*CSC to examine cadre review proposal for IAS, KAS
Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Aug 19: State Cabinet, which met under the chairmanship of Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed here this morning, approved 6% Dearness Allowance (DA) for the State Government employees and pensioners and constituted Cabinet Sub-Committee to examine the cadre review proposal for the IAS and KAS. Moreover, it has issued directions for transfer of land to Health and Medical Education Department for establishment of new Medical Colleges and approved promotion of IPS officers.
The 6% enhancement in the Dearness Allowance (DA) to the State Government employees will be effective from 1st January 2015. The revised rate of DA per month will now be 113% of Basic Pay with effect from 1st January 2015. The arrears on account of additional installment from January 2015 to July 2015 will be credited to the individual GPF accounts of the employees in the month of August 2015 and will form part of the monthly salary from there onwards.
In respect of such of the State Government employees, who are governed by the New Pension Scheme, the arrears on account of additional installment from January 2015 to July 2015, will be paid in cash in month of August 2015 and the employees share at the rate of 10% will be deducted at source and credited to their PRAN numbers along with the matching share by the employer. Thereafter, the enhancement in the DA by 6% will form part of the monthly salary.
Enhancement in DA will also apply to the work charged/ whole time contingent paid employees working in a regular time scale.
The Cabinet also approved release of DA installment at the rate of 6% for the State Government pensioners/ family pensioners from 107% to 113% with effect from January 1, 2015. The arrears on account of the enhanced rate of DA from January 2015 to July 2015 will be paid to them in cash in the month of August 2015 and will form part of the monthly pension / family pension there onwards.
The Cabinet also ordered constitution of Sub-Committee to go-over the cadre review proposal for the IAS and KAS prepared by the Establishment-cum-Selection Committee.
Deputy Chief Minister will be the Chairman of the Sub-Committee with Minister for Health and Medical Education, Minister for Science and Technology/Animal Husbandry, Minister for Finance, Labour & Employment and Culture and Minister for Education as its Members. The Sub-Committee will submit its report within a month.
In a significant decision, the Cabinet approved transfer of land to the Health and Medical Education Department for establishment of new Medical Colleges at Kathua, Rajouri and Baramulla districts. However, in the case of the proposed Medical College at Kathua, 200 kanal of State land in the two identified villages would be provided to the H&ME Department.
Moreover, it gave nod to the construction of new Paediatric Hospital within the upcoming 200 bedded Maternity Hospital at Bemina at a cost of Rs 25 crore. The decision was taken to facilitate the availability of Paediatric healthcare facilities alongside the maternity hospital within the same building premises.
As reported exclusively by EXCELSIOR today, the Cabinet sanctioned the promotion of S K Mishra, IPS to the Grade of DGP with effect from May 11, 2015. It also sanctioned promotion of Dr B Srinivas, IPS, to the Grade of ADGP – Higher Administrative Grade with effect from January 1, 2015.
In another decision, the Cabinet accorded sanction to the continuation of the temporary posts of IGP IR Kashmir, IGP IR Jammu, IGP CIV PHQ and IGP Telecommunication of IPS Cadre of J&K for a further period of one year with effect from January 1, 2015 in the Super Time Scale -II. However, the Cabinet decided that as a matter of policy, no temporary additions to the IAS, IPS and IFS Cadres will be made at any level in future.
The approval was also accorded to the extension for a further period of three years to the Project Implementation Unit (PIU) in Technical Education Department or till the completion of the 18 new polytechnics in J&K. To oversee the process of construction of 18 new polytechnic colleges, the PIU was established in 2010 for a period of 5 years which expired in April 2015. The construction of these polytechnic colleges is under progress and out of these, 3 institutes at Budgam, Samba and Reasi are nearing completion.
The Cabinet further accorded sanction to the constitution of an Empowered Committee to approve the formal creation of posts for regularization of left over eligible DRWs (Daily Rated Workers) engaged prior to January 31, 1994.
The Empowered Committee comprises Commissioner Secretary Finance as Chairman and other members from the concerned department, Law Department, GAD and Director Codes, who will be the Member Secretary. The Committee will give its approval after scrutiny of the proposals in terms of SRO 64 of 1994.
The Cabinet approved launching of a comprehensive Social Security Scheme by the State Government named “Asra” under which the State Government would pay or reimburse premium for the schemes viz. Prime Minister Suraksha Bima Yojana and Prime Minister Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana.
The scheme will provide social security cover to widows, destitute, BPL families and bread winners of such families whose annual income is less than Rs 75,000. The scheme will be executed by the Social Welfare Department and it will also identify all the eligible beneficiaries. An amount of Rs 50 crore has been earmarked to implement the scheme this year.
Establishment of Sub-Treasuries at Kapran and Zainapora, district Shopian with the creation of 5 posts in each treasury, retrospective enhancement of salary of the Councilors of LAHDC Leh and Kargil from September 2009 and payment of arrears on account of this from September 2009 up to 13th February 2012, transfer of 3 kanal and 7 marlas of land at Padshahibagh Bijbehara district Anantnag belonging to the Animal Husbandry Department to Tourism Department for the development of integrated wayside facility including high-end restaurant, recreation and shopping area, transfer of State land measuring 2 kanal at Estate Jablipora, Bijbehara in exchange to the Animal Husbandry Department for the construction of Block Veterinary Office & Hospital and enhancement of monthly remuneration of Settlement Assistants from the existing Rs 2000 per month to Rs 4500 per month with immediate effect also received the approval of the Cabinet.
Similarly, Cabinet approved creation of 83 posts in the Handicrafts Department by corresponding reduction of equal number of posts, transfer of land measuring 8 kanal and 6 marlas at Baghi Dilawar Khan, Namchibal, Srinagar under the possession of J&K Handicrafts (S&E) Corporation Ltd to Higher Education Department for construction of Government Degree College, allotment of 80 kanals of land in favour of Union Ministry of MSME for setting up of Technology Centre at Industrial Estate, Ghatti, Kathua on long term lease basis under the J&K Land Grants Act 1960 and creation of a post of Public Law Officer in the J&K State Information Commission by corresponding reduction of one post of Under Secretary.
Earlier, at the outset, the Cabinet expressed great anguish over the repeated ceasefire violations across the LoC and the International Border in Poonch, R S Pura and other sectors. It deeply mourned the loss of precious lives in these senseless acts of violence and expressed condolences with the bereaved families.
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