Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra today asked the state government to set up an "effective mechanism" to ensure time-bound disposal of graft cases pending with various departments and clear all arrears by March end next year.
"The Governor has taken a serious note of the indifferent approach of various state departments in dealing with the pending complaints and enquiries pertaining to corruption cases against government functionaries," an official spokesperson said
"He has asked the Government to set up an effective mechanism to ensure that all such pending cases are dealt with on a time-bound basis, and all arrears cleared by March 31, 2016, to achieve the objective of responsive and transparent governance in Jammu and Kashmir," he said.
The spokesperson said, the Governor was "disturbed" by the Chief Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) Kuldeep Khoda's recent report to him which noted that a large number of complaints or enquiries referred by the CVC to Government Departments have been pending for the past several years without any reason given.
Vora has called for time-bound attention by all concerned State Government Department for disposal of all these complaints without any further delay, he said.
The Governor has also advised the Government to issue clear cut directions to Departmental Vigilance Officers to ensure disposal of all pending corruption related complaints in their respective departments within a time frame to achieve zero pendency by end of March, 2016.
Raj Bhavan Secretariat has also sought regular monthly progress report on action taken and results achieved in this behalf, the spokesperson said.
Last month, CVC Khoda called on Vohra at the Raj Bhavan and briefed him about the functioning of the Vigilance Commission and the various objectives achieved since the Commission's establishment.
