Planning Deptt cadre control issue
Excelsior Correspondent
KISHTWAR, Oct 12: Extending his support to employees of Planning and Development Department who are opposing merger of their department with Finance Department, Congress MLA has sought Governor’s intervention into the matter.
The Congress MLA from Inderwal, G M Saroori in his letter to Governor Satya Pal Malik has sought revocation of order No: 407-FD of 2018, dated 20-09-2018. “This is regarding the recent State Advisory Council’s decision No.90/13/2018, September 18, 2018 and consequent order No.407- FD of 2018, dated 20-09-2018 issued by the Finance Department, the contents of which are ambiguous besides the control of MK Economics & Statistics Cadre has been shown given to the Finance Department in the order dated 20-09-2018”, Saroori mentioned in the letter.
The MLA said that the Planning Department since its inception has been instrumental in helping State to achieve sustainable development and its role has been acknowledged by all the previous governments, legislators/ bureaucrats.
“The department flourished to a great extent and at present the strength of the department as 3272 including 443 Gazetted, 2322 Non-Gazetted and 507 Ministerial staff members. The cadre staff is discharging assigned duties like formulation of plan, CDF /MPLADS, revised estimates, Assembly questions, DDB meetings, physical verification’s, evolution studies, publication like digest of statistics and economics survey reports”, Saroori said.
The Congress legislator further said that several other assignments have been given to the department and same are being discharged effectively and efficiently.
“It is requested that said order be revoked immediately so that these hardworking capable lot could get back to their jobs, calling off their pen down strike and once again resume the smooth functioning of the office work,” Saroori added.
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