Nod to wind up stationery department in Jammu and Kashmir

The Administrative Council decided to close the stationery department in Jammu and Kashmir and transfer its infrastructure and manpower to other government departments, as per need, for their optimal utilisation.

: The Administrative Council (AC), which met here under the chairmanship of lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha, approved the proposal of winding up the department of stationery and office supplies.

The Administrative Council (AC), which met here under the chairmanship of lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha, approved the proposal of winding up the department of stationery and office supplies in Jammu and Kashmir. (ANI File Photo)

Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, adviser to the lieutenant governor, Arun Kumar Mehta, chief secretary, J&K, and Nitishwar Kumar, principal secretary to the lieutenant governor, attended the meeting.

The decision has been taken in consideration of the fact that the General Financial Rules 2017 mandate the purchase of common use goods and services from the GEM Portal. Accordingly, all departments are making purchases through the GEM Portal, thus making the department of stationery and office supplies defunct and non-functional.

Presently, the department has two stationery depots each at Jammu/Srinagar and 12 sub-depots at Doda, Kathua, Poonch, Rajouri, Udhampur, Anantnag, Baramulla, Budgam, Kupwara, Pulwama, Leh and Kargil. The department has a sanctioned strength of five gazetted officers, 113 non-gazetted officials and 52 class IV employees.

The Administrative Council decided to close the department and transfer its infrastructure and manpower to other government departments, as per need, for their optimal utilisation.