Corruption-free J&K- Public support imperative

The Jammu and Kashmir administration has tightened its noose against the corruption practices across the Union Territory by taking several measures that have brought relief to the people to a large extent. In the last three years, several officials from different departments across the Union Territory have been arrested after being trapped for accepting and demanding the bribe, thus giving a signal to all the officials that the corruption practices can no longer be forgiven, but a strict action will be taken against them. Amid the resolve of the administration led by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, the online services have been started in all the departments here with an aim to put an end to the forceful visit of the common man to the departments, which in the result has put an end to the corruption practices and also ensured transparency in the system. Moreover, the government in Jammu & Kashmir has decided to observe ‘BhrashtachaarMukt J&K’ week from 4th to 10th September across all 20 districts. The government has stated that there were no complaints regarding the contract allocation as these were allocated through e-tendering and no contracts have been awarded arbitrarily. It was also noted that there are only 4 complaints of very petty and local nature which have been received by ACB till date, one related to deployment of number of persons by a PSU, one without any specifics, another related to antecedent of some workers and last related to early completion. The ‘BhrashtachaarMukt J&K’ week aims at reiterating the government’s resolve to ensure a corruption free Jammu and Kashmir. The campaign is primarily meant to focus on the hassle free delivery of services related to water and electricity, besides addressing matters pertaining to land. It is the time when the public should cooperate with the government and ensure that the corruption free J&K is ensured at an earliest.