*Demand expansion, cadre review
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 9: The Jammu and Kashmiri Mechanical Engineering Graduates Association (JKMEGA), has alleged stagnation in the engineering wing at various levels and discrimination with the cadre and demanded immediate expansion of the department with the creation of independent full fledged department.
JKMEGA office bearers led by its president Firdous Ahmed Bhat in a press statement here appealed the Lt Governor of UT of J&K, GC Murmu, Advisor RR Bhatnagar and Principal Secretary to Govt PW (R&B) and Mechanical Engineering Deptt, Shalender Kumar for the redressal of long pending issues for Engineering fraternity in general and Mechanical wing in particular.
JKMEGA pointed out that the Mechanical being old important wing of Engineering has been always ignored as far expansion, cadre review and issue redressal is concerned. There is every department or sector in UT of J&K, including R&B, PHE, Irrigation, Flood Control, JKPDC, JK Minerals, Municipal Corporation, Tourism, Agriculture, Horticulture, Cement Industry etc and more importantly in Hospital services, where Mechanical Engineers are always find high and important demand. But unfortunately, the wing has been neglected and no expansion or cadre review has been initiated for the last four decades .
The Association demanded that the Mechanical engineering should be utilized to its full in every sector. This is possible only if the cadre is reviewed and expansion is done on merit basis for effective public deliverance and more importantly an Separate Administrative Department be created for treating Mechanical Engineering a full-fledged Department and not a service link as is presently being considered under PWD (R&B) Department; revival of JK Stores Procurement Department on modern lines for Quality Purchase, Control and Storage as per global standards; immediate creation of two full-fledged Mechanical Hospital Department wings, exclusive for hospital services, one in Jammu and other in Kashmir to share the work load of Mechanical infrastructure, Transport fleet and water supply of newly created AIIMS, Medical Colleges and Associated Hospitals, review and revival of Deputation posts in other Departments, where with passage of time the non-technical persons have occupied Mechanical Engineer’s posts and have badly ruined and affected the output and efficiency. This is possible only if a full-fledged Mechanical Department is established with Centre pool of all cadre ranks to fed other Departments and Services required and fill up all the vacant posts of Chief Engineers, SEs, Executive Engineers, AEEs etc in the Mechanical wing of the PW(R&B) department.
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