Mockery of Govt order

15/02/2019

Making a mockery of the Government order, Orderlies, drivers, water carriers, operators, drivers, Daftaris, Jamadars and PSOs of three senior IAS officers including Principal Secretary, Home, Financial Commissioner, Housing and Urban Development Department, Rural Development Secretary, besides those posted in the offices of Chief Secretary and General Administration Department (GAD), have been given one-month additional salary for conduct of Panchayat and Municipal elections in a list released by the GAD while there was no word so far on the same incentive to police officers and officials especially the constables, who risked their lives in militancy-infested areas, for smooth conduct of the polls in which, as per Governor Satya Pal Malik's statement, not even a sparrow was killed in view of strict security arrangements made by the cops in cooperation with other security agencies. Significantly, the GAD released the list at a time when the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) had sent out reminders to all the Deputy Commissioners to certify and furnish to his office the list of all Government officers/ officials, who have performed duty in conduct of Panchayat and Municipal elections for payment of one-month salary to them.
The civil administration and office of the CEO had to submit lists of the civil staff to the Finance Department for payment of one month salary to the staff, which had performed the election duty. While the CEO office was yet to receive the lists, the GAD has come out with a separate order carrying name of only 114 officials, sanctioning payment of one month additional salary to three Administrative Secretaries and other officers/officials posted in their or other Sections in the Civil Secretariat. While Government officers/officials were yet to get the salary as the Divisional Commissioners and Deputy Commissioners haven't certified their names so far, the GAD has approved salary in favour of those, who were at the helm of affairs in the Civil Secretariat and their personal staff. Barring few, majority of 114 officials named in the GAD list for payment of one month additional salary for conduct of Panchayat and Municipal elections, remained confined to their cozy offices inside the Civil Secretariat while police officers and officials along with other security personnel worked overnight to make the elections peaceful and free of violence and there has been no word from the Government so far as to whether they will be paid one month additional salary for the elections or not.

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