Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 14: The decision of the Jammu and Kashmir government to scrap “discriminatory” SO 192 of 2020 is considered a gift of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha to newly recruited government employees.
According to the official spokesman of the government, the Administrative Council (AC) which met here under the chairmanship of the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, approved the scrapping of Jammu and Kashmir Probationer (Condition of Service, Pay and Allowances) and Fixation Rules, 2020, notified vide S.O. 192 of 2020 (successor of S.O 202 of 2015); with effect from 1st of August, 2022.
Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisor to the Lieutenant Governor, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary, J&K What was SO: 192?
Issued in June 2020, SO 192 was discriminatory in nature because employees appointed under this order were eligible to get only a minimum salary for five years.
“In terms of rule 3 of these rules, during the period of probation, the appointee under these rules shall be entitled to the minimum of pay level applicable to the post against which he/she is appointed”, the order stated.
The appointee under these rules shall be entitled to Annual Increment, Dearness Allowance, House Rent Allowance and City Compensatory Allowance or any other allowance sanctioned by the Government, only after successful completion of the probation period of five years.
Further, a significant number of grievances from the newly appointed employees and in-service candidates who apply for higher posts but are not given pay protection will also be alleviated.
Earlier, the Establishment-cum-Selection Committee (ECSC) headed by the Chief Secretary had found these rules to be discriminatory facing several impediments in their implementation and had recommended their scrapping. | 