The coalition Government in Jammu & Kashmir has initiated process to weed out “corrupt and incapable” officials from the Government sector while a new job policy was rolled out to fill up vacant posts within four months of publishing advertisements.
On Wednesday, the Government announced that it has dispensed with the services of 63 civil servants as a part of the process to remove deadwood from the administration.
Minister for Education Naeem Akhtar who is also spokesman of the PDP-BJP coalition said that services of 63 officers and officials have been terminated in lieu of three months advance salary. These include 25 officials trapped by the sleuths of State Vigilance Organisation while demanding and accepting bribes and 11 officials possessing disproportionate assets.
Akhtar said this is a part of the larger process of infusing accountability and transparency in governance. He said the Government is also going to strengthen State Accountability Commission (SAC) to ensure transparency at political levels.
Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed while addressing District Development Board meeting of central Kashmir’s Srinagar and Budgam districts also lashed out at incompetent and corrupt officers. He said the officers will be solely tested by their integrity and performance in improving the public delivery mechanism in the State.