Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 16: The All Minority Employees Association Kashmir (AMEAK) has expressed grave concern over what it called the continued and systemic discrimination being meted out to minority Prime Minister’s Package employees in matters of promotion and career progression across various departments of the J&K.
In a statement issued here, today AMEAK said despite clear-cut directions from the higher authorities, including repeated instructions that the promotions of PM Package employees shall be processed strictly in accordance with Government Order No. 34-JK (DMRRR) of 2022, the ground reality reflects a deeply disturbing and discriminatory administrative approach.
It said the latest example of this injustice is the issuance of Government Order No. 120 PW(R&B) of 2026 dated 10.04.2026, whereby Assistant Engineers (Civil) of General Batch 2011 have been promoted to the post of Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE), while the senior PM Package AEs belonging to Batch 2010 have been completely ignored. This has resulted in a shocking situation where juniors have been promoted ahead of seniors, which is a blatant violation of service jurisprudence, natural justice, and administrative fairness.
AMEAK strongly asserts that this action amounts to serious institutional injustice and targeted administrative exclusion of PM Package employees.
The matter is not confined to one Department alone. The Assistant Compilers appointed under the PM package in the Funds Organisation of the Finance Department have been kept waiting for nearly two years on the pretext of seeking clarification, despite the fact that Government Order No. 34-JK (DMRRR) of 2022 is explicit in both letter and spirit that the entire eligible batch is entitled to promotion. Similar undue delays and denial of legitimate career progression continue in the Agriculture, Revenue, and Food Supplies Departments.
It said the situation is even more alarming in the case of MTS, Junior Assistants, and Data Entry Operators (DEOs) serving in the Revenue Department, Finance Department, and Relief Organisation, who have been awaiting promotions for more than five years. Earlier, the delay was attributed to the non-framing of recruitment rules. However, even after the finalisation of the same, these employees continue to be deprived of their rightful promotions.
Likewise, the MTS and junior assistants of the Social Welfare Department have also been awaiting promotion for the last two years without any justifiable administrative reason.
While higher authorities, including the Chief Secretary, have issued directions to process promotions of PM Package employees on high priority, the lower administrative machinery is causing deliberate delays and adopting discriminatory attitude towards Package employees, AMEAK said.
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