Srinagar: Despite a clear Govt. order, banning the extension in services or re-employment of retired employees, Jammu and Kashmir power development corporation (JKPDC) is trying to give extension to the services of an engineer a few days before he is due to retire on superannuation.
“personally I don’t think it (getting an extension in the service) is possible nowadays”.
Naresh Kumar
Considered to be an “influential man” a “conditional” general manager (executive engineer) is due to retire on superannuation on 28th of current month. However the officer is trying hard to get an extension in his service and he is about to succeed. Sources say that a request for extension of his services or re-employment has passed through many desks and has finally reached the table of advisor Baseer Khan for approval. “the recommendation is so strong that even advisor Khan has no alternative but to sign the file, it is almost confirmed that the orders (of extension/re-employment) will come before his retirement order is issued”, the sources added.
Anil Kumar Sharma, a diploma holder, is working, “conditionally” as executive engineer (General Manager) in JKPDC and is retiring on 28th February 2021. However the officer is trying hard to get an extention in his service and he is about to succeed. “He being an influential man managed to get a case built by the corporation itself, a strong request has been sent to the Govt. and it is likely that advisor Baseer Khan signs the file before Sharma’s superannuation and he is retained” said a source.
A diploma holder in civil engineering, Anil Kumar Sharma is basically an Asstt. Executive Engineer (AEE) of erstwhile state’s Power Development Department (PDD). “Being close to the then Power Minister Sharma managed to get himself deputed, temporarily, to JKPDC as executive engineer” a source said. However his posting as executive engineer was “conditional” as is clearly mentioned in the order, No 10 PDD of 2015 Dated 25-06-2015, that on his transfer back to the parent department the said officer will have to work as AEE. He never returned and continued to work on a higher post, though on his own pay and grade with charge allowances. “Now that he reached superannuation, he doesn’t want to leave the corporation nor do his unknown mentors want to see him retire” a source said.
JKPDCL has written to the Govt. that the officer is handling some important projects which are in their crucial stages so he should not be retired. However an officer of the corporation said “does that mean he will never retire? And does that mean there is none other than him in the corporation to handle it?” He said that there are many capable officers, some, much senior to Mr. Sharma.
“Being close to the then Power Minister Sharma managed to get himself deputed, temporarily, to JKPDC as executive engineer”
It is important to mention here that erstwhile state banned giving extension in the services of Officials or re-employing them after retirement. An order was passed in the cabinet meeting in 2013 and then in 2015 Govt. not only repeated the instruction but relieved all those who were given the benefit even after 2013.
Managing Director of JKPDC didn’t answer repeated calls from Tafseelat. When contacted, Naresh Kumar, the executive director (ED) of the corporation feigned ignorance. “Such things are not my jurisdiction, it is for Govt. to decide” he said and added “personally I don’t think it (getting an extension in the service) is possible nowadays”.