Drawing officers told to submit staff lists by 15th of each month in Turbat

TURBAT: A meeting of drawing and disbursing officers (DDOs) of Kech district was held under the chair of Additional Deputy Commissioner Kech Tabish Ali Baloch on the directions of Deputy Commissioner Kech Yasir Iqbal Dashti. District Accounts Officer Kech Saddam Baloch and heads of various departments attended.

Lists must be submitted

Briefing the participants, District Accounts Officer Saddam Baloch said that, under clear instructions from the Chief Secretary Balochistan, all DDOs were bound to submit a written list of serving employees of their departments to the treasury office concerned by the 15th of every month. He said this was to ensure timely payment of salaries.

Additional Deputy Commissioner Tabish Ali Baloch urged all heads of departments and DDOs to ensure compliance with the official instructions. He told them to submit accurate and complete attendance records of employees to the treasury office by the due date. He said all officers concerned should perform their duties well, to maintain discipline in official matters and avoid unnecessary delays in the payment of salaries.

Responsibility and action

He further made it clear that DDOs concerned would be held responsible if lists were not submitted within the set time. He directed all departments to take the process seriously and to ensure that the payment of salaries was not affected by any administrative negligence or delay.

The District Accounts Officer also said that, if lists were not submitted within the set period, action could be taken to withhold the salaries of the employees concerned. The responsibility would lie with the head of the department or the DDO concerned.

At the end of the meeting, the participants resolved that all departments concerned would work together for effective implementation of the official instructions, accuracy of employee records and timely payment of salaries. The Additional Deputy Commissioner Kech directed the officers concerned to avoid negligence in performing their administrative duties and to ensure compliance with the prescribed procedure.

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