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ACB asks Principal Secretary to initiate enquiry against then I/C MD JK cements
Alleged illegal promotions
2/21/2019 10:45:53 PM
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Feb 21: The Anti-corruption bureau after receiving the complaint of alleged illegal promotions of the then in-charge Managing Director JK cements Atul Sharma, currently posted as MD SICOP, has asked the Principal Secretary to government Industries and commerce department to initiate an enquiry into the matter.
According to letter No, ACB Indus-G-2/19-2727-28 Dated 13.02.2019 in possession of Early Times, the ACB has asked the Secretary to get an enquiry conducted into the matter and share the report of same.
It is to mention here that the appointment of the said officer as Managing Director Jammu and Kashmir Small Scale industries limited (SICOP) had come in for severe criticism with insiders stating that such appointments will "derail" the functioning of the corporation.
Sources said that the complainant in his Complaint has alleged that Atul Kumar Sharma was engaged as site engineer purely on temporary basis on a consolidated wage of Rs 1500 per month for a period of 89 days in SICOP in 1994. Later in 1995, surprisingly he was regularized as junior engineer.
"It will in place to mention here that Atul Kumar is a backdoor appointment in JK SICOP in 1st instance engaged as site engineer temporarily on consolidated basis for a period of 89 days vide order No.SICOP/ DEV/1 Dated:26/12/1994 and later on regularized as junior engineer(civil) vide Order No. 74-DM(HQ) of 1995 Dated:2-9-1995," it says.
Sources claimed that the complaint has also revealed that in the year 2012 Atul Sharma, Project engineer (Civil) SICOP was sent on deputation to JKCL as I/C General Manager for the period of one-year subject to the condition that there is no senior officer available in JKCL and that the work of JK SICOP will not suffer.
Sources said that the same complaint was also lodged with the government against alleged illegal placement of Atul Sharma as In-charge Managing Director.
Sources said that as per the documents and information received by the ACB, it has been alleged that Atul Sharma has never been promoted as General Manager in J&K Cements Ltd. nor in SICOP for which no specific promotion order stands issued, instead a fabricated designation of General Manager has been bestowed upon him illegally and is being carried on.
"While going through the service record of Atul Sharma in JKCL, it has been found that Atul Sharma was basically a Project Engineer( Civil) in SICOP and was deputed to J&K Cements Ltd as I/C General Manager, Project Works for a period of one year initially vide I&C Department approval No.IND/SICOP/ Depu/2012 Dated: 11-04-2012 in the pay scale of Rs 9300-Rs34800 grade pay 4600 vide No.SICOP/Admn/118-1/1487 Dated:08-06-2012," the complainant said.
Now sources said that it will interesting to see that the newly posted Principal secretary industries and commerce department will initiate enquiry in this regard.
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