Srinagar, Nov 29 : In a significant move, the Jammu &
Kashmir government on Tuesday directed departments to
compile a list of officers who have authorized execution of
works without proper sanction or have created liabilities on
account of land acquisition without proper authorization.
The General Administration Department (GAD) today
directed all the departments to furnish list of such officers
to the Finance Department for appropriate action within
one month. “All departments shall compile list of officers
who have authorized execution of work(s)/ project(s)
without proper sanction or have created/ admitted
liabilities on account of land acquisition/ works without
proper authorization/authority and furnish the same to the
Finance Department for appropriate action within one
month,” reads the circular issued by the General
Administration Department.
The GAD has also advised all the administrative
secretaries/heads of departments against authorizing the
execution of any work/ project without proper authorization
and to utilize government land for developmental activities
as far as possible. “It shall be ensured that land
compensation component is incorporated in the Detailed
Project Report(DPR) of all the projects, in case land is
required to be acquired,” the circular states.
It is worthwhile to mention that authorization of the
competent authority is a prerequisite for ordering
execution of work/project. The regulatory regime
governing acquisition of land for various developmental
projects prescribes utilization of government land, as far
as possible, for the purpose of infrastructural
development.
Land should ideally be acquired only in case of non-
availability/ non-feasibility of government land for
execution of the project.
