Govt of J&K

Srinagar: Sanction is hereby accorded to the constitution of Irrigation Scheduling Committee, comprising the following, for devising irrigation scheduling calendar for facilitating farmers at relevant times in the sowing season as per the needs of different cropping patterns for rabi and kharief crops in the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir:-

1.	Secretary in the Agriculture Production Department	Chairperson
2.	Director General, Command Area Development	Member
3.	Director Agriculture, Jammu	Member Secretary
4.	Director Agriculture, Kashmir	Member
5.	Chief Engineer, Irrigation & Flood Control Jammu	Member
6.	Chief Engineer, Irrigation & Flood Control Kashmir	Member
7.	Director Rural Development, Jammu	Member
8.	Director Rural Development, Kashmir	Member
9.	Director CAD, Kashmir	Member
10.	Director Horticulture, Jammu	Member
11.	Director Horticulture, Kashmir	Member

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Promotion/Regularization of Section Officers of Head of Departments Cadre as Administrative Officers in the Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Officers (Gazetted) Service.

As recommended by the Departmental Promotion Committee/ J&K Public Service Commission, sanction is hereby accorded to the regular promotion of Section Officers of Head of Departments Cadre as Administrative Officers in the Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Officers (Gazetted) Service, in the pay scale of ₹ 9300-34,800 + GP ₹4800 (pre-revised) revised to Level-8 of ₹47,600- 1,51,100, from the date(s) mentioned against each:

JAMMU: Filing of Annual Property Return by the J&K Government Employees through Online Property Returns System (PRS-Portal).

Sub Section 2 of Section 9 of the Jammu and Kashmir Public Men and Public Servants Declaration of Assets and other Provisions Act, 1983 lays down that it shall be incumbent on the part of every public servant to submit annual returns of the assets held by him and his family members in the month of January every year and shall indicate the reasons for increase, if any, in the assets and source thereof.

The Jammu and Kashmir Public Servants Declaration of Assets Act and Rules made thereunder provides for imposing a penalty for non-submission of the property returns by the public servants. It is further provided that if any public servant without any reasonable cause which he shall be required to show, fails to submit the return annually, he shall be guilty of committing criminal misconduct under the Prevention of Corruption Act and shall be punishable under the said Act.

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The said Act and Rules also lay down that every public servant shall submit annual property returns as per instruction issued by the Government from time to time, in respect of all the assets possessed by the him and his family members.

With a view to make the process of filing of property returns employee friendly, the Government of Jammu & Kashmir has launched online portal for filing of annual property returns (PRS-Portal) by each and every J&K Government Employee, as mandated under the Jammu and Kashmir Public Servants Declaration of Assets Act and Rules made thereunder and also as per the provisions of the Employees Conduct Rules, every year ending 31st December, by or before 31st January of the next calendar year.

The PRS-Portal is accessible on http://prs.jk.gov.in. The employees can file their annual property returns on the said portal from 1st of January and the facility automatically gets closed on 31st of January every year.

The non-submission of property returns by the employees shall invite action against them under the Prevention of Corruption Act, besides, shall result in denial of their Vigilance Clearance.

Accordingly, all the employees working under the Jammu and Kashmir Government are advised to file their property returns for the year 2022, on the PRS- Portal, from 1st of January, 2023 upto 31st of January, 2023.

Jammu: Sanction is hereby accorded to the placement of Ms. Manjeet Kour, Senior Scale Stenographer, in the office of Deputy Commissioner Poonch as Incharge Private Secretary in her own pay and grade with charge allowance as admissible under rules, for a period of six months or till the vacancies available in the Jammu and Kashmir Private Secretaries to Head of Departments (Gazetted)Service are filled up on regular basis, on the recommendations of the DPC/ PSC, whichever is earlier.

The above arrangement is made purely in the interest of administration on stop-gap basis and shall not confer any preferential right upon above Senior Stenographer for promotion as Private Secretary, as and when the promotions are considered on regular basis and shall be subject to the outcome of writ petition(s), if any, pending before competent court of law.

Consequent upon the above, Mrs. Manjeet Kour, I/c Private Secretary shall continue at her present place of posting till further orders.

Engagement as Assistant Professors in various disciplines in Government Medical College, Kathua on academic arrangement basis, in terms of the J&K Medical & Dental Education (Appointment on Academic Arrangement Basis) Rules, 2020 notified vide S.0 364 of 2020 dated 27.11.2020.

As recommended by the Selection Committee, sanction is hereby accorded to the engagement of following candidates as Assistant Professors in the disciplines indicated against each, in Government Medical College, Kathua on academic arrangement basis, in terms of the Jammu and Kashmir Medical and Dental Education (Appointment on Academic Arrangement Basis) Rules, 2020, notified vide S.0 364 of 2020 dated 27.11.2020:-

Jammu: Pursuant to the instructions issued by Department of Personnel & Training, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Government of India, regarding filing of Immovable Property Return (IPR) by the IAS Officers, various circular instructions have been issued by the GAD from time to time. In terms of Rule 16(2) of the AIS (Conduct) Rules, 1968, every member of the service is required to submit his/her annual Immovable Property Return (IPR) by 31st January of the next year, failure whereof constitutes good and sufficient reason for institution of disciplinary proceedings.

An online module has been introduced w.e.f. 01.01.2017 in respect of IAS officers for online filing of IPR. Through this module, every IAS officer can submit his/her IPR either electronically or upload scanned copy of the manually filled in IPR. This online module closes automatically after the prescribed timeline of 31st January in respect of filing of IPR of preceding year.

In terms of the extant Rules, the IAS officers have to necessarily file IPR electronically as there is no provision for submission of IPR manually. The timely submission of IPR, has assumed significance as in terms of DoPT’s instruction late submission of IPR results in denial of vigilance clearance.

The IAS officers working in connection with the affairs of the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir are, accordingly, advised to observe the above instructions in letter & spirit.

These instructions have been uploaded on GAD website www.jkgad.nic.in.

Constitution of Selection Committee for the Jammu and Kashmir Commission for Protection of Child Rights. In terms of Rule 4 (1) of the Jammu and Kashmir Commission for Protection of Child Rights Rules, sanction is hereby accorded to the constitution of a Selection Committee, comprising the following, for making selection to the post of Chairperson and Members of the Jammu and Kashmir Commission for Protection of Child Rights:-

• Chief Secretary | J&K Chairperson
• Administrative Secretary, Social Welfare Department | Member
• Secretary, Department of Law, Justice & Parliamentary Affairs | Member

Terms of Reference:

1. To ensure that the procedure prescribed in Jammu and Kashmir Child Rights Commission Rules, 2022 is followed while making selection of the Chairperson and Member of the Child Rights Commission.
2. To prepare a select list and submit recommendations to the Government for appointment of Chairperson and Members of the said Commission.
3. To prepare a wait list of two persons for each of the posts which shall be valid for a period of three months

Srinagar: Constitution of Internal Complaint Committee for female members of Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service, J&K Secretariat (Gazetted) Service-I and J&K Secretariat (Gazetted) Service-II under Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.

In terms of Section 4(1) of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, sanction is hereby accorded to constitution of Internal Complaint Committee comprising the following to enquire and dispose of the complaints, if any, of sexual harassment against female members of Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service (JKAS), J&K Secretariat (Gazetted) Service-I and J&K Secretariat (Gazetted) Service-II under Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013:-

As recommended by the Departmental Promotion Committee/J&K Public Service Commission, sanction is hereby accorded to the regular promotion of following Section Officers of the J&K Secretariat (Subordinate) Service as Under Secretaries in the J&K Secretariat (Gazetted) Service-I in the pay level 8 (47600-151100), from the dates indicated against each: