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| Task ahead of new Dy CM: To cleanse I&C Deptt of corrupt lot | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 3: As there are number of corruption cases against the heads of various corporations in the Industries and Commerce department, it is to be seen if the Deputy Chief Minister Kavinder Gupta, who has been given the charge of the I&C department, will take action against the tainted officials.
Sources said that over the years a number of tainted officials including some top ranking officers like Managing Directors, General Managers and Managers have brought disrepute to the I&C department by misusing their positions.
"Many of the incumbent HODs in various corporations are facing huge corruption charges and their names were referred to Chief Minister's office for taking proper disciplinary action, but surprisingly the file remained always in transit with no firm decision taken," sources said.
The department has around 10 public sector undertakings with two independent directors together and other various departments like handicraft handloom and KVIP.
"Over the years most of the corporations were found defunct and the dismal progress achieved. There was rise in the corruption practices, malfunctioning in the public sector undertakings," sources maintained.
They said that same is true with the other directorates functioning as provisional heads. Sources said that these tainted officers made illegal and backdoor appointments in various corporations. "The illegal appointees have been surprisingly given grade promotions by the tainted officers which does not stand the test of scrutiny," sources said.
"Each corporation had appointed illegally over hundred blue eyed persons. There is no accountability as how these appointments have been made and thereafter given two to three grade promotions," sources questioned.
Sources said that most of the corporations have failed to meet the financial and commercial targets as a result the PSUs have rendered cashless and lost incurring year after year.
Sources said that similar is the story with the directors of industries and commerce department where the allotments of land during last three years have been done in messy manner by giving undue benefits to the kith and kin of politicians and the politically-backed persons.
"In case a proper audit is conducted in the case of such allotments, many heads may roll," sources said.
Meanwhile sources said that from last few years the industries and commerce department have made adhoc arrangements by posting 'blue-eyed' junior officers as head of the departments.
"Now it would be interested to see that whether the new minister will end such practices and appoint the professionals," sources said.
Sources said that the General Administration department (GAD) had not even bothered to take a view on this as to how the industries and commerce department were making illegal and adhoc arrangements by violating the said administrative norms.
"The GAD had also turned absolutely blind eye towards these PSUs," one of the top officials of the Industries and commerce insisted not to be named said.
Sources said that such adhoc arrangements made by industries and commerce department have proved to be a failure with no targeted results being found on the ground.
The sources further said that in the recent years, the most junior officer was inducted as Managing Director of one of the corporations stationed in Kashmir. His order which is in the possession of Early Times says that he shall look after the work of Managing Director.
Similarly sources said that another organization which has a great role to play in the up-gradation of the industrial sector is being manned by the most junior officer and the orders says that he shall look after the work of MD.
The story does not end here; the Handicrafts Corporation has seen a downward trend which was one time a crowning glory of the state is again being looked after by a Managing Director on adhoc basic.
Sources said that all such arrangements were made purely on adhoc basic only to look after the charge of Managing director of the respective corporations. |
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