Srinagar: The Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad on Thursday conducted a surprise inspection of various Government Offices in Srinagar and withheld the salary of the 162 employees of various Offices over unauthorized absence or reporting late to the Office.
The inspection teams were headed by Assistant Commissioner Revenue, Srinagar, Sub Divisional Magistrate, East, and Sub Divisional Magistrate West undertook surprise inspections of different Government Offices across the District including the Rural Development Department, District Panchayat Office, Assistant Commissioner Panchayat, Chief Agriculture Officer, R&B, I&FC, FCS&CA, RTO, Revenue Training Institute, R&B, Health Institutions in Medical Zone Batamaloo, Kothibagh Higher Secondary, Middle School Kothibagh, Executive Engineer Water Works Division, UPHC, Qamarwari, BH School, Barthana, PHC, Zainakote, GMS Zainakote,
During the visit, the teams found 162 employees of various Offices either unauthorizedly absent from their duties or reporting late to the Office causing inconvenience to the public.
Taking serious note of their unauthorized absence and late office reporting, the Deputy Commissioner has ordered the withholding of the salary of all 162 employees. Further explanation was also sought from all said employees.
Meanwhile, Deputy Commissioner Srinagar reiterated that such inspections will continue in the future also dereliction of duty including unauthorized absence and late office reporting will not be tolerated at all.
He also passed strict instructions to the concerned District heads against allowing any employee to remain absent without proper permission. He asked them to adhere to the office timing to avoid inconvenience to the general public.
(GNS)
