Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 15: A Joint meeting of all the associations of Agriculture Department viz: Non Gazetted Agriculture Graduates Association (NGAGA) Jammu, J&K Agriculture Technocrats Association Jammu Division, Agriculture Technocrats Welfare Association Kashmir Division, All J&K Employed Association Jammu and ADEWA Jammu, was held today in NGAGA office Krishi Bhawan here. During the course of meeting the core & burning issues pertaining to the Junior AEOs were highlighted & deliberated upon.
In the meeting the president of NGAGA Pardeep Sharma strongly resented the proposed amendment in the gazetted service rule1988, which were got, amended by then Government from 50:50 to 80:20 vide SRO No 433 dated 28.12.2007 in the light of the long & huge stagnation since 25 to 30 yrs admitting the submitted facts of stagnation.
The president urged the Government that the proposed amendment at no cost shall be tolerated because it’s going to hamper all ways & processes of promoting the long standing Jr AEOs in row. Moreover Mr. Sharma urged the government that by enacting the proposed bias amendment there shall be more of distress frustration in the cadre of Jr AEOs who are going to swell in near future &are the feeding cadre to class VII & equivalent.
In this context the president ATWA Kashmir and JCC Shakeel Ahmad also advocated the implementation of SRO 433 Dt 28.12.2007 (Amendment in gazetted service rule from 50:50 to 80:20 in letter & spirit which was amended due to the dire necessity of removing the long stagnation of the Jr AEOs cadre ,who have been deprived of their due promotions because of the negligent attitude of the Government .
Mr Shakeel said that referral attitude of the Government for the post of AEOs & equivalent shall at no cost be tolerated, He further added though the reorganization of the long stagnant department is welcome step but carrier progression of Jr AEOs who are worse sufferers by the induced monotony in the department may be given due consideration by elevating the Jr AEOs post equivalent to the AEOs & the weightage may be given in the reorganisation of the department.
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