BY MOHD MAJID MALIK , DODA,MAR27—- After the failure of much hyped Sher-e-Kashmir Employment package, the government of Jammu and Kashmir in the month of February announced appointment of 43000 causal/seasonal laborers and as per the order issued by Khurshid Ahmed Ganie former Principal Secretary to Government Planning and Development Department on 25-10-2010, it was decided that finance department will issue the notification irrespective of engagements of causal/seasonal laborers in identified departments like Power Development (10000 posts), PHE Irrigation and Flood Control (10000), School/Education (6000), RDD (8000), Public Works Department (6000), Forest (1000) and Horticulture/floriculture (2000). As per the order of the Principal Secretary, the Government also decided that the expenditure on this account shall be boded on the cost of new projects under implementation for which the modalities will have to be decided by the General Administration Department headed by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Finance Department headed by Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Rather.
Following by the order of Principal Secretary Government, another order was issued by Manohar Khajuria Director Perspective and Manpower Planning in which it was clearly stated that Administrative department shall have to endorse in each case to the head of the department (HOD) and for inter-district cases, the engagement of causal/seasonal within the department shall be made by the concerned Administrative Department after seeking approval of the planning and development department, no engagement shall be made till the receipt to such approval.
But putting all the rules and regulations a side, Finance department headed by Abdul Rahim Rather manage the appoint of 9 blue eyed persons in PDD department and same can be witnessed from Special Assistant to Minister for Finance and Ladakh Affairs who vide his order No: PS/HMFRIA/2011-18 dated 10-01-2011 issued the order stated that he was directed by the Finance Minister to engage the 9 ITI trained Electricians at receiving station Kanir Chadora. The order of the Special Assistant to Finance Minister in his order addressed to Superintending Engineer, Power Development Department Circle-IInd Srinagar with the request that Honorable Minister had directed him to request you (SE PDD Circle-IInd Srinagar) to consider the engagement of 9 aspirants namely Mohammad Ayoob Mir son of Abdul Aziz Mir R/o Kanir, Bashir Ahmed Ganie son of Mohammad Jamal Ganie, R/o Kanir Chadora, Fayaz Ahmed Mir Son of Ghulam Qadir Mir R/o Kanir, Syed Lateef Ahmed son of Syed Mohammad Syed R/o Kanir Chadora, Mushtaq Ahmed Mir son of Abdul Razak R/o Kanir, Altaf Ahmed Dar son of Abdul Rehman Dar R/o Kanir, Mohammad Maqbool Rather son of Mohammad Sultan Rathar R/o Wagam, Parvaiz Ahmed Butt son of Bashir Ahmed Butt R/o Zoohama Chadora and Farooq Ahmed Butt son of Mohammad Sadiq Butt R/o Kanir Chadora. While endorsing the order and directions from Finance Minister, Superintending Engineer PDD Mech. And Maintt. Circle IInd Srinagar on 17-01-2011 forwards the order copy to Executive Engineer STD-II for information and necessary action as was desired by honorable Minister for Finance and Ladakh Affairs.
It was not only Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Rather who had issued the direction for appointment of 9 ITI trained Diploma holders at receiving station at Kanir Chadora, but General Administrative Department headed by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah also favour some blue eyed person and issued the order in favour of four youths from Baramullah in PDD department once again headed by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. As per the order issued by Under Secretary to Government GAD dated 25-2-2012, sanction was accorded for engagement of causal laborer in District Baramullah @Rs. 110/per day. Under Secretary to GAD while issuing the engagement order quoted Government Order No: 105 of 2010, which is share violation of the decision taken in a meeting chaired Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on 13-02-2012, in which Chief Minister directed GAD to formulate SRO in terms of making an adjustment of 43000 causal laborers in various government departments. The above mention facts clearly indicates the favoritism within the Omar Abdullah led government where the blue eyed persons close the corridors of power are being appointed in violation of rules and regulation set by the government from time to time. The appointments of blue eyed persons was done by none other than GAD headed by Chief Minister himself, beside from a top rank minister in Omar Abdullah Government and the same can be treated as not less than “cheat” with over 6 lakh unemployed youths of the state who are running from pillar to post in search of government job.