Srinagar: The authorities has constituted a committee to probe 2274 and different unlawful appointments within the Health and Medical Education Department.

“Sanction is hereby accorded to the constitution of the committee consisting of following officers to monitor the exercise of identifying and revisiting the illegal appointments in Health Department as reported by Audit and Inspection Department,” reads an order issued by Secretary, Health and Medical Education Department Bhupinder Kumar.

Director Finance, H&ME, with 4 others as members, would head the committee.

Director Finance, H&ME Department could be the chairman of the committee whereas Additional Secretary to the Government H&ME (HRM), Additional Secretary Department (Law) H&ME, Under Secretary to the Government H&ME (HRM) and part officer, H&ME (HRM) might be its members.

As per the order, the committee has been requested to take a coverage resolution as soon as for all to settle the difficulty by making use of a typical yardstick to 2274 workers and likewise take a choice in opposition to the officers and officers concerned within the unlawful appointments within the Health Department.

The committee has been requested to submit its report inside 30 days.

Last 12 months, the J&Ok authorities’s Audit Committee detected 2274 unlawful appointments made within the Health Department within the 12 months 2020.

“Regarding the subject and reference cited, it is impressed upon you to ensure that the requisite information, complete in all respects in respect of 2274 illegal appointees as reported by the Audit and Inspection Department along with all other illegal appointments, especially reported from Block Beerwah, district Budgam, and districts Bandipora and Ganderbal as per the devised format is furnished to this directorate by February 4, 2022, at 2 pm positively through the concerned dealing assistants both in hard as well as soft copy,” reads an order issued by then Deputy Director Health to all Chief Medical Officers and Medical Superintendent JLNM Hospital.

The particulars which have been sought embody title of the unlawful appointee, designation, title of the appointing authority together with designation, 12 months of appointment, whether or not individual working presently or not, explanation for illegality and remarks.

“The Administrative Department has taken serious note regarding non submission of requisite information despite lapse of more than 2 years and accordingly vide Communication No HD-Legal/59/2021-02 dated February 2, 2022, this office has been instructed to submit the information immediately.”