Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 27: Executive body meeting of All J&K Graduate Engineers Association Civil was held today at Lok Nirman Bhawan under the chairmanship of its State president, Gandeep Pargal in which various issues of Graduate engineers were discussed.
During meeting the members discussed the isues including filling up of all the vacant posts by way of promotions strictly as per Engineering Gazetted Service Rules, regularization of services of Engineers at all levels with one time relaxation of APRs and on the basis of Integrity certificate as done by other deptts in the past to boost the moral of subordinate staff, review of Engineering cadre, issuance of SRO for release of running grades for in service Graduate Engineers at par with doctors as agreed upon by previous Cabinet as well as Governor before removal of Article 370.
The non- serious approach of the Administration was criticised as after a long struggle, Engineers were assured of granting running grades/ Assured career progression (ACP) at par with doctors in the floor of the house of State Assembly (Cabinet Memo also issued) and subsequently two erstwhile Lt Governors also promised to grant ACP in favour of engineers but till date nothing in our hands.
They said a number of posts of AEs, AEEs, XENs, SEs and Chief Engineers are lying vacant in R&B as well as Jal Shakti Deptt since long and needs to be filled in on fast track basis for removing stagnation at different levels. At present, many of the engineers are holding additional charge of various Gazetted posts which are adversely affecting efficiency of work. It was further demanded that UT Administration should devise such a mechanism that no post should remain vacant for more than one month.
They pointed out miserable condition of Graduate Engineers of the J&K who are eagerly waiting for their first ever confirmation as Assistant Engineer for the last 17 years. Many of them are retiring now as unconfirmed and in Junior Engineers Grade. The Engineering Cadre in R&B as well as Jal Shakti Deptt needs to be reviewed for proper cadre management.
Prominent among those from who were present in the meeting included Mujib Tak (State patron), Gopal Sharma, Anil Thapa, Sanjay Gupta, Ajay Gupta, Neeraj Sharma, Ashish Bhasin, Vikram Dogra, Kulbhushan Bhau, Arafat Masud, .Rajan Mengi and many others.
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