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| Funds for additional salary to polling staff swell to Rs 52 crore | | Electoral Officer asks Principal Secy Finance to provide money soon | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 12: An official communication between state's chief electoral officer and Principal Secretary Finance has once again brought to fore the lack of coordination among the departments as later is seeking funds from the government for the announcement made three months ago.
The Official letter addressed to Principal Secretary Finance Department by Chief Electoral Officer Jammu and Kashmir has mentioned that funds meant for the disbursement of one month additional salary to the polling staff have not been sanctioned till date and the amount needed for the purpose is whooping Rs.52 crore 52 lakhs 17,911.
Last week, government had written to deputy commissioners, seeking details from them about what happened to the orders pertaining to the disbursement of one month additional salary to the state government employees who had discharged poll duties last year in October.
On December 20, last year, the Jammu and Kashmir Government ordered the release of one month salary for the employees who were deployed for conduct of Municipal and Panchayat polls this year.
An order issued by the General Administration Department (GAD) said the sanction is "hereby accorded to the payment of one month additional salary/wages/remuneration as the case may be, in respect of employees as were deployed for conduct of Municipal1 Panchayat Elections, 2018 or both."
However, more than two months have passed since the issuance of the order and the employees are still waiting for the much hyped addition wages.
Earlier, On September 25, last year, the governor's administration had announced salary incentive to its employees discharging election duties.
The government announced a month's salary as incentive to employees deputed for panchayat election duty. However as the last phase of the polls was held on October 17 with results announced on October 20, the Jammu and Kashmir's finance department is yet to issue any order related to the disbursement of one month additional salary to the government employees who discharged their duties as polling staff during these elections.
Employees told Early Times newspaper that soon after the issuance of the order on December 20, last year, they were asked to submit all the requisite details and documents at office of their respective returning officers within one day. |
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