Rationalisation
of pension
Sir,
In the past the
pay of J&K Govt. employees were very low as
for instance, an office Superintendent i.e.
Section officer (after promotion from Head Asstt)
even upon revision of pay scales in 1982 came to
be placed in the scale of 825-1240 and got a
meagre pay + petty amounts of D A and medical
allowance. Even with such meagre pay, the average
emoluments for determining pensions were
calculated on the basis of pay drawn during last
3 years. So very meagre pensions were granted to
retiring employees.
In order to do
justice and provide relief to the pensioners, the
Govt. issued Govt. order No. 98F of 1988 dated
1.4.88 whereby after giving reliefs as provided
vide para 1 (a), (b) and (c), it stands clearly
laid down under this para that the amounts so
arrived at will be regarded as pension/family
pension/with effect from 1.4.87. But it is
regretted that while determining the amount of
relief/pensions under provisions of new orders
issued with a view to dispensing bond denied
justice to the old pensioners, this is last sight
of and the concerned officials/authorities again
revert to irrationalised pensions, which
nullifies the relief intended to be granted to
poor old pensioners. Moreover, certain recoveries
over payments are also emerging, which were long
back deducted from the gratuity dues of the
concerned and for that payment orders authorising
gratuity need to be looked into.
Yours etc..
T R Gupta
Laxmi Nagar Jammu
|
Release
Ex-gratia
Sir,
I draw kind
attention of the authorities concerned in Jammu
and Kashmir Government and also central
Government particularly of the Prime Ministers
Mr. Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Mr. Lal Krishen
Advani towards the pathetic tale under which, a
young person from Nepal namely, Shri Sonam T.
Lamba, aged 22 years, son of Shri Singhe T. Lamba
died in prime of his youth while carrying
ammunition in his capacity as a Porter on
08-05-1999 at forward post in Kargil during Vijay
Operation. At that point of time, he was engaged
as a Porter by third battalion of Punjab
Regiment.
Since his death on
8-5-1999 till date, neither the Govt. of India
nor the Government of Jammu and Kashmir paid any
ex-gratia relief and all efforts in persuading
these Governments have added miseries to our
family, which is facing economic and otherwise
ruination. Nobody cared for our miseries while
tall claims are being installed by both the
Govts. about their quickest reliefs to those who
died for the cause of the mother-land at Kargil.
Our family feels pride that our dearest Sonam T.
Lamba died at Kargil-war but nobody at the level
of Govt. of India or J&K Govt. cared to
settle ex-gratia relief. The revenue authority
including the Home Department of J&K too
added salt on our wounds by doing nothing and
taking our miserable plight inhumanly. For six
months during winter-2000, I followed all the
quarters in J&K but got disappointment when I
returned from the Civil Secretariat empty hands
just at the close of the offices on Friday last.
I would be obliged
if the Governments of J&K and Central Govt.
takes notice of this publication and settle the
case of ex-gratia relief.
Yours etc..
Sel Dorje,
brother of Shri Sonam T. Lamba
C/o Mahajan Shoe Shop No. 6,
Sadar Bazar,
Jammu Cant-Satwari
Jammu.
|
Charity begins
at home
Sir,
Mr. Miyan Altaf,
Minister for Health's surprise visit to Dental
College is a welcome step. His intention to see
working of the college and the problems facing
the patients is quite appreciating. One hopes
such visits are undertaken in the future also.
However, before
taking such visits by the Ministers they should
see the working of the Secretariat-the nerve
centre of the state. 'Charity begins at home' is
a well known adage.
The Civil
Secretariat hardly works for more than 130 days
in a year. Sundays, Saturdays, Friday, Gazetted
holidays office movement in April and Nov.
Bandhs, Hartals. curtail the working hours
considerably. In this atmosphere, it is common
man who face music. Things donot move quickly and
in ordered manner, if someone explores about the
progress of the file, it is told that file is
missing or misplaced. Many a time leaflets
bearing favourable remarks are found missing or
detached off. Clearks and head clearks are not
available. They always have a greedy stare at the
visiting persons. Always dialogues are kept ready
for purpose to unload the visitors packets. Some
of the High officials are also hand-in-glove with
the lower staff. All this makes mockery of work
culture. I request the Chief Minister and other
ministers to improve working in this office.
Yours etc..
Sumedha Gupta.
Sector-I A Channi Himmat,
Jammu
|
 |
Militants mayhem
Sir,
In a series of
violent acts being perpetuated by foreign
militants on innocent civilian population all
over J&K, an incident of a most heinous,
inhumane and reprehensible nature has come to
light, when it was learnt that two women of
Kishtwar tehsil were not only subjected to an act
of gang rape by a group of foreign militants hold
up in the jungle but were also killed ruthlessly,
to hide the unpardonable sin.
The incident came
to notice, when two women, identified as Vargi
daughter of Parsram and Hardavi, wife of Premnath
of village Haloor in Kishtwar area of Doda
district, were over powered by a group of foreign
militants while they were collecting fire wood
from the near by jungle. Finding a good
opportunity to quench their unlimited thirst of
lust and blood, these self confessed foreign
warriors of Jehad, first raped them and then
shamelessly killed them.
Religious
affiliation notwithstanding, there was only one
common refrain from all those witness to the torn
clothes, battered faces and broken limbs at the
site of incident that: "What was the fault
of these innocent victims as they had only gone
to the jungles to keep the fire of their home and
hearth burning". Palpable fear; pervasive in
the air and visible on the faces of the
bystanders, was a stark reminder of the fact that
the fault lies with them as they have not only
been tolerating these barbarians for the past 10
years but some of them have also been colliding
with them at times. A time has come when the
local population of J&K should realise that
these foreign mercenaries have no stakes in their
well being, except completing their own mission
of ruthless subjugation of local population;
adoption of inhumane and barbaric means to
achieve the same and making a fast buck at their
cost.
Yours etc...
Anil Sharma
Gandhi Nagar Jammu
Border fencing
Sir,
During this
census, the three Rajasthan districts bordering
Pakistan have seen a net population increase of
45 percent as against a state average of 25
percent. The Pakistan border needs to be fenced
and lighted as soon as possible. This problem is
likely to get worse because of the collapsing
Pakistani economy.
Yours etc..
Shivlal Meena
41 Rana Pratap Road,
Barmer, Rajasthan
shivlalmeena@shiv meenaamail.com
|
|
|