Non-availability of initial appointment orders on JKHRMS | J&K Govt asks admin secretaries to submit supportive documents within 15 days

Jammu, Nov 2: The J&K government has asked all the administrative secretaries to submit supporting documents, in support of the claim of around 1000 employees, whose “salaries have kept withheld since the rolling out of JKHRMS because of non-availability of initial appointment orders”, within 15 days.

The list of these employees, including two District and Session Judges; one IFS and one JKAS officers, has maximum i.e., 540 employees of J&K Health and Medical Education department.
“In order to establish the genuineness of the appointment of these employees, the specified list of supporting documents, though not exhaustive, is critical in support of the claim of the employee in whose case initial appointment order is not available,” GAD has directed.

The list of supporting documents includes authenticated first page of service book indicating relevant entries regarding initial appointment; recommendation of SSB/PSC etc. (in case of direct recruitment); entries in muster roll or in allied record regarding payment of wages before regularization (in case of regularization of contractual or daily- wager or ad-hoc etc.); reference of appointment in record. (e.g. DPC minutes or Quasi permanent order or notified seniority etc.); entries regarding initial appointment in Pay Acquaintance Roll or Allied record; reference of Archives Department or Government Gazette or any other document.

“The requisite information as per the format along with the connected (supporting) documents and recommendation of the Administrative Department regarding genuineness of the claims of the employees regarding regular appointment and continuous unblemished public service may be furnished to this department, within fortnight positively for placing the cases before the committee constituted vide Government Order No. 863-JK(GAD) of 2023 dated July 17, 2023 for consideration,” GAD directed the administrative secretaries.