Now deptt has started physical verification of new registration as well as registrations already issued.
The flow of allotment is to high. It is also experienced that registrations are mapped with wrong geographic Range. Authorities not identifying range and allot PV to officers who have no jurisdiction over he locations.
Also, authorities don't know how to reassign PV allotted to wrong JRS to correct JRS.
Considering time constraints, all officers have to rush to filed for PV but no infrastructural facilities have been provided them i.e. camera or mobile to take photo or any type of vehicle facilities.
Normally division office has one vehicle which is being used by Division head. I have rarely seen that vehicle is used for official use. There is possibility that division head avail Transport allowance and simultaneously use government vehicle for personal and family use. Problem is not of personal use but that it is not provided to staff for official duty.
It is also understood that even if it is given to staff for official duty, how is it possible that one vehicle be used by 10/15 officers posted in Division/Ranges who are given PV in different locations.
I had proposed for order that officer be given order to use personal/family vehicle for PV and claim mileage but request was neglected.
Subordinate officers are compelled to use own vehicle or to hire vehicle and suffer expenses on their own.
There may be cases where officer ask taxpayer to arrange for vehicle for "to and fro" or himself hire vehicle and reimburse payment from taxpayers. This is wrong practice. It is understood that it is compulson and not not choice but this situation is created by authorities not providing facilities to staff.
Also, there is chance for complaint for harrassment as well as bribe. So officers should refrain from this practice and insist authorities to provide camera or mobile with facility of camera and internet etc.
When camera or mobile phone etc are bot provided by the department, how all mechanism be framed in such a way that officer has to use own mobile? When mobile and simcard are purchased, recharged by officer from pocket, how deptt compel to use it for government?
What if officer no phone or only one phone at home? Is it precondition for person that he must buy ulgraded mobile, simcard and recharge for government?
All officers are suffering but not making proposal to provide infrastructural facilities. All are afraid of transfer to remote locations or low grading in APAR.
It is pitable situation.
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-MK Gandhi, Superintendent, GST Division Rajkot-II
