Health Dept forms special committee to identify illegal appointments

Srinagar, Mar 11: Health and Medical Education Department has constituted a committee to identify the illegal appointments in the department.

According to an order issued by Secretary health and medical education department, Bhupinder Kumar, a copy of which lies with the Kashmir Scroll, Director Finance will be chairman of the committee and committee has been directed to submit report within a period of 30 days.

“Sanction is hereby accorded to the constitution of the committee to monitor the exercise of identifying/ revisiting the illegal appointments in Health Department as reported by Audit and Inspection Department and all other illegal appointments and take a policy decision once for all to settle the issue by applying a common yard stick to 2274 employees and also take a decision against the officers/officials, who were involved in the illegal appointments in the Health Department”, reads an order.

As per the order Director Finance, Health & Medical Education Department will be Chairman of the committee while as additional Secretary to the Government, Health & Medical Member Education Department (HRM),
Additional Secretary Department (Law),Health & Medical Education Department, Under Secretary to the Government Health and Medical Education Department (HRM) and Section Officer, Health & Medical Education Department (HRM)will be members of the committee.

“The committee shall submit its report within 30 days from the issuance of the order.” It reads further.

(Source: Kashmir Scroll)