JAMMU: The government on Friday informed the House that around 80 per cent attendance of the employees in civil secretariat and around 55 per cent in government offices of rural areas were recorded during the initial period of unrest in Kashmir valley during 2016. Minister for R&B and Parliamentary Affairs Abdul Rehman Veeri said this while responding to a question by Surinder Mohan Ambardar in the Upper House.
The Minister further said through the constant efforts of the government, the attendance of the employees gradually improved and reached to the normal level. He said notwithstanding the difficulties, the employees of various government departments attended their duties and losses suffered during the period of unrest cannot be attributed to them. He said the recovery on account of fees, receipts etc in the Revenue Department got affected as the general public could not come forward during the unrest period.