Srinagar, Feb 27 (KNS): J&K Civil Secretariat Non Gazetted Employees Union on Tuesday held an emergency meeting under the chairmanship of its President Ghulam Rasool Mir wherein they condemned the news item published in a local news paper under heading “Sectt Subordinate Service being synchronized with IAS”.
The Union as per the statement issued to KNS was assured for resolving all its pending demands including Cadre Review by the former Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Syed.
Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti also assured for redressal of this long pending demand of Cadre Review of the J&K Secretariat Services including Accounts, Planning and Legal Cadres to provide for better career progress to them. Last year, a Committee headed by the Principal Secretary, Home Department R.K. Goyal, IAS on the directions of HCM to examine the issue.
The Union has noticed that some office bearers of KAS Officers Association are misleading the Council of Ministers as well as the State Administration by misinterpreting the report submitted by the Goyal Committee for their vested interests.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel
Recruitment rules of all the State services provide for cadre review after an interval of five years, unfortunately no cadre review has been taken for the J&K Secretariat Services till date from the date of constitution of these services. It has been noticed time and again that some of KAS Officers creates hurdles in this process.
It is brought to the notice that General Administration Department inducted officers into Time Scale of KAS for whom no slots were available by utilizing slots meant for other feeding services. In a case, High Court has held these promotions as illegal. 2008 batch is one of recent example.
The Union appeals to the Government for implementation of the Goyal Committee Report in toto which has already been accepted by the HCM in the capacity of Minister I/c GAD, without further delay as the Finance Department has already concurred to the implementation of the said report. In case any delay tactics are adopted to sabotage the issue by any quarter, the Employees are left with no option but to launch a massive agitation. (KNS)