Govt imposes ban on adhoc, contractual, casual appointments, All those engaged after 2010, 2015 to be terminated

Nissar Shaheen;

In a major decision, the State Government today imposed complete ban on engagement of casual, seasonal, adhoc, contractual, need based and daily rated workers in all Departments with immediate effect and directed that all such workers, who were engaged after April 29, 2010 and March 17, 2015 will be disengaged immediately.

The Government order issued by the General Administration Department (GAD) vide Circular No. 3-GAD of 2019 dated 24.5.2019, warned disciplinary action against the officers if they make any such appointment in contravention of rules.

Henceforth, the Government announced that all vacancies will be filled up strictly in accordance with rules governing recruitment to the respective services or posts. The Government order comes just a day after declaration of results for Parliamentary seats to ensure that it doesn’t violate the Model Code of Conduct.

Official sources told the Excelsior that Governor Satya Pal Malik has received many complaints that some Government officers in connivance with the politicians had engaged number of workers on adhoc, contractual, consolidated, need bases, seasonal etc in contravention of the Rules as the Government had barred such appointments.

In some of the cases, the workers had been engaged by issuing back dated orders,” sources pointed out and said the Government acted on the basis of such complaints. The GAD Order issued today said: “With effect from commencement of this Act, no appointment will be made by any department against any post on adhoc or contractual, consolidated or temporary basis and all vacant posts will be filled up strictly in accordance with the rules governing recruitment to the respective services or posts”.It added that if any appointment is made by any officer in contrave