 Early Times Report
JAMMU May 15: Hailing the decision of Governor Satya Pal Malik to probe irregularities and scams in five government organisations and departments, including the Sports Council, Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Raman Suri today said that by bringing an order into the system, state will progress by leaps and bounds and funds meant for developmental schemes will be best utilised besides recruitments done through proper channels like SSRB or PSC.
The departments like J-K Sports Council, Skill Development Department and those into implementation of State Wide Area Networking (SWAN) projects were definitely into a real mess and need complete scanning. Once these departments are scanned the governor must take up other departments and bring an order into their functioning as well, Suri said.
Several other departments like Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA), Flood and Irrigation, Housing and Urban Development Department and Health Department also need similar kinds of scanning to identify deadwood, misuse of funds, frequent transfers and irregular and improper use of funds meant for public welfare.
One-month time is left to complete probe before June 14 and this is going to be first of its kind in Jammu and Kashmir, where accountability will be fixed, he said. Raman Suri added that panel constituted to probe irregularities in appointments and awarding of contracts must submit their report without any prejudice as its own credibility is at stake. The BJP leader said that had the SWAN projects completed well in time, it would have made communication services over voice, data and video accessible to all government departments from their own locations. |
