SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir government today asked all Administrative Secretaries to direct HoDs working under their control to immediately switch over to e-office mode of working, underling that no physical files or daks shall be entertained in the civil secretariat from March 7.
According to government Circular No. 10-JK (GAD) of 2022, Dated. 03.03.2022 in terms of Government Order No. 820-JK(GAD) of 2021 dated 02.09.2021 followed by Circular No. 37-JK(GAD) of 2021 dated 20.09.2021, and Circular No. 44-JK(GAD) of 2021 dated 12.11.2021, all Heads of the Department were directed to switch over to e-office mode of working with assistance/hand-holding from the Information Technology Department. In pursuance of these directions, all HoDs (move as well as non move) were provided the necessary assistance by the Information Technology Department, by way of provisioning of the VPN connections, creation of domain IDs (@jk.gov.in) and training of local admins/master trainers etc.
“Notwithstanding the above said instructions, the extension of timelines and the arrangements put in place, it has been observed that, many HoD offices are still not fully operational on e-office mode and continue to send physical files/daks to their respective Administrative Secretaries, a matter which has been viewed seriously by the authorities,” reads the circular.
“It is, accordingly, enjoined upon all Administrative Secretaries to direct HoDs working under their administrative control to immediately switch over to e-office mode of working. Further, no physical files/daks shall be entertained in the Civil Secretariat, J&K, w.e.f. March 7, 2022,” the circular issued by GAD reads.
