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Graft charges: Jammu and Kashmir government orders premature retirement of 9 employees
L-G’s administration on Friday ordered premature retirement of nine employees of housing and urban development department under Article 226(2) of Jammu and Kashmir Civil Services Regulations on graft charges
: The L-G’s administration on Friday ordered the premature retirement of nine employees of the housing and urban development department under Article 226(2) of the Jammu and Kashmir Civil Services Regulations on charges of corruption.
The charges against the officers were confirmed by the departmental committees and upheld by the designated review committee under Article 226(2), include misappropriation of funds, falsification of records and raising fake bills, allowing illegal constructions, committing financial irregularities and making illegal appointments, during their tenure in various urban local bodies, said a top official.
Most of the officials have faced probes by the Anti-Corruption Bureau and were also suspended.
Article 226(2) of the J&K Civil Services Regulations, 1956 allows the government employees to be retired in “public interest” upon completing 22 years of qualifying service or attaining 48 years of age.
The Article is essentially meant to help in the removal of deadwood from the government.
“The employees are retired with a three months’ notice or three months of pay. However, they retain pensionary benefits,” he said.
The nine employees of the housing and urban development department who face premature retirement include Mehraj-ud-din Buja, in-charge senior building officer, Srinagar Municipal Corporation, who as head assistant revenue section, Srinagar Municipal Corporation, was arrested by Vigilance Organisation, Kashmir, in a trap case, Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Malik, who during his posting as in charge of EO Municipal Council, Anantnag, was involved in misappropriation, irregularities in financial transactions, illegal constructions, gross negligence and misconduct; Shabir Ahmad Wani, assistant sanitation officer, MC, Shopian, who during his posting as in-charge CEO Municipal Council, Anantnag, was involved in misappropriation, illegal constructions, Irregularities in financial transactions, gross negligence, and misconduct; Zakir All, sanitary supervisor, MC, Doda, Abdul Latief, head assistant, MC, Banihal and Sukesh Kumar, senior assistant, MC, Doda were involved in financial mismanagement by the withdrawal of fictitious bills against the non-existing safaiwallas.
The other three employees of the housing and urban development department ousted for alleged corruption are Gowhar All Tugoo, in-charge secretary, directorate of urban local bodies, Kashmir, was involved in cases regarding illegal appointments and financial irregularities made during his tenure at MC, Sopore, Shagufta Fazil, secretary, directorate of urban local bodies, Kashmir, who was found involved in embezzlement and unauthorised withdrawal of TA and 7th Pay Commission arrears and Thakur Dass, electrician, Municipal Committee, Reasi, was involved in a huge case of embezzlement of funds and financial mismanagement.
