55 vehicles to be
purchased under replacement programme
SRINAGAR, AUGUST-13: Principal
Secretary, Transport and Animal & Sheep Husbandry Departments, Dr Asgar
Hassan Samoon today convened a meeting of senior officers of State Motor
Garages (SMG) and Transport Department to review their overall functioning.
Director, SMG Zakir
Hussain Choudhary and Managing Director, State Road Transport
Corporation, Manmohan Singh briefed the Principal Secretary about the working
of the departments, physical and financial achievements and steps needed to be
taken to further streamline their working.
The Principal
Secretary was briefed about the maintenance and purchase of vehicles, survey of
vehicles intended to be condemned for SMG, auction of condemned vehicles and
unserviceable automobile stores of SMG.
The meeting was
informed about the present status of the land/complex of SMG in
different districts, fleet position of SMG, Staff position and vacant post of
SMG department. It was also informed that there are 575 vehicles plying in the
SMG department.
The meeting was
informed about new initiatives for the year of 2018-19 regarding 55 vehicles to
be purchased under replacement programme, computerization of left over areas
like Regional Stores, Regional Workshops, District Garages Depots and
procurement of more automobile equipment for Regional Workshops and district
workshops to bring more efficiency.
The concerned
authorities of the department also highlighted their demands including creation
of departmental posts in newly created districts, replacement of old vehicles,
augmentation of fleet, installation of CCTV cameras, modernization of workshop
and construction of new Administrative Block.
The Principal
Secretary emphasized the concerned authorities to expedite the process of
recruitment for vacant posts in various wings, including Drivers of SMG
Department so that the working of the department could not face inconvenience
in this regard.
Later, the
Principal Secretary also participated in a function held by Employees of State
Motor Garages Union in respect of their retiree employees who retired during
last few months.
President, SMG
Union, Firdous Ahmed they also highlighted their demands before the Principal
Secretary including up-gradation of posts of Chauffer as head Chauffer,
providing of two cranes one each in Jammu and Srinagar for lifting of non
functional vehicles during perform their duties and other issues and providing
two and half day pay to the employees of SMG.
The President of
the Union appreciated the steps taken by the Principal Secretary for the
welfare of the employees of the department including holding of DPC and
redressal of other issues.
On the occasion,
the Principal Secretary presented shawls and mementoes to the retiree employees
of SMG and assured the employees of the SMG that their genuine
demands would be redressed at an earliest.
Among others, Director Finance, Transport Department, Azad Hussain,
Deputy Director, SMG Kashmir, Malik Tahir Gani, Deputy Director, SMG Jammu,
Muarif Andrabi, besides senior officers, officials and drivers of Transport and
SMG department were present on the occasion.
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