H&UDD orders inquiry in violation of SBM schemes
An in-depth inquiry has been ordered by the Housing and Urban Development Department (H&UDD) in violation of schemes of the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) under the Individual Household Latrine (IHHL) component by three municipal councils in Kashmir.
The inquiry will be conducted by Dr. Bashir Ahmad Bhat, IRS, Vice Chairman, J&K Lake Conservation and Management Authority.
At the same time, Rafeeq Ahmad, JKAS, Deputy Director (Adm), Directorate of Urban Local Bodies, Kashmir will be presenting the officer in the case.
An order in this regard has been issued by Dheeraj Gupta, Principal Secretary to the Government, Housing and Urban Development Department, Jammu and Kashmir.
“In terms of Rule 33(4) of Jammu and Kashmir Classification Control and Appeal Rules, 1956, the sanction is hereby accorded to the appointment of Dr. Bashir Ahmad Bhat, IRS, Vice Chairman, J&K Lake Conservation and Management Authority, as an Inquiry Officer to conduct an in-depth inquiry into the matter and pinpoint the staff involved in three Municipal Council/Committees of Kashmir Division viz. Municipal Council, Kulgam, Municipal Committee, Pahalgam and Municipal Committee, Aishmuqam for their lapses and violating the scheme guidelines of SBM under the IHHL component”, the order reads
Further, it is ordered that Rafeeq Ahmad, JKAS, Deputy Director (Adm), Directorate of Urban Local Bodies, Kashmir is appointed as Presenting Officer in the case.
The Inquiry Officer shall submit the report within a period of one month, from the date of issuance of the order, it added.
