By: Ibni Maqbool
Srinagar: In a move aimed at merging erstwhile J&K cadre with AGMUT, the Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has come up with a draft seniority list of the Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers of AGMUT cadre.
The MoEF&CC has prepared a draft seniority list of IFS officers of AGMUT cadre (including UT of Jammu & Kashmir) and sought views/ comments of concerned IFS officers and segments.
The move has been necessitated after the Centre abolished J&K cadre and merged it with AGMUT cadre. “Consequent upon proclamation of J&K Reorganisation Act, 2019, Jammu & Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Act, 2021 and fixation of IFS cadre strength rules of AGMUT cadre of IFS including UT of J&K and Ladakh by Department of Personnel & Trainings, a draft inter-se-seniority of IFS officers of AGMUT cadre (including UT of J&K & UT of Ladakh) has been prepared,” reads a communique by the Ministry to IFS officers.
According to the letter, a draft seniority list up to the 2014 batch of IFS officers of AGMUT cadre has been prepared and uploaded for comments/ views of concerned officers.
The seniority list also consists of tentative inter-se-seniority of the officers of 2015 batch onwards of AGMUT cadre, including UT of J&K and UT of J&K.
But, according to the letter, their final inter-se-seniority list may undergo change as per their position in the gradation list for their batches.
“All concerned segments/IFS officers of AGMUT cadre are requested to bring discrepancies, if any, to this ministry latest by 24.04.2022 through their segments/ office where at presently he/she is posted, failing which, it may be presumed that they have no grievances and inter-se-seniority list up to 2014 batch will be treated as final,” the letter states.
The draft seniority list has been prepared from January 7, 2021 as DOPT’s notification for IFS cadre strength Rules became effective from that day.
It is worthwhile to mention that 58 IFS posts of AGMUT cadre would be under J&K administration.