Excelsior Correspondent
POONCH, June 14: Block Development Officer (BDO) Mendhar has penalized 14 Gram Rozgar Sevaks (GRSs) for dereliction of duty and issued final warning of termination from the service.
The BDO in an order issued today sought explanation from 14 GRS- Aftab Ahmad, Rizwan Ali Mir, Tarranum Habiba, Naheem Akhter, Tazeem Akhter, Zahid Khan, Zaffar Iqbal, Shafayat Shah, Fareed Khan, Ajit Singh, Shabana Zafri, Hameeda Bi, Nazarat Hussain, Ghulam Mohuiddin, Javid Iqbal because they were found absent in an official meeting at the office without any prior permission.
The un-authorised absence according to the order, is tantamount to willful and gross negligence which warrants action. All the offenders were asked to report to the office for explanation and accordingly improvement of performance under MGNREGA.
Giving final warning, the BDO’s order said, any further violations of the Government job policy or failure to perform duty in accordance to Government employee standards, shall result in immediate dismissal without further warning.