SRINAGAR, AUGUST 16: Administrative Council which met today under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha approved the creation of posts of different ranks (from Deputy Director Prosecution to class IV), totaling 83 posts, in the Prosecution Department to comply with relevant provisions of Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS).
Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Atal Dulloo, Chief Secretary, Dr.Mandeep K Bhandari, Principal Secretary to Lieutenant Governor participated in the meeting.
As per the existing arrangement, there are only twelve posts of Deputy Directors to cater to twenty Districts. To have an independent Deputy Director for each District, eight more posts of Deputy Directors along with supporting staff are required to facilitate the creation of District Directorates in each District, as prescribed in terms of Section 20 of Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS). This would improve the handling of matters related to Prosecution in various courts as per the revised framework as per different provisions of BNSS to strengthen the Criminal Justice System, to ensure the timely delivery of justice.
Administrative Council also approved the creation of (772) posts of different categories for Government Railway Police (GRP) J&K to strengthen the railway security apparatus between the Katra- Banihal segment. The recommendations for the creation of (772) posts for the Katra-Banihal segment have also been made by the Multi-Disciplinary Committee (MDC), comprising members from the Railways, Railway Protection Force (RPF), and J&K Police. The proposed posts span from the post of Superintendent of Police to lower rung posts in the non-gazetted and class-IV cadre.
Administrative Council also approved the creation of 30 (Thirty) posts of different categories in the office of the State Election Commission, J&K. The State Election Commission, J&K was constituted in October 2020 with the appointment of the First State Election Commissioner. However, to date except for the post of State Election Commissioner, no post/staff have been created for the Commission, and the Commission has been functioning with the assistance of staff attached from various other Departments. It was considered necessary to create these posts to ensure the smooth functioning of the State Election Commission.
