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| J&K's 'e-govt' re-employs old age Jamadars, consultants, advisors, special assistants | | Of 149 officials, 78 still in service | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
JAMMU, Mar 26: None is old till the government considers so! This seems fitting to the manner in which the state government has re-employed old age officials at various levels, mostly on the recommendations of ministers.
149 officials have been re-employed, of which tenure of 71 has ended while 78 others are still continuing in service since January 2009. Grounds of appointment sound flimsy and raise questions on government's claim of 'no' to granting extensions and re-employment.
For chosen ones are still in-service despite having reached twilight years of their life. Ask the state government and they would tell you about their contribution, which according to them, the younger generation cannot even think of making.
88 year old Abdul Rashid Khan, re-employed by Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (CAPD) Department, is eldest in the list of re-employed officials. He was re-engaged on contractual basis for a period of six months in the year 1997 due to shortage of staff in the personal section of the then Minister for CAPD. Thereafter, he has been continuing in the department on contractual basis.
After government's favorite Jamadar, the second eldest in the list of re-employed is ex-Director Doordarshan Srinagar Farooq Nazki. Engaged on the express recommendation of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah at the age of 72 years, Nazki is media consultant to the information department on consolidated basis for a period of two years. His period is likely to expire in July this year.
Curious is the case of Akhtar Ali Khan, who retired as Block Development Officer (BDO) and after remaining out of service for nearly 10 years, he was re-engaged as Special Assistant to Minister for Animal and Sheep Husbandry Aga Syed Ruhullah. 68 year old Khan was brought back to service on contractual basis for a period of three years on the recommendation of the minister incharge.
After this 68 year old Khan, comes another Khan. He is ex-IAS officer Jalil Ahmed Khan, presently economic advisor to the government. He was re-employed at the age of 67 years on January 16, 2009 and after completing first years of service, has now been granted another extension for the next three years. He is drawing the same salary which he took on the last day of his retirement in the year 2002.
M.L.Padha, who retired as Deputy Secretary was re-employed by the government at the age of 66 years and later posted as Special Assistant to the Vice-Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Board for the Welfare and Development of OBCs Kuldeep Raj Verma. Engaged on the recommendations of the Verma, Padha is drawing a salary of around Rs. 31, 500 per month. He has been engaged on contractual basis for a period of two years.
65 year old S.Mahajan, who retired as Secretary Planning and Development Department, has been engaged as consultant in the planning and development department for a period of three months for the preparation of 12th five year plan. 64 year old Abdul Rehman Shagoo, who retired as Private Secretary was re-employed on contractual basis for a period of 2 years as Additional Private Secretary to Chairperson of Jammu and Kashmir State Commission for Women Shamima Firdose.
Similar is the case of 63 year old Sami Ahmed and 59 year old Abdul Ahad Khan. While the former is Special Assistant to Vice-Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir State Advisory Board for Kissans Rashpal Singh, later is Rahpal's Additional Private Secretary. Both have been engaged on contractual basis for a period of two years.
61 year old Maharaj Krishan Raina, who retired as Deputy Secretary has been re-engaged on contractual basis for a period of two years on the express recommendations of ex-Chief Minister Dr. Farooq Abdullah, who is presently Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy. He is drawing a fat salary of Rs. 53, 288 per month.
Of the rest, ex-Chief Engineer B.S.Jamwal is consultant in the Power Development Department (PDD). The reason given is shortage of staff. Interestingly, the government which is often seen talking about salary burden has reasoned shortage of staff for re-engagement of Jamwal. There is much more to the story.
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