Superficial discussions took place on various aspects of the effective implementation of media policy in 2020 through a detailed action plan, according to an official statement to the media. The Director instructed the officials concerned to complete the implementation of the above findings within a specified time frame and to ensure that the functioning of the Directorate of Public Information is effectively governed by the Media Policy Rules 2020 and that objective standards are measured for dynamic multisectoral communication, timely and healthy between government and citizens. Jammu: The J&K government on Saturday changed the appointment of J&K to the Class IV (Special Recruitment) Rules 2020. The complaints concerned certificates to be issued under Rule 5(3) of the Jammu and Kashmir Appointment (Special Recruitment) Regulations 2020, pursuant to S.O. 184 of 2020 of 4 June 2020. JAMMU, August 10: Chief Information Officer Akshay Labroo chaired a meeting of senior officials from the Directorate of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) to review the status of implementation of action points under the 2020 Media Policy. Many aspirants asked for clarification on the use of the word “sister” in the rules and asked if the word also referred to a married sister. According to AGD Notice S O 245, the amendment was made by the Government in the exercise of the powers conferred by Article 309 of the Constitution of India in conjunction with Section 15 of the Jammu and Kashmir Civil Service (Decentralisation and Recruitment) Act 2010. “The applicant can only qualify for such a certificate if no family member is a government employee on the last document verification date (as communicated by the SSB),” he added. The change came a day after the General Administrative Department (GAD) issued a detailed clarification in response to a large number of complaints submitted by various claimants through J&K`s integrated redress and grievance tracking system. “Certificates can be issued for a specific competition. It must be clearly stated that the certificate is valid for the selection procedure initiated by SSB (according to the notice),” he said. In response to the complaints, GAD clarified that only “single candidates can claim the extra weight age from which both parents have expired.” The Deputy Director of HQ, Deputy Division Directors, Deputy Central Director, Deputy Audiovisual Director, Deputy Director of Public Relations, Culture Officer, Jammu, Information Officer(s) and Administrative Officer were present at the meeting.
Development of standard operating procedures for media communication in the event of natural disasters, strengthening and institutionalization of the social media cell by bringing together young and sought-after employees, regular training of employees in media and digital communications, definition of guidelines for the creation and institutionalization of annual media awards. “In Rule 5 of Section (I) of the Explanatory Note to paragraph 3, the word “brother” shall be replaced by the words “spouse, brother” shall be signed. in paragraph 4, the words “sub-division magistrate” shall be replaced by the words “an official holding the post of sub-divisional magistrate, deputy commissioner or deputy commissioner or additional deputy commissioner”; The government also clarified that eligibility in terms of academic and professional qualifications will be determined at the application deadline. With respect to employment, the last deadline for the review of documents declared by the SSB would be. In addition, it was decided that the recruitment rules of the Directorate of Public Information should be revised in order to bridge the gap between current needs and the existing staff pool. The Director also instructed the co-directors of the divisions to initiate the incarnation/deregistration process in accordance with the procedure established in the media policy in order to promote healthy journalism and undermine plagiarism and irregularities. “The rules clearly state that the family must include a brother, sister, father, mother and spouse, and the issue of a separated sibling cannot be considered,” he said.