Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 17: Civil Engineers borne on the cadre of Power Development Department held an emergency meeting here in Jammu today to discuss the issue of posting of I/C Assistant Executive Engineer- Elect on AEE Civil cadre posts in Power Development Department.
The members strongly resented the order issued by Managing Director Transmission vide No-53-MD of 2020 dated-14/05/2020 wherein two I/C Assistant Executive Engineers-Elect have been posted against the post of AEE- Civil in TLMD-VIII and TLMD-V Divisions which has not only marred the promotion prospect of incumbent Assistant Engineer-Civil borne on the Cadre of PDD but it’s a compromise to the technical acumen attached to the nature of job of a Civil Engineer. These posts had been specially created by the Administrative department keeping in view the nature of the duties to be carried out by AEE-Civil.
Amidst the limited promotion opportunities available for the Junior Engineers-Civil recruited in PDD, promoted as AE vide Govt Order No-01 of PDD OF 2009 dated – 01/01/2009, having completed more than 10 years as AE and having cumulative experience of more than 31 yrs in the department as we were appointed in year 1988 but today by a single order have been deprived of the opportunity of a promotion.
They pointed out that Sweety Pargal is a Diploma Engineer appointed in year 1999 and subsequently incorporated in Degree Engineer-Elect. In the year 2018 the said official was promoted to the post of AE Elect in the year 2019 and without having completed requisite eligibility criteria of serving minimum 2 years as AE- Elect was promoted as I/C AEE in same year 2019 in violation of criteria as laid down in Gazetted Services Engineering Recruitment rules. She being I/C AEE- Elect has been posted against post held by Rajinder Pandita AE-Civil holding charge of AEE-Civil and is retiring in March 2021. Similarly, Rajesh Kumar I/C AEE- Elect a 1993 batch appointee has been posted on the post earmarked for AEE –Civil being currently held by Rajni Kant an AE- Civil in TLMD-V, who is a 1992 appointee.
They said the posting of such blue eyed officers to the post earmarked for AEE-Civil speaks volumes of impropriety and malafide intention to mar the promotion opportunity and compromise the technical nature of posts. They sought intervention of Lt Governor into the matter.
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