Amidst the COVID-19 progressions the Dogra Sadar Sabha held a meeting with the press today the 19th of June, 2020 under strict norms of social distancing. Hilarious after the Union Territory government announced to function the UT secretariats simultaneously at both the capitals, the DSS profusely thanked the State & the Central Government agreeing to what the DSS had been persistently demanding and struggling for the last one decade. Though compelled by the COVID pandemic, it has been a very positive, landmark and historical decision that shall benefit both Jammu and Kashmir regions who will have government accessible round the year; instead of five months a year and can approach them when they are needed most during winters in Valley and burning heat of summers in Jammu region. It shall also help the staff who shall be rid off the nomads life throughout their service with disrupted children education. Besides, the transportation expenditure, disruption in work twice a year, the government will save on dual maintenance of accommodations, transport fleets in waiting at both ends. The savings will overweigh the expenditure, even if some additional working hands are to be employed. The balance of enormous saving may be handy for improving the much needed medical infrastructure and developmental activities.
The DSS proposes that instead of dividing the departments, there should be an arrangement to divide each department so that the functioning of each continues at both ends, throughout the year, said Sh. G. S. Charak Former Minister & President of the Sabha, he demanded that all departmental facilities should be available to both regions, while the top bureaucracy and functionaries can supervise online and visit both secretariats in turn. The DSS also reminded the government of their other standing request to shift the secretariat check point 50 mtrs towards the main building and remove the barrier that denies the main road to the town dividing the historic city of Jammu in two parts.
The DSS welcomed the present order and urges the UT government to make both the secretariat fully functional at both the capitals of J&K UT, he also extended heartiest congratulations to all the members of the Sabha and other prominent persons for getting the demand fulfilled after a vigorous struggle launched for the last more than ten years.
The meeting was attended by, besides, Th. G. S. Charak the President S/Sh. P.S. Gupta, G. A. Khawaja, Col. Dr. Virendra K. Sahi,VrC, Gambhir Dev Singh Charak, Chhankar Singh, S. S. Sambyal, Dr. R. S. Charak and others.
