Jammu: The State Vigilance Commission (SVC) has disposed of 1742 complaints in 2015, including 44 from State Accountability Commission (SAC), and given a slew of direction on e-governance and monitoring of government schemes to ensure transparency.
The SVC in its 3rd annual report said 250 kanal of forest land was retrieved from encroachers following its actions.
The Commission also referred 61 cases to Vigilance Organisation for registration of FIRs and preliminary enquiries during this period, it said.
It has issued directions to several departments for making internal vigilance more effective and follow guidelines of e-tendering and e-procurement and ensure payments to parties and students scholarships are made through e-payment.
It has directed the social welfare department to fix criteria for establishing Anganwari Centres keeping in view the jurisdiction of villages and hamlets etc.
It directed the health department to check circulation of spurious medicines and asked it to prevent government doctors from doing private practices.
In has asked the Forest Department to minimise public interference in issuing NOCs to industrial units, removing encroachments and initiate legal proceedings against forest officials involved in or facilitating timber smuggling.
It has recommended the government to earmark one police station each at Jammu and Srinagar with the provincial territorial jurisdiction for dealing with offences under J&K Electricity Act, 2010 and issued directions to the power department to register FIRs against those resorting to electricity theft or illegal connections.
The Commission has issued directions to Rural Development Department for getting videography and photography done of all works being executed by it and upload them on its website.
The Commission has also directed the department to update the status of issuance of job cards on website.
The Education Department has been directed to monitor the mid day meal scheme on daily basis, preparation of records pertaining to school buildings which either have been left incomplete or payments have been made in full without completing construction works besides initiating action against delinquent officials and defaulting contractors.
It has also directed the department to impart training to the principals and headmasters functioning as drawing and disbursing officers (DDOs) on financial matters. .
PTI
