Jammu, Jan 20: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has constituted a high-level panel led by Shantmanu, Financial Commissioner (Additional Chief Secretary) Higher Education Department, for monitoring the conduct of the Departmental Promotional Committees (DPCs) across the departments in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
The committee, formed under Government Order No. 107-JK(GAD) of 2025, will oversee the functioning of Departmental Promotion Committees (DPCs) across all administrative departments in the Union Territory.
The committee comprises senior IAS officers and a secretary from key government departments: Shantmanu, IAS, Financial Commissioner (Additional Chief Secretary), Higher Education Department – Chairman, Shaleen Kabra, IAS, Financial Commissioner (Additional Chief Secretary), Jal Shakti Department – Member, Santosh D. Vaidya, IAS, Principal Secretary to the Government, Finance Department – Member, M. Raju, IAS, Commissioner/Secretary to the Government, General Administration Department – Member, Achal Sethi, Secretary, Department of Law, Justice & Parliamentary Affairs – Member.
The committee has been tasked with, Ensuring the timely conduct of DPC meetings across administrative departments and their subordinate offices, Addressing stagnation and creating clear roadmaps for the career progression of employees and resolving issues of promotional vacancies, reducing the need for ad hoc promotions, and curbing additional charge assignments.
The committee will work closely with concerned departments to record decisions, take actionable measures, and report progress to the General Administration Department for appraisal.
Officials said this initiative is expected to bring greater transparency and efficiency to the promotion process, fostering career growth and addressing long-pending grievances of government employees. (ANB)
