by Ovais Gull
Srinagar: It seems that the government departments in the Valley are least bothered about the directions of the state government to ensure transparency as the departments have failed to maintain their official websites, thereby providing false information to the general public as well as causing hardships to them.
Earlier, The INS carried out a news story wherein it was stated that the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) has failed to maintain their website while as Peerzada Hafizullah who was transferred in February this year is still the corporation’s commissioner.
Nonetheless, yet another department in the Valley, Floriculture has failed to maintain its official website since long. The website is providing false information to the general public.
The website shows that Ms. Mathora Masoom (KAS) is still the Director Floriculture department.
The administration in a reshuffle in February this year had transferred Masoom and had appointed Dr Abdul Hafiz Shah as Director Floriculture.
However, the department has failed to make the changes on its official website.
Such a non seriousness by the government officials has come under severe criticism by the local residents here, alleging it to be a reason of immense hardships.
Officials in the Floriculture department told The Ins that the other information besides designations shown on the website has not been changed since long.
The locals however said this depicts the non seriousness of the department, adding that they are openly disobeying the government orders and such a proof is sufficient to claim that the works are being deliberately put to a halt in the departments, which has caused immense hardships to them.
Meanwhile, the erstwhile Director also said that they (Floriculture department) should have updated the website, while stating that she was transferred in February this year.
