JK min orders withholding of salaries of erring engineers

Jammu and Kashmir government today ordered withholding of salaries of all the non-compliant Executive Engineers across the state after its order to convene Departmental Promotion Committee (DPCs) after every six months was no followed by them.
State minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control, Sham Lal Sharma said that instructions for convening DPCs after every six months in all the divisions were passed on by the Administrative department, but majority of officers have not implemented these instructions, resulting in unnecessary delay to the employees to get their right of promotions.
The minister also directed immediate attachment of Superintending Engineer Hydraulic Udhampur, Shesh Kumar Sharma for his "poor performance".

"Since it is a serious lapse on the part of Executive Engineers of PHE, Irrigation & Flood Control department, the salary of all defecting officers shall remained withheld till they convene the DPCs in their divisions," the Minister said.