Urban Development Department during the past five years. Moreover, this step would help in ensuring accountability in these establishments having the primary responsibility of resolving the grievances of the people and completion of vital projects. Principal Secretary to Government, Department of Housing and Urba...

Strengthening the Panchayats

22/06/2019
In a significant decision aimed at strengthening the Panchayats, the State Government few days back announced its ambitious programme 'Back to the Village', which will be launched between June 20 and 27 covering all 4500 Panchayats, which will be accessed by the Gazetted Officers of the State, during week long programme. Only on May 27 i.e. immediately after the completion of process for general elections, Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam had shared with the Administrative Secretaries the conce...

Resentment among industrialists

21/06/2019
Notwithstanding the fact that it has crucial role to play in the implementation of the State Industrial Policy and giving necessary fillip to the industrial sector by timely overcoming the obstacles, Industrial Advisory Committee has not met during the past nearly one and half year due to lack of interest on the part of Industries and Commerce Department. Due to inordinate delay in holding meetings of this vital body the problems being confronted by the industrialists in Jammu as well as Kashmi...

Kidney Transplant Centre remains on papers

20/06/2019
Every year about 2000 kidney patients are referred from Super Speciality Hospital Jammu to either SKIMS Soura in Srinagar, PGI Chandigarh or AIIMS Delhi for kidney transplant as there is no such facility in Jammu. Only dialysis facility is available in SSH. Despite High Court directions and lapse of over four years the Kidney Transplant Centre is nowhere in sight at Government Super Speciality Hospital Jammu even though a sum of Rs 15 crore has already been sanctioned and Jammu and Kashmir Orga...