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| PSC annoyed with administrative departments, declares recruitment rules obsolete | | | Mustansir
Jammu, Mar 4 : The Jammu and Kashmir Public service Commission has pinpointed that officers placed in Own Pay & Grade (OPG) arrangements continue beyond 6 months in many departments which is in violation of the Article 85 of the J&K CSR Act. In its annual report for the year 2012-13, tabled in the house the other day, the Public service Commission has said many departments in general and Health and Family welfare Department in particular have made OPG arrangements on pick and choose basis.
The report said while making OPG arrangements same procedure should be adopted as in making regular promotions. It said pick and choose arrangements result in litigations and invariably adverse orders from the court. The report also pointed out lacunas in release of grades by many departments. It said Grades have been released by the Administrative Departments like Industries & Commerce, Agriculture/Sericulture/Tourism etc. without consulting the DPC/PSC which is against the statutory rules. It said the departments are required to furnish the proposals to DPC in a prescribed manner and preparation of select list shall be in accordance with the Government Order No. 1303-GAD of 1969 dated 28-06-1969. However, the report points out, proposals are not submitted by the departments in accordance with the requirements contained in the said order. Therefore-the report observes- the proposals furnished by the Administrative Departments are not in conformity with the said Government order and the reservation rules laying down the procedure for preparation of such select lists.
The report said that despite repeated discussions, both formal and informal, with the concerned Administrative Departments, very little improvement has been noticed in providing of information sought by the Commission.
The report said, in fact some times the statements furnished by the departments are not based on facts , which consequently places the Commission in an embarrassing position as the new facts are pointed by aggrieved officers after the completion of the proceedings of the DPC.
This practice needs to be done away with, the Commission observes. The Commission also said it is not receiving cases on disciplinary proceedings. During the last three years not a single such case has been received by the commission which is in violation of Section 133 (c) of the constitution of the state where-under commission shall be consulted on all such matters.
It also observes that the recruitment rules of most of the departments are obsolete and do not meet the changing requirements.
Many new subjects have been introduced in different universities and in large number of candidates have qualified in these subjects. However, such candidates are ineligible to apply for the posts as they do not fulfill the requisite qualification as provided in the existing recruitment rules. In many departments Recruitment Rules have been framed way-back in Sixties. In Departments like Agriculture, the Recruitment Rules are so complex that it becomes difficult to consider officers for promotion. One of the causes of litigation could also be contributed to faulty Recruitment Rules, Therefore, the Commission observes, it is imperative that massive review of the Recruitment Rules is undertaken by all the departments and necessary amendments incorporated in the same. |
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