Jammu, Dec 27:
The Empowered Committee constituted vide SRO-520 held its 5thmeeting today under the chairmanship of Principal Secretary, Finance Navin K Choudhary. The Committee cleared 174 cases of various Departments for regular engagement. Out of the cases cleared at today’s meeting, 57 belong to Estates Department, 37 of Floriculture Department, 29 of PHE/I&FC Department, 16 of Technical Education Department, 15 of PWD (R&B) Department, 11 of GAD, 4 of Industries and Commerce Department, 3 of Horticulture Department and 1 each belong to Finance Department and Forest Department. Giving further details, Navin said that till now the Empowered Committee has cleared 484 cases of various Departments. He said at today’s meeting 62 cases were rejected for want of requisite documents as specified in the SRO-520. The Principal Secretary Finance conveyed dismay on behalf of the Committee over non-submission of proper documents resulting in delay as a serious lapse on the part of the Departments and has directed all Departments to speed up submission of the cases complete.
