RTI Reveals: Several
PRC Applications pending in Jammu West Tehsil for over Half Decade
Jammu,
16/Dec/2017: Defying, the provisions of Jammu and Kashmir Public Services
Guarantee Act passed in 2011 by the state legislature there is section of
bureaucrats in the state that do not move files of the citizens without
political pressure, nepotism or probably for want of corruption otherwise there
is no reason that applications of eligible citizens are kept pending for
issuance of Permanent Resident Certificates or State Subject.
A
communication received from the office Deputy Commissioner Jammu under the RTI
Act by activist Raman Sharma it has been
revealed that there are at least 8 applications pending for 5 years in
the office of Tehsildaar Jammu West for issuance of PRCs, 6 Applications
pending for four years, 4 applications for three years, 6 applications for two years
and five applications pending for 1
year.
Earlier
Raman Sharma had filed an application with the office of Divisional
commissioner Jammu wherein he had wanted to seek information related to number
of PRC applications pending in different districts and number of PRCs issued
within 30 days. As per the provisions of Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Guarantee
Act 2011, an eligible applicant is entitled to get his/her PRC ‘State Subject’
within 30 days.
The
applicant expressed shock over the revelation and demanded a vigilance probe in
this case against the officers and officials of the Jammu West Tehsil who kept
these files to gather dust in their office in violation of the established law.
Earlier,
SDM office RS Pura was also compelled to issue over 2000 PRCs following an RTI
by the same applicant which were otherwise pending for several months for the unknown
reasons.
PSGA trashed, PRC applications pending since years in Jammu West
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 12: The Tehsildar Office Jammu West has reportedly thrown the much touted Public Service Guarantee Act (PSGA) into dustbin as applications for grant of Permanent Residence Certificate (PRC) have been pending since years together.
According to PSGA, the maximum time period for getting PRC is 30 days but in response to a Right to Information (RTI) application, filed by activist Raman Sharma, the pathetic working scenario in the office of Tehsildar Jammu West has been exposed.
The RTI activist had sought information regarding the PRCs issued in last two years and the total number of PRCs issued in 30 days.
In response, the Tehsildar office maintained that a total of 63 PRCs were issued by the office in last two years and surprisingly, all of these PRCs were issued in 30 days.
In the column the PRC cases pending in the Tehsildar office, it revealed that 8 PRC cases have been pending for the last 5 years, 6 cases have been pending for the last 4 years, 4 cases have been pending for the last 3 years, 6 cases have been pending for the last 2 years and 5 cases are pending for the last 1 year.
The revelations made by Tehsildar Jammu West office have raised a serious question mark on the functioning of the office.
"The PSGA was implemented by previous coalition government headed by Omar Abdullah and the incumbent government has also completed over two and half years.
If these applications are pending since years, then it simply amounts to violation of PSGA", an official said.
The Tehsildar office has been claiming that all the 63 applications were processed in 30 days but only the applicants could tell the real story of the delay.
"They have not given the total applications for PRC received by them in the last two years and have not mentioned about the reasons for delay of cases. It is only one part of the picture and the delay in getting the PRC is gospel truth in our state", the official said.
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