JAMMU, Mar 17: Several departments are not strictly following the standing instructions and guidelines issued by the Government for timely completion of enquiries and initiation of Regular Departmental Action (RDA) and this has been viewed seriously by Chief Secretary Dr Arun Kumar Mehta, who has issued directions for monitoring progress on regular basis by the General Administration Department.The guidelines for Regular Departmental Action were circulated by the General Administration Department vide Circulars No.28 dated September 27, 2013, No.48 dated December 12, 2018 and No.18 dated March 26, 2019.As there was no strict compliance to these guidelines, the present dispensation reiterated the guidelines vide Circular No.6-JK(GAD) dated February 3, 2020 with the direction to all the departments to ensure implementation of the same in letter and spirit.
