Replacing word "Darbar"

GAD shuns ‘darbar’ word

published in all newspapers of J & K

Jammu, Oct 16: Finally the state government has decided to replace the word “Darbar” in its official communications with General Administration Department issuing formal orders in this regard.

GAD has vide circular no. 32/GAD dated 15/Oct/2012 impressed upon all the government functionaries, divisional and district administration to ensure that the words "Public Grievances Camp" are used in all relevant communications instead of the word “Darbar”.

This development has come in the wake of an appeal cum objection filed by a Jammu-based RTI activist Raman Sharma, who had urged the Chief Minister to issue a direction to the government departments not to use word “Public Darbar” for official meetings of the ministers and the officers.

Sharma had argued that it was against the values and democratic principles of equality.

In his appeal through Chief Minister Grievance Cell (no. 32045 dated May 19,2012) Sharma has demanded a direction for everyone right from ministers to junior-level officers to avoid words like “Darbar” in official press-notes and communications.

“Nowadays the word ‘Darbar’ is in vogue in the official press releases of the state’s Information department. Junior officers are blatantly using this word to appease ministers and senior officers. Right from public meetings of cabinet ministers to those of the officers of the rank of SDM, everybody uses the word ‘Darbar’ instead of ‘Public Meeting’,” Sharma had pointed out.

He had regretted that when the people of this country and particularly of Jammu and Kashmir state have negated the idea of monarchy some 60 years ago and chose a democratic set-up, it was unfortunate that even today after more than six decades the shadow of monarchical system continued to exist in the mindset of our ministers and bureaucrats.

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Replacing word "Darbar"