SRINAGAR: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will virtually hand over appointment letters to newly recruited youth, including Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Services (JKAS) officers, and compassionate appointees under erstwhile SRO-43, as reported by the English daily Excelsior.
He will also launch 75 e-buses for Jammu and unveil some other projects virtually from New Delhi on January 25. Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and senior officers of the administration will join the function at the Jammu Convention Centre.
Following the virtual function by Shah, the job letters will be physically distributed among the youth.
This signifies the conclusion of a prolonged wait for compassionate appointees under SRO-43. The General Administration Department (GAD) has already released approximately 1000 orders under SRO-43. With nearly 2000 cases pending under the SRO, the Government has mandated the clearance of all deserving cases. This directive aligns with the implementation of the new Compassionate Appointments Rules starting January 1, 2023, the newspaper reported.
Meanwhile, the e-bus service is commencing in Jammu under the Smart City Project, and these buses are procured on Gross Cost Contract (GCC) with TATA. TATA will operate these buses for Jammu Smart City Limited (JSCL) for a period of 12 years and will be compensated based on the cost per km of distance these vehicles travel.
