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Law Commission recommends changes in new recruitment policy in J&K
Calls for reducing probation period to 2 years instead of 5 years
Wajahat Shabir
Early Times Report
srinagar, Nov 14: After fours years of its implementation, the Jammu and Kashmir Law Commission has recommended changes in the recruitment policy rolled out by the PDP-BJP Government in 2015.
The new job policy, also known as SRO-202, was unveiled in 2015, under the leadership of Peoples Democratic Party and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). From the last four year, the SRO-202 policy had come under severe criticism from all masses.
As per the sources, "Panel headed by Justice retired M K Hanjura has called for reducing the probation period of new recruits from the existing five years to two years". While as if the changes are made then under the new recruitment policy, a new recruit has to undergo five years probation period before being entitled to pay applicable to the post against which he/she is appointed.
The report has suggested that that the employees who will be completing two years of probation on any future, a date may be taken up for such consideration on such dates.
An employee cannot be asked to wend a tortuous journey tottering, or rather, doddering his/her way to register his/her claim for the completion of the period of his probation after a great deal and lull of five years" reads the report, which was submitted to J&K Chief Secretary, B.V.R Subrahmanyam on Thursday.
The Commission has said that they kept the sword of Damocles hanging high on the heads of those recruited under the new policy.
The ruling elite of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir lived a life which even 'the Vikramaditiyas and the Mughals would not have dreamed of. They made room for keeping palatial government houses at their disposal with modern facilities till such time that they live and to the contrary they kept the sword of Damocles hanging high on the heads of this set of employees" reads the report.
"The taxable income of this ruling class all by itself had to be borne by the state exchequer in addition to a host of other amenities and facilities provided to them at the cost of the taxpayers money and these helpless employees who would hardly be making their both ends meet had the perks provided to them have been held in a leash," the report further states.
While concluding the report, the panel has recommended that the employees who have completed two years of probation on the date of the promulgation of Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act may be regularized subject to the conditions laid down in the SRO.