x

Like our Facebook Page

   
Early Times Newspaper Jammu, Leading Newspaper Jammu
 
Breaking News :   Celebrating Diwali | Over one million bogus beneficiaries removed from subsidized ration lists | Can’t compromise even an inch on our borders: PM Modi | Disengagement process in certain areas complete: Rajnath Singh | CM Omar Abdullah extends Diwali greetings | DSEK changes school timing | GAD issues parking guidelines | Satish Sharma flags off buses, assures DA for JKRTC employees | ADGP Jammu Zone greets people on Diwali | Sakina Masood inspects construction site of GMC Handwara | Delhi’s air quality deteriorates to ‘very poor’ on Diwali | Amit Shah inaugurates 1100-room rest house at renowned Hanuman Temple in Gujarat’s Botad | Centre's Ayushman Bharat scheme exists only on paper: Delhi health minister | Satellite images show North Korea dug large border trenches after demolishing road, rail links | LG Sinha commemorates Sardar Patel on Rashtriya Ekta Diwas | BLSKS celebrates “Rashtriya Ekta Diwas” | JKCIP meeting held to boost agriculture and allied sectors | NHPC observes 'Rashtriya Ekta Diwas' | SKUAST-TAJ felicitates Prof BC Sharma | SSP Railways Jammu holds security meeting | Training Program for CPIOs Concludes at SKPA Udhampur | National Unity Day observed | ACB holds two mega events at Rajouri, Jammu | Vehicle seized in Jammu for forest produce transport violation | GRP Jammu bids farewell to retiring police personnel | Congress observes Indira Gandhi's Martyrdom Day | Back Issues  
 
news details
BLOs suffering due to multiple tasks and assignments
7/7/2021 12:58:45 AM
Early Times Report
RAJOURI, July 6: Employees of Rajouri District are facing great hardship in performing their duties during the pandemic of covid 19 as many employees are engaged at more than one/multiple tasks viz.at covid care centres at panchayat level, covid containment zones, covid control rooms,covid control containment village committees, vaccination derives,covid management teams at block level,Lokmitras and supervised by punches,surpanches and BDO's.
Among all these BLO's are facing many problems, since BLO's are appointed by the Election commission of India who are the local government officials familiar with the local electors/residents and are voters/residents of the same polling station/area who assist in updating the electoral rolls using his local knowledge as mentioned in the chapter I of the handbook of BLO'S.
Being govt servant no employee can deny the duties assigned to them, particularly under National Disaster Management Act.But presently BLO'S mostly teachers are engaged in multiple duties in covid management and mitigation in addition to their duties and are displaced to the far flung areas, some of them are Lokmitras in other villages.ln a recent order BLO's are directed to conduct the survey of Migratory Tribal population at Tehsil/panchayat/village/level to the areas to which they are not familiar with.
When contacted they requested to the concerned authorities to kindly assign them the areas of their respective polling stations so that they can perform their duties properly during this pandemic.
When contacted Tehsildar Rajouri, he urged that BLO's shall only act as facilitators and if in any case certain excess happened that can be rectified . He also raised the concern that lists of such BLOs has been submitted by CEO Office to DC office and the direction are issued from there. Moreover this process is of shorter version not more than 20 days, he added.
  Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network  
  Comment on this Story  
 
 
 
Early Times Android App
STOCK UPDATE
  
BSE Sensex
NSE Nifty
 
CRICKET UPDATE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
Home About Us Top Stories Local News National News Sports News Opinion Editorial ET Cetra Advertise with Us ET E-paper
 
 
J&K RELATED WEBSITES
J&K Govt. Official website
Jammu Kashmir Tourism
JKTDC
Mata Vaishnodevi Shrine Board
Shri Amarnath Ji Shrine Board
Shri Shiv Khori Shrine Board
UTILITY
Train Enquiry
IRCTC
Matavaishnodevi
BSNL
Jammu Kashmir Bank
State Bank of India
PUBLIC INTEREST
Passport Department
Income Tax Department
JK CAMPA
JK GAD
IT Education
Web Site Design Services
EDUCATION
Jammu University
Jammu University Results
JKBOSE
Kashmir University
IGNOU Jammu Center
SMVDU