35 officers suspended

Excelsior Correspondent
RAJOURI, Oct 7: District Development Commissioner,  Rajouri has issued directions for placing 35 officials under suspension and deduction of one day salary as well as departmental action after these officials were found absent during an inspection today.
Additional DDC Avtar Singh Chib, Chief Planning Officer A H Choudhary, Assistant Commisisoner Defence Ramkesh Sharma and GM DIC Khalil-ur-Rehman led teams conducted simultaneous inspections in 13 Government offices and institutions to check attendance and punctuality.
The inspection teams found 35 officials on unauthorised absence from duty, who included 4 in CMO office, 3 in DyCMO office, 2 in PHE Sub-Div, 2 in Veterinary Hospital, 4 in Sericulture Development Office, 2 in PHE Lab, 5 in Xen EM&RE office, 1 in Boys HSS Rajouri and 13 in office of  Project Officer IWMP. Entire staff of Project Officer DUDA was found absent except one Orderly, for which separate enquiry is being conducted.
Leave registers and attendance registers were also seized from all offices and service books of the absentees have also been requisitioned from DDOs. Directions have been issued to District Treasury for withholding salary of officers / officials till completion of departmental enquiry and action.
Apart from officials found absent from duty some other officials were shown in records as deputed on duty which is being examined and verified.