Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Oct 5: Chief Secretary Dr Arun Kumar Mehta today said that over 2.50 lakh backdoor recruitments were made in the past in Jammu and Kashmir and nothing such is prevalent now.
Mehta who was accompanying LG Manoj Sinha to Kupwara said that no one should rely on backdoor channels for recruitment.
“More than 2.50 lakh people were recruited in the past through backdoor channels. What type of system was this? No one should rely on backdoor channel entry. All of this has come to an end now. Those who deserve jobs and those who don’t should look for alternative work to earn a livelihood,” the CS said.
He suggested that youth need to think big rather than relying on daily wage jobs.
The CS said that between 2021- 22, a total of 30,000 employment opportunities were generated and people of Jammu and Kashmir were recruited.
“Record number of engagements have been done. No backdoor entry has indeed been made so far. Nothing much will surface as it used to happen in the past. We aim to provide equal opportunity to each common and poor individual of J&K,” he said.
The Chief Secretary said that the water supply will reach every remote place by the end of this year. “People need to keep a check while work is going on since no such scheme will come early years. By the end of the year, the aim is to achieve 100 % work done in this regard.”
The CS said that J&K has borrowed power of 31,000 crore rupees. “Even after giving a 50 per cent subsidy, we are not able to get even 20 percent of the charges from consumers. They don’t pay monthly payments.”
He said that 24-hour power supply can be a reality in the entire J&K only if people cooperate. “If 100% payment is done by all, we will get 24-hour power supply across the region. People need to be responsible and make 24 supply a reality for that people need to pay their bills timely,” he said.
Mehta said that students need to at least qualify 12th standard in this era of education. “If there are problems or some challenges all of them can be mitigated. We need to make sure that our youth is well educated.”
He said that people need to make golden cards as it is very beneficial. “Till now about 7% of cards are pending individually.”
Mehta said that everyone needs to take part in sports activities as sports grounds have been made in each Panchayat across J&K.
He said that it is being ensured and everyone should stay away from such practices.
The CS said that there has been 100 per cent digitization of records in J&K. “We are now number one across the country. There is no need to visit offices anymore. All services, schemes, and information are available on mobile which is just a click away. About 900 services are available now online. No Government official can show any incompetence in working on grievances filed online. We have so far made about 1,000 officers pay fines for not responding to online queries,” he said.
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