The ongoing delay in conducting the DPC for Class IV employees in the Jammu district’s School Education Department is a glaring example of administrative apathy and systemic injustice. Three years have passed since hundreds of employees cleared the mandatory Type Test in 2022-yet their cases for promotion to Junior Assistant posts remain inexplicably stuck, even as counterparts in other districts have already received their long-awaited elevation. What makes this delay particularly indefensible is the fact that around 25 Junior Assistant posts under the promotion quota are lying vacant in Jammu. The department could easily have filled these positions while awaiting the Court’s verdict on a separate issue involving 2014 promotees. Instead, the authorities have chosen inaction, citing a legal case that has dragged on for over a decade-a case that itself stems from administrative negligence. Employees who were promoted in 2014 without the requisite Type Test continue to hold up the process, while those who followed the rules and qualified fairly are left to languish.
This situation exposes not just inefficiency but also a disturbing lack of accountability within the system. Since 2022, Jammu has seen three Chief Education Officers come and go, yet none has taken concrete steps to resolve this matter. The indifference of the local administration contrasts sharply with the proactive approach seen in other districts such as Kathua, Rajouri, and Doda, where eligible employees have already been promoted. For many of these Class IV employees, this DPC represents more than a career milestone-it is their only opportunity for upward mobility in a lifetime of service. To delay it endlessly is not merely procedural negligence; it is a denial of dignity, hope, and fairness.
The Government must intervene decisively to end this ordeal. The Directorate and the Administrative Department should direct the immediate conduct of DPC for available vacancies without further delay. Court cases involving a few irregular promotions cannot justify holding back deserving employees who have followed due process. Justice delayed is justice denied-and in this case, it is also opportunity denied. The Education Department must act now to restore faith among its employees and reaffirm that merit, not mismanagement, governs promotion in public service.
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