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Govt has no proposal to regularize VDCs Proposal of enhancement of SPOs' wages lying with Union Home Ministry 10/5/2015 11:08:29 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Oct 5: The Home Department of Government of Jammu and Kashmir today said that the proposal of enhancement in honorarium of SPOs from Rs. 3000 to Rs. 6000/month is lying with Union Home Ministry for favorable consideration, adding that the matter is being pursued vigorously. It meanwhile clarified that the government has no proposal for regularization of Village Defense committees. In reply to AQ No.36 of MLA Bhaderwah Daleep Singh Parihar wherein the MLA asked for the reasons for undue delay in enhancing the monthly honorarium of SPOs, despite repeated assurances; Under Secretary to Government Home Department on behalf of Minister in charge Home stated that there are 24602 SPOs and 2709 VDC members engaged by the government in the state from time to time, adding that the honorarium of SPOs is reimbursed by the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs under Security Related Expenditure (SRE). In reply to another question on the procedure being followed with regard to recruitment and regularization of SPO's as constables/Followers; the government reply stated that as per the State Government policy framed in the year 2009 wherein the policy stated that for regularization of SPOs as constable, the person should have excellence in counter-insurgency operations, Excellence in sports and should have won Ist, 2nd or 3rd positions in individual or team events at the State or National level. While for regularization as follower, the SPO having ITI diploma in different trades or AICTE recognized diploma in computers subject to their qualifying in trade test and SPOs who have crossed the age limit of 28-years but are within 37 years of age and have completed three years continuous engagement are eligible to apply for appointment/regularization to the post of Constables/Followers. The recruitment through this source should not exceed 15% of the available vacancies. It is pertinent to mention that SPOs as well as the VDCs played a commendable job in last over two decades on militancy front as a result of which several SPOs and VDC members lost their lives while fighting the militancy, but despite making huge sacrifices successive governments in state of Jammu and Kashmir turns blind eye towards their regularization as well as for enhancement of their monthly honorarium.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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