AVINASH AZAD
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, May 2: Rectifying the blunder committed by her predecessors, the Secretary, Rural Development and Panchyati Raj (RD&PR), J&K, Sheetal Nanda has reverted back a Daily Rated Worker (DRW), who secured backdoor promotions and got elevated to the post of Executive Engineer (XEn) in Rural Engineer Wing (REW) in Rural Development Department in Kashmir.
The illegal promotee Abdul Qayoom Chalkoo during his 27 year of service got promotion after promotion and managed to reach the rank of Executive Engineer. According to documents available with Early Times, the official has been reverted back to his original position vide government order no 63-RD of 2020. “On the basis of media report published in March 2017, regarding ‘Illegal promotion in Rural Development Department’ of work supervisor as XEn and a complaint received against such official from State Vigilance Organization (SVO), J&K vide no VO-RD-G37/17 dated 10/03/2017, government order an enquiry into the allegations was conducted”, sources said, adding that the inquiry conducted by Abdul Hamid Kumar, the then Financial Advisor corroborated the misdeeds and undue benefits showered on the official.
“Chalkoo was engaged as DRW by the then Assistant Commissioner (Development) Baramulla on 11/06/1993. It has been further observed that Chalkoo, a Degree holder in Civil Engineering was regularized against the vacant post of the work supervisor in the grade of 3050-4910 vide order no. 1-GMIC/E of 2000 dated 21/12/2000 issued by the then Director, Rural Development Department Kashmir, (Camp) Jammu under endorsement no. Estt/Appl/PF/199,” documents available with ET divulged.
“Chalkoo was allowed to work against the vacant post of Junior Engineer in district Baramulla in his own pay and grade pending clearance by the Department Promotion Committee (DPC)”, the documents disclosed, adding that the engagement/promotion of the official as the JE from work supervisor was not made following due procedure.
“Services of the official as JE was confirmed on 30/06/2015. On own pay grade (OPG) the official was placed Assistant Engineer (AE) vide government order no. 226-RD of 2011 on 17/10/2011. Placement of the official as Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) Executive Engineer (XEn) respectively ordered vide Govt order no. 211-RD&PR of 2013 dated 20/08/2013 and Govt order no. 90-RD&PR of 2017 dated 02/03/2017”, the documents divulged. The basis of findings of the enquiry, Abdul Qayoom Chalkoo has been reverted to his original position as the DRW in district Baramulla with the directions to report in the office of Assistant Commissioner (Development), Baramulla for further duties. |
