Addl DC finds several officials absent during checking

Excelsior Correspondent

KATHUA, Nov 7: On the instructions of Deputy Commissioner, Kathua, Ramesh Kumar, the Additional Deputy Commissioner, Kathua, Dr Bharat Bhushan, today conducted surprise inspection of offices located in Kathua.
Dr Bharat Bhushan accompanied by District Information Officer, Angrez Singh and Tehsildar Kathua, Avtar Singh Jasrotia, conducted surprise inspection of twenty four offices located in Mini Secretariat Complex and in the Kathua town and found several officers and officials absent.
The officers and officials found absent included Executive Engineer, Rural Engineering Wing of Rural Development Department, Deputy Registrar Cooperative Societies, Vinod Lalotra, Junior Assistant, Cooperatives, Baldev Raj Sharma TSO, Roop Lal Accountant, Hem Lata Senior Assistant, Sushma Devi Senior Assistant, Deepak Sharma Junior Assistant and Shova Devi Class IV all of CAPD Department, Kathua, Gulshan Kumar, Naib Tehsildar, Darshan Lal, Naib Tehsildar, Rajinder Kumar Girdawar, Ram Paul, Girdawar and Rimple Khajuria, Chowkidar all of Collector RTIC Office, Kathua, XEn RTIC Mech Division, Kathua, XEn RCC Upper Division, Kathua, Kulbir Singh, Junior Assstant, Amit Khajuria Junior Assistant, Arpana Sharma, Draftman, Anita Kumari, Draftman, Naresh Kumar, Draftman and Amit Sharma, Draftman all of RCC Upper Division Kathua, XEn Irrigation Division, Kathua and Dev Dutt Verma Senior, Assistant of Irrigation Division, Kathua were absent.
Today’s surprise checking of the offices was a step to check absenteeism and ensure responsive administration as the reports of officials absent have been pouring in Deputy Commissioner’s Office for the past quite some time.
The District Administration is contemplating strict action against delinquent officers/officials.