Darbar
Move
Sir,
Huge
expenditure is incurred every year for
shifting of Srecretariat employees and
general official records from Jammu to
Srinagar and vice-versa. Now the time has
come, when this practice is stopped.
State employees are crying from last so
many months for release of their two DA
installments, other benefits and
incentives. Unemployed Qualified youths
are knocking the doors of the authorities
for recruitment in Govt. Services. People
in general and the Industrialists in
particular are asking for their basic
needs such as power, drinking water and
other development works. But the state
coffers are empty. It is understood that
crores of rupees are spent every year for
shifting of secretariat from Jammu to
Srinagar and vice-versa. Which they can
save, if this move business is stopped
forthwith. Nowadays we have facilities
like E-mail, Internet, mobile phones with
the heep of which we can communicate
messages and get informations in seconds,
thereby utilising this amount for
development and other works. It is
suggested that let us have two full time
Secretariats, one at Srinagar and another
at Jammu. Some important offices are kept
at Jammu and this sub offices are kept at
Srinagar and similarly some important
offices are kept at Srinagar and their
sub offices are kept at Jammu. Only
political leaders should be allowed to
more in case of emergency.
It has
been observed that when Secretariat
should have been at Jammu, it is in
Srinagar and similarly when Secretariat
should have been at Srinagar, it is in
Jammu. Jammuites want Govt.
machinery/Political leaders in hot
season, when they face problems on
account of electricity, drinking water
and other allied problems but at this
stage Secretariat functions at Srinagar
and similarly people in the Kashmir
valley want their political leaders/Govt.
machinery in Winter season but this time
Secretariat functions at Jammu. This
clearly indicates that bureaucrats, law
makers, policy makers and political
leaders have choosen this system for
their own benefits keeping away the
aspirations and hopes of the general
public and enjoying natural and beautiful
climate for all the twelve months. This
is a very bad practice. Let a public
opinion is sought on this issue. I feel a
true sense shall issue among the policy
makers and save the state from further
mess, agony and bankruptcy.
Yours
etc.
Subash C. Chatta
23-B/1, Roop Nagar Enclave Jammu
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Exchange
of programmes in JU
Sir,
Mr.
Lalpuri's suggestion to ensure 'mutual
exchange of programme' (D.E. 30 Nov) is
not new one. During its childhood,
Punjabi University Patiala had already
such a programme in 1964. Young scholars
from other states were invited to learn
Punjabi. In return, Punjabi University.
too deputed its selection based scholars
to do two course in the respective
languages. I was sent to the centre of
Advanced study in Linguistics, Annamalai
University. There I passed two year P.G.
Diplomas in Tamil & Linguistics.
Thereafter Ph.D. in Linguistics on
Punjabi Tamil Phonology was awarded to me
by my parent university.
This
knowledge bore fruit. When I joined J.U
in 1978, the then V.C. Prof. R.C. Dube on
the recommendation of the former Director
Dr T.R. Bhatia picked me to teach Tamil
to the students of the centre of
continuing Education J.U. as the J.U had
received a grant of Rs 15000/ from the
T.N. Govt for it.
On my
request, former Vice Chancellor Prof.
Y.R. Malhotra personally wrote to the
then & present C.M. Ms Jayalalita of
T.N. Govt to enhance the grant Rs 20000/
were sanctioned by the T.N. Govt. To
start certificate courses in J.U. I was
appointed as the co-ordinator of the
Tamil Dev. Prog. by the former V.C. Prof
R.R. Sharma. The course ran for 3 months
smoothly. Through the Development section
of the J.U. I sent a proposal to the
Tamil Dev. Director, T.N. Govt which
before my retirement. The latter has
forwarded my proposal to the T.N. Govt
for sanctioning the same. I have briefed
the development to the present young V.C
Prof. Amitabh Mattoo. Hope under his able
directions the J.U. will get the
aforequoted and similar mutual exchange
of programmes revived in J.U. so that
young scholars of scheduled languages
(say Punjabi, Dogri etc.) are adjusted
accordingly to benefit J.U in future.
Your
etc...
Porf. Baldev Raj Gupta
37, New Garden Colony,
Mission Road, Pathankot
Ph: 0186-2255828
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Indo-Pak
peace overtures
Sir,
Indo-Pak
soldiers peace initiative for a nuclear
free South Asia is a welcome step. Though
a belated move, it is expected that such
initiatives will help both the countries
to come closer to each other.
It is true
that both the countries could ill afford
military expenditure at the cost of
health, education and progress of
citizens in both the countries.
In this
context, it is pertinent to mention here
that despite India's glorious past
history and present outstanding and world
class quality of our human capital, which
not only is responsible for running many
organizations, in manufacturing, trading
and services sectors, around the world
but also responsible for advising many
countries, we have not been able to put
our own a 'house in order' to world class
standards.
Besides, a
large chunk of population is living below
poverty line. These people do not access
have to medicare and educational
facilities. The condition of roads is
quite deplorable not only in urban areas
but also in rural areas. As a result
people are still groping in darkness,
ignorance and superstition. Same is the
condition of Pakistan.
This is
because that most of money in spent on
defence. The rising cost of weapons,
electronic gadgets and their upkeep cost
India and Pakistan terribly. The cost of
a Sukhsi warplane comes about Rs 200
crores. This money is more than
sufficient in constructing a number of
schools and hospitals besides providing
them infrastructure. So it is time for
both the countries to stop hostilities
and work for the betterment of people.
Yours
etc..
Vishal Salgotra,
Rajpura Mangotrian
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