Graduate Enggs’ delegation calls on Secy PHE, I&FC

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Daily Excelsior
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Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 18:    A deputation of all J&K Graduate Engineers Association (Civil) led by its State president  Gandeep Pargal today met  Farooq Ahmad Shah,  Secretary PHE/I&FC and projected the various issues of Graduate engineers.
The Secretary was apprised of the issues including filling up of all the vacant posts by way of promotions, strictly as per Engineering Gazetted Service Rules,  regularization of services of Engineers at all levels with one time relaxation of APRs and on the basis of integrity certificate as done by other departments in the past to boost the moral of subordinate staff, review of  Engineering Cadre, issuance of SRO for  release of running grades for in service Graduate engineers at par with doctors as agreed upon by previous cabinet, enhancement of fixed TA of Junior Engineer, issuance of clarification of grade of Junior Engineers, stopping of illegal promotions in few departments, granting of PB-IV to Superintending engineers as per the directions of Supreme Court.
It was apprised that after a long struggle, engineers were assured of granting running grades/assured career progression at par with doctors on the floor of the House of State Assembly but during the Cabinet meeting,  engineers were step motherly treated by giving PB-III after putting in 20 years of Gazetted Service whereas,  doctors are placed in PB-IV after putting in 20 years of Gazetted Service and same needs to be corrected while issuance of said SRO. Time Scale and Pay Scale needs to be kept same for Engineers as have been given to Doctors/Veterinary Doctors/BAMS/BUMS.
A number of posts of AEs, AEEs, XENs, SEs and Chief Engineers are lying vacant in Hydraulic  since long and needs to be filled in on fast track basis for removing stagnation at different levels, they maintained.
Shah had very patient hearing to all the projected problems and assured that just demands of Graduate engineers will be fulfilled.
Mujib Tak, ZA Malik,  Sumesh Hangloo,  Rajinder Bali and Vikram Dogra also accompanied.

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