Mangaluru, August 1: Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner A B Ibrahim said, from a long time, many important posts of officers have been remaining vacant in DK district, which affects the functioning of administrative machinery.
This matter has already been brought to the notice of the chief secretary, District in-charge Minister B Ramanath Rai, Minister for Youth Empowerment and Sports Abhayachandra Jain and Health Minister U T Khader.
Mangaluru taluk is headless without tahsildar, MCC commissioner and Taluk Panchayat executive officer. Five taluks have no tahsildars. Officers are holding charge of the office of the tahsildar. Tahsildar Grade 1 (Mangaluru/Sullia), tahsildar grade—I (Bantwal /Puttur), tahsildar grade —II (AC office Mangaluru/Puttur), tahsildar grade—II (Mangaluru/Puttur) and tahsildar grade —II (Sullia/Belthangady) are lying vacant. Tahsildar in Puttur will retire from service on August 31st.
The DC said, the tahsildar is the most important officer for a taluk. He is also responsible for issuing documents such as caste and income certificates. It is the tahsildar who manages the day today revenue administration. The administration in taluks will suffer without tahsildar. After the Mangaluru tahsildar took voluntary retirement, Moodbidri Tahsildar was given additional charge of Mangaluru taluk. However, it could not solve the problems of the public’s.
Over the last two years, the post of district employment officer is lying vacant. Kodagu district employment officer is in charge of Dakshina Kannada.
The important posts remaining vacant are: Mangalore City Corporation Commissioner; Deputy Commissioner of Excise; Deputy Director of Food and Civil Supplies department; Joint director, department of Industries and Commerce; Project director DUDC; Assistant commissioner, election section, DC office; Assistant commissioner, Assistant director of Land Records (ADLR), Assistant director Kannada and Culture department; Endowment department; Principal of District Training Institute, Mangaluru; District officer, Minority Welfare department; District officer, Backward Classes Welfare department; Project coordinator, Integrated Tribal Development Programme; Puttur subdivision; Assistant Director, Tourism department and district employment officer.
Unfilled Vacancies: With the formation of Kotekar and Vittal town panchayats, the posts of chief officers are also lying vacant. The DC said that deputy director of Mines and Geology and regional transport officer will retire soon. Of the 85 sanctioned posts in the department of Minority Welfare, only 12 have been filled. Out of three posts of land acquisition officers, two are lying vacant, thus hampering the process of land acquisition for various public projects.
Even in Revenue department, many posts are remaining vacant. Of the total sanctioned posts of 915, as many as 213 are vacant. Out of 99 sanctioned posts of second division assistants, 38 are vacant. Out of 325 village accountants, 27 are vacant. The sanctioned posts of jawans in revenue department is 69 and 35 posts are vacant. In the district, many government hostels are being run without warden, which is a risky fact, said the DC.
