Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, June 24: Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) senior leader and former minister Mohammad Dilawar Mir has demanded immediate repatriation of J&K employees who continue to be posted in Ladakh Union Territory despite submitting their options for postings to the General Administration Department within stipulated time period.
In a statement issued here, Mir observed that hundreds of employees working in various departments like Higher Education, School Education, Health, PDD, Finance, Planning, Home, PWD, PHE and National Health Mission, who belong to both divisions of J&K, are suffering immensely because of challenging socio-environmental conditions in Ladakh.
“Unfortunately, the J&K administration seems to have forgotten about the plight of its employees working in hostile conditions of Ladakh UT even after seeking their choices for places of postings in J&K,” Mir remarked. He appealed to the Union Home Minister to intervene into the matter and order immediate shifting of these hapless employees from Union Territory of Ladakh to their respective divisions in J&K.
The JKA leader averred that most of the employees as per rules have already completed their mandatory period in Leh and Kargil in Ladakh UT. “A significant number of employees who are from Kashmir and Jammu divisions were posted in Ladakh before August 5, 2019 and have completed around four years of their tenure at their present places of postings. Most of these employees had opted J&K after GAD issued a circular seeking their choices for postings. But till date these employees are not being shifted to J&K which has created a lot of problems for their families,” Mir added.
He said Ladakh being known for its harsh winters and high altitude areas has caused severe health problems to the J&K employees who find it very difficult to get acclimatized to its socio-climatic conditions. “JKAP appeals to LG G C Murmu to take up this matter with Home Ministry on priority basis and ensure the necessary directions are issued in this regard,” Mir pleaded.
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