SRINAGAR, JUNE 23 (PTK): The school education department is facing dearth of Zonal Education Officers (ZEO) in Ganderbal district which has taken a toll on the normal functioning of the offices.
Official sources told Press Trust of Kashmir that the three posts of ZEOs in Kangan, Tulmalla, Harignwan are lying vacant in the department which are managed by other equivalent rank officials as their additional charges.
The failure of the authorities to fill the ZEO posts has hit the functioning of the department at zonal level,” the officials said wishing not to be named.
Officials said the zones having vacant posts of ZEOs in three zones in Ganderbal.
Official said that from last two years ZEO post in vacant in Tulmulla Ganderbal, In Kangan from last three years post is vacant and in Hariganiwan from last one year. Authorities have failed to fill the vacancies which have made these zones defunct,” the officials said.
Officials further told Press Trust of Kashmir that the department has given additional charge of ZEOs to Principal Higher Secondary Schools which has affected work at both the places. A person can’t handle two positions simultaneously,” the official said.
The officials said department didn’t fill the vacant posts of ZEOs in past a year which has affected the academic as well as administrative work in these zones.
Official said that ZEO plays an important role in administrative and academic affairs. ZEO is the immediate officers and takes decision for his zone.
When contact official from education department no one was available for comment. (PTK)
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