JK News Today
Jammu, May 09 The UT administration on Tuesday unveiled an innovative concept of setting up of “ Excellence Groups” in all administrative departments to overcome the challenge of discontinuity that creeps in with the transfers , though after the completion of tenure or in accordance with the government’s priorities from time to time .
An order issued by the General Administration Department on Tuesday highlighted the necessity of setting up such groups, which it hoped would ensure continuity of plans and goals even if the senior officers are transferred . The idea is based on involving the transferred officers and their successors in discussions to pursue the goals.
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The order gave a detailed background for taking such a step . It said “ Transfers in an administrative setup based on tenure system are a routine affair, necessitated many a times, either by administrative exigencies or Government priorities and interests. These transfers however, should not break continuity and flow of set organizational goals and priorities. Continuity of ideas and best practices is a key ingredient of administration and so is knowledge sharing and a robust feedback mechanism, especially involving those who have prior experience of working in a particular department. It is a common observation that consequent upon transfers of Senior from various Administrative Secretaries departments, conceptualized/initiated by the outgoing Secretary or a Senior Officer, which may not get materialized during their tenure, sometimes remain unattended, thereby not yielding the desired outcome visualized by the outgoing officer. and Officers departmental priorities get re-aligned and hence initiatives Recognizing the significance of such ideas/initiatives and therefore to ensure continuity of thought, it has been decided to establish “Excellence Groups” under the concerned Administrative Secretaries in all departments of the Government of Jammu and Kashmir for facilitating exchange of ideas and concepts among Administrative Secretaries and other Senior Officers, who have the charge of the department or office in the past, present incumbents of these departments or offices. This shall not only ensure materializing of fruitful ideas/initiatives, but would also foster value-addition in the governance structure, converting an idea into a tangible outcome. held and the It is accordingly enjoined upon all Administrative Secretaries and Heads of Departments to establish these Excellence Groups and make them vibrant by organizing discussions, while inviting senior officers, who have previously worked in these departments/offices. This would foster knowledge sharing and continuity of thought and this kind of forum for argumentation would be an aid to achieve tangible results of the initiatives/programmes conceived from time to time. These discussions should be instituted as an embedded feature of the overall working of the departments.
