Engineer Service Forum hails J&K Cabinet’s landmark decision on cadre reforms

Srinagar, Oct 28: The Jammu and Kashmir Engineer Service Forum on Tuesday welcomed the government’s historic decision to approve long-pending cadre reforms in engineering services, calling it a transformative step that will remove promotion bottlenecks and boost efficiency across key departments.

As per a statement issued, J&K Engineer Service Forum extended its profound gratitude to  Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Chowdhury, and Additional Chief Secretary A.K. Singh along with his dedicated team, for their historic decision that finalised in the Cabinet and formalised under S.O. 281 dated 28.10.2025.

“This landmark order introduces long-awaited relaxations in the appointment criteria for Chief Engineers, Superintending Engineers, and Executive Engineers, thereby removing long-standing bottlenecks that have hindered career progression and departmental efficiency across engineering services in the Union Territory,” read the statement.

The statement added that the decision marked a transformative step towards clearing pending cases of promotion and regularisation, creating new employment opportunities, and addressing genuine professional concerns of engineers across all key departments—particularly Public Works (R&B), Jal Shakti, and Power Development.

The Forum, under the leadership of Er Nasir Amin, conveyed deep appreciation to the administration for recognising the persistent issues faced by the engineering fraternity and for taking a swift, pragmatic approach to resolve them. This reform is expected to strengthen the institutional framework, boost morale, and enhance the overall delivery of public infrastructure and services across Jammu and Kashmir.