Rs 84,000 fine imposed on absent employees

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Daily Excelsior
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Excelsior Correspondent
UDHAMPUR, Nov 3: A fine of Rs 84000 has been imposed on 80 employees found unauthorised absent during inspection of offices last week, apart from suspension of one teacher and warning to rest of the 79 employees.
Deputy Commissioner, Udhampur, Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary convened a meeting of the absentees and heads of concerned departments to review the explanations furnished by the absentees and initiate action under Civil Services Rules. Addl DC Angrez Singh Rana, Nodal Officer for discipline in Government offices was also present. Explanation of each employee was examined and found devoid of merit and justifications.
The Disciplinary Committee issued written warning to the erring officials of disciplinary action in case of repeated unauthorized absence. A fine of Rs 1,000 each was received from the absentees and same donated to District Red Cross Society for welfare of poor, destitute, accident victims and affected families during natural disasters. One teacher found absent from duty and making Jalebis in the school was placed under suspension, attached in same school and charged with a fine of Rs 5000 donated to Red Cross.
Employees of office of ExEn EM&RE, EM&RE- Division-II, Deputy Registrar Cooperative Societies, Animal Husbandry, Education and Municipal Council were found absent from duty during inspection by Addl DC Angrez Singh Rana.
The DC directed the district officers to frequently check attendance in their subordinate offices and ensure proper maintenance of attendance register and departure register as per circular instructions issued already and no post-facto justifications will be entertained. He added that fine of Rs 2000 and Rs 1000 has been charged upon Gazetted and Non-Gazetted employees for unauthorised absence which is in addition to the regular action warranted under Civil Services Rules.
Meanwhile, on the directions of DC Udhampur, ARTO Rajesh Gupta realised a fine of 1,35,500 from vehicles indulged in violation of traffic rules in Udhampur. The ARTO informed that an aggressive campaign has been launched to book the traffic regulation violators as per decisions of District Road Safety Committee.

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