Staff to work on ‘as is where is’ basis
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 8: The Darbar Move offices will formally open in the summer capital, Srinagar on July 6 in view of the extraordinary circumstances due to COVID-19.
‘This arrangement is a peculiar one which is being adopted this year only keeping in view the circumstances arising due to outbreak of COVID- 19 pandemic’, read the Government order issued here today in this regard.
“In continuation to previous orders and in view of review of extent and spread of COVID-19 in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, the Darbar Move offices for the Summer Session-2020 shall formally open at Srinagar on July 6,” the order, said.
It added that the offices observing five days week shall close at Jammu on June 26 after the office hours and the offices observing six days week shall close on June 27 after the office hours to facilitate packing of records and equipments.
There will be no closure of the Jammu Secretariat, which shall reopen on July 1, 2020 (Wednesday). The Civil Secretariat shall continue to remain functional both at Jammu and Srinagar and the move employees shall work on “as is where is” basis i.e. Kashmir based staff shall work from Srinagar Secretariat and Jammu based staff shall work from Jammu Secretariat. The move offices outside the Civil Secretariat shall also continue to remain functional both at Jammu as well as Srinagar.
All the Departments shall function from both the locations for which the Administrative Secretaries shall make necessary arrangements especially at the senior staff level to ensure the functionality in their respective departments, both at Srinagar and Jammu. Similar arrangements shall be put in place by the Heads of the Departments observing Darbar Move.
The Civil Secretariat Treasury and J&K Bank Moving Branch at Civil Secretariat shall be functional at both the places within the Civil Secretariat viz; Jammu/Srinagar. The Finance Department will put in place a suitable mechanism for the purpose. The dispensary of the Civil Secretariat shall remain functional at both the places within the Civil Secretariat for which the Health & Medical Education Department will put in place a suitable mechanism. The Information Technology Department shall work towards computerization of records to facilitate seamless disposal of the files at both places. The Estates Department shall provide accommodation to the Officers and officials, as per requirement at both the places.
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