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Srinagar, October 23 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government has sanctioned three days’ special casual leave for PM package employees/migrant employees and employees belonging to Jammu division and serving in the Valley, so that these employees can celebrate Diwali with their families. Government officials gave this information.
An order issued by the Jammu and Kashmir General Administration Department said that three days special casual leave is sanctioned to the employees belonging to PM Package/Expatriate and Jammu division and posted in various departments in the Valley on October 22 (Wednesday), October 23 (Thursday) and October 24 (Friday) to celebrate Diwali in Jammu.
Let us tell you that a special employment package called PM Package was announced for Kashmiri Pandit migrants so that they can serve in the valley.
PM Package employees in Jammu and Kashmir are predominantly Kashmiri Pandit government employees recruited under a special package, which includes assurance of equal benefits and promotions as the government, as well as temporary instructions to work from home in response to security concerns.
These employees are getting benefits at par with other Jammu and Kashmir Government employees and have experienced streamlined career progression through measures such as approval of promotion scheme in July 2022.
The Jammu and Kashmir government led by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has also restored an over a century-and-a-half-old tradition of closing top government offices between the twin capitals of Jammu and Srinagar on a six-monthly basis.
This practice was started by Dogra Maharaja Gulab Singh and is called ‘Darbar Move’. This practice was stopped by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha in 2021.
The offices moved between Srinagar and Jammu are called Darbar Move Offices and include the offices of the Chief Minister, his cabinet colleagues, the Chief Secretary, all administrative secretaries, the office of the Director General of Police (DGP) and many others.
This year, these offices will be closed in Srinagar on October 31 and will resume functioning in Jammu on November 3.
–IANS
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