Kashmir
Don’t allow employees to keep their service books : Govt directs DDOs
Srinagar, Dec 13: The Jammu and Kashmir government has directed all drawing and disbursing officers to keep the service books of the employees working in their jurisdiction in their own control and not to allow the employees to keep their service books in their custody.
They have been warned of serious action if they allow any employee to keep the service book under his/her personal custody.
The General Administration Department on Thursday issued a Government Circular vide Number 51-GAD of 2018 Dated 13_12_2018 stating that,
“The service-book of a Government servant is an important document to record all the events in his/her entire service career from the date of his appointment till his retirement. As per Article 266 of J&K Civil Service Regulations, 1956, the service-book of a Government employee is required to be kept in the custody of the concerned Drawing and Disbursing Officer.”
The order further reads, “It has been observed in some cases that original service books are not being kept in the custody of the Drawing and
Disbursing Officers but are being retained by the officers/officials in their personal custody which is contrary to the rules/procedure.”
Impressing upon all the Administrative Secretaries/Heads of the Departments to ensure proper custody of service-books of the Government employees working under their administrative control as per the procedure laid down in J&K Civil Service Regulations,” the order reads “Any deviation from the extant rules shall be viewed seriously.”
Srinagar, March 26: In order to decongest Parimpora Bus Stand, Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir directed SDA, SMC, Traffic Police and RTO to start intense drive immediately and shift all registered road side vendors to the new vending zones.
The Divisional Commissioner passed this direction while reviewing various issues of transporters and commuters at Parimpora Bus Stand.
Div Com directed Traffic and Police officers to ensure that unregistered vendors do not enter the new vending zones and violators be dealt strictly as per the law.
Other issues of Parimpora bus stand were also discussed threadbare in the meeting.
The Divisional Commissioner asked Deputy Commissioner Srinagar to personally visit the Parimpora Bus stand next week and submit the report to the Divisional Commissioner’s office.
The Divisional Commissioner stressed all concerned officers to work with close coordination and dedication so that all bottlenecks of Parimpora Bus stand will be removed immediately so thatcommuters and transporters do not have inconvenience.
Additional Commissioner Kashmir Tasaduq Hussain Mir, VC SDA, Chief Engineer R&B, RTO Kashmir, Police, Traffic, SMC and other concerned officers were present in the meeting.
Srinagar, Mar 26: After 70 years, Madwah village of Nowgam in north Kashmir’s Langate area of Kupwara district got electricity connection for the first time. The region was deprived of power supply since India achieved independence and J&K acceded to India.
This comes days after the Power Development Department (PDD) department received Saubhagya award for hundred percent electrification in the state.
Locals told Kashmir News Service (KNS), “It is like Eid for us. Even after more than 70 years there had been no electricity here. Earlier also we had approached the concerned officials, MLAs etc but no one heard us. Finally we got it. No senior official ever visited our village,” they said.
The locals thank the Executive Engineer of Power Development Department (PDD) Farooq Ahmad for delivering and fulfilling their decades old demand.
“We have seen electricity in our houses after 70 years. Now the electric bulb is lighting in my house. It is like Eid,” said an elderly, Ghulam Hassan.
Another elderly man said the last senior official of the government had visited our village some 33 years ago. “It was some 33 years ago, a senior officer of the government had come here…if my memory serves me right. Since then we haven’t seen anyone except few politicians who visit us during election time,” he recalled.
In March last year, the Government of India had stated that out of 18,452 villages in India that were power deprived 3 years ago, 17,181 have been electrified. Others are uninhabited or classified as grazing reserves.
However, Bijli is the first basic amenity the government has provided this village. The villagers say they still have demands of road and clean drinking water. “We hope the roads and drinking water will be provided sooner than later. It should not take another 70 years,” the villagers demanded.
According to KNS correspondent, the overall functioning of government run institutions is the village paints a very grim picture.
“Since no one visits to monitor what is happening in this village. So every lower rung employee working here are at their own will. The teachers’ open and close school at their own will. One day in this month only, the school was opened at 3:30 and closed at 4PM. This is how things work here. It is all happening because of absence of proper monitoring,” the locals said.
Srinagar, March 26: The floriculture department has planted 12 lakh Tulip bulbs of different varieties and colours in Asia’s largest Tulip garden that will be thrown open for the visitors soon.
Director Floriculture Dr. Hafeez Shah said that the opening of Tulip Garden was delayed due to inclement weather conditions and will be thrown open soon for the visitors here.
He added that 12 lakh tulip bulbs of different varieties have been planted while as the lights have also been installed this year to ensure the garden would remain open till later hours of the visitors.
“I wish the people from all nooks and corner will visit the garden,” he added.
Furthermore, Shah said that a plantation drive was launched on the Arbors day here and the target of planting 15500 will also be achieved.
He added that Chinar and other saplings were planted at many places. “I visited many places Anantnag including Sherbagh, Sherpora, Achabal and other places where saplings were planted. We hope the target of 15500 will be achieved till March 15,” he added.