“This order was invoked after media started writing about illegal stay of Fayaz Ahmed Fayaz at Civil Secretariat and his involvement in modifying transfer orders”
K Koushal
In an absolute contravention of law and apparent validation of illegitimate, Principal Secretary to the Government School Education Department, Jammu and Kashmir-BK Singh has assigned significant duties to a principal, who is attached to the Civil Secretariat.
According to the sources in the department, Principal Secretary-BK Singh has allegedly disregarded GAD Circular No 22-GAD of 2018, dated 06-07-2018, which is focused on cancellation of attachments of Government employees.
“The employees presently on attachment with their respective or other departments/officers shall be repatriated to their parent department/organization with immediate effect,” reads the circular issued by Subash Chibber, then Additional Secretary to the Government.
It added that any official, who fails to join his parent department/organization after detachment, his salary shall be stopped by the concerned Drawing & Disbursing Officer (DDO), failing which the concerned DDO will be held responsible.
“In case where continuation of an employee on attachment is warranted under exceptional circumstances, the department concerned shall process his case for approval of the concerned Advisor for extension in his period of attachment which shall not exceed more than six months,” reads the order.
However, BK Singh-Principal Secretary to the Government School Education Department ‘disregarded’ the above circular with all impunity to accommodate a principal, who has been allegedly instrumental in manipulating transfers of the teaching staff, despite being on attachment at civil secretariat since the past more than one decade.
“In partial modification of office order No 66-Edu of 2021, dated 02-11-2021, Mr Fayaz Ahmed Fayaz has been assigned the responsibility to look after the establishment matters of SCERT and Training matters including training in DIETS. He shall also look after academic matters related to JK BOSE, SCERT and planning,” reads the order No 13-Edu of 2022, dated 08-03-2022. It added Fayaz shall also manage CSR funding Sports, Culture, IT, enrollment and all MOUs.
The order further assigned Fayaz Ahmed Fayaz with the duties to handle all establishment and administrative matters of NCC, Sainik School. He shall also look after Transfers and postings of Lecturer, ZEO and principal, besides all policy matters regarding transfers and promotion.
“This order was invoked after media started writing about illegal stay of Fayaz Ahmed Fayaz at Civil Secretariat and his involvement in modifying transfer orders,” said sources, adding that he has been given absolute authority to decide transfer of principal, which is again unlawful, as he himself is a principal and such matters should be in the domain of any administrative officer, preferably KAS officer.
Sources stated that Fayyaz Ahmad Fayyaz has been attached to the Civil Secretariat for the last 12 years and is calling shots by preparing transfer proposals, doing regularizations, and promotions.
“To hush up this illegality, Principal Secretary BK Singh came up with order No 13-Edu of 2022, dated 08-03-2022,” said sources, adding that this makes it evident that bottom to top, everyone is involved in mismanagement. A responsibility is given to a person, who is not even qualified Secretariat Assistant exams which are mandatory enabling a person to prepare such proposals related to promotion and regularization of employees.
Sources further claimed that the said Principal used to manage his stay in the Civil Secretariat by renewing earlier orders.
While talking to the Typewriter, Fayyaz Ahmad said that his parent department is School Education Department and he is technical officer. When asked about his overstay in the Civil Secretariat he said it is the duty of the government.
“I am associated with various schemes whether state or centre sponsored and undergone various trainings”, said Fayyaz.
When tried to contact the Principal Secretary to the Government School Education Department-BK Singh, he was unavailable for comments despite repeated attempts.
