CEO Shrine Board extends Diwali Greetings

On behalf of Chairman, SMVDSB (Lt. Governor, JK-UT) Anshul Garg, Chief Executive Officer, SMVDSB extended his greetings to the staff of Shrine Board on the eve of Dhanteras and Diwali in a get together organized today at Spiritual Growth Centre, Katra.

Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Executive Officer extended his gratitude to the Chairman of Shrine Board for his continuous support and guidance under which a plethora of initiatives for facilitation of pilgrims and welfare of staff are being undertaken by the Board. Besides, developmental initiatives in the form of additional accommodation for pilgrims as well as employees, he enumerated various significant measures for the general welfare of the Shrine Board employees which include enhancement of hardship allowance for 1450 employees posted at Higher Altitudes, promotion of 131 employees of various groups, restructuring of various cadres for latter promotional avenues, one time relaxation in qualification for transition to MR to Term Employee & Term Employee to Graded structure, compassionate appointments and revision of scales.

CEO also lauded the efforts made by the officers and staff of the Board at all levels in ensuring smooth facilitation of pilgrims visiting the Holy Cave shrine besides, appreciating their instrumental role in helping the Shrine. He underscored that with the determined efforts of employees and blessings of the Divine, yatra to the Holy Shrine has tremendously increased as compared to the previous two years which has been possible due to the all round efforts. He stressed all employees to ensure greater facilitation of pilgrims visiting the Holy Cave Shrine, which have been widely acclaimed, adding that all of us need to redouble our efforts and no stone should be left unturned to provide best possible services to the pilgrims to make the pilgrimage a memorable experience for them.

Pertinently, 5-storey Durga Bhawan to cater to 2000 pilgrims per day and Sky Walk to overcome the problem of multidirectional flow of yatra are being executed at a brisk pace under the guidance of Chairman, SMVDSB.

Earlier, Dr. Sunil Sharma, Joint Chief Executive Officer enlisted the initiatives by the Shrine Board for the welfare of the staff in a very short span with wishes to the staff on the auspicious occasion of Diwali.