Daily Times

KARACHI: Majority positions of technical education had occupied by administrators of Sindh Technical Education Vocational Training Authority (STEVTA) and the authority had turned down Supreme Court orders repeatedly, Daily Times has learnt.

According to reports, several regional directors in STEVTA and deputy directors at various locations were relieved couple of months back due to non-cadre posts.

Sources said that National Accountability Bureau (NAB) is investigating heavy corruption of these of the authorities in violation who appointed hundred and thousands of employees in the STEVTA without fulfillment of requirements.

It is learnt that authorities had been exercising their powers still working at the same locations and are taking salaries, which is a sheer violation after relieving officials holding the same posts.

According to documents available with Daily Times and the list of 20 officers were directed them and transferred back to their respective posts, but several among still working on OPS.

Sources said that previously STEVTA Administrative Secretary Ahmed Bux Narejo through his office orders had posted some officials on OPS in different departments.

The authority had transferred and posted 20 officers among five regional directors including STEVTA Regional Director Larkana, Mehboob Chandio, regional director Hyderabad, regional director Sukkur and regional director Karachi, whereas three directors among Director (Industrial), Bhalay Dino Khuhshik, Additional Director (Admin), Manzoor Wistro were ordered to report Karachi headquarters.

Shujauddin Bhutto, who is also principal at Government Mono-technical Institute Kandhkot, said that he is taking his salary from Larkana and working as deputy director in office of STEVTA Larkana as regional director on verbal orders.

Besides this, 12 deputy directors of five regions were ordered to report Karachi headquarters and others at their respective posts including Mujeeb Ahmed Khan, assistant professor working against the post of deputy director at Karachi headquarters were ordered report his respective place at Government Institute of Business and Commercial Education Lyari Karachi, whereas Sanaullah Arain, deputy director Mirpurkhas was ordered to report to Government Habib College of Technology Nawabshah, Suresh Shetia, assistant professor working against the post of deputy director regional directorate Larkana, ordered to report to Government Habib College of Technology Nawabshah, Assistant Professor Shujauddin Bhutto working as deputy director at Directorate in Larkana, was ordered to report at Government Mono-technical Institute Kandhkot, Mujahid Ali Jumani from Sukkur ordered to report to GCT Khairpur, Kamal din Noonari, deputy director from regional directorate of Hyderabad would report to GCT Hyderabad.

It is pertinent to mention that in Larkana, Mahboob Chandio and two former deputy directors Shujauddin Bhutto and Suresh Kumar were relieved from Larkana to Karachi, and Kandhkot and Nawabshah respectively at their original place of posting. Sources said that despite this, three officers are still drawing their salaries from Larkana and other places.

While, STEVTA Administrative Secretary Ahmed Bux Narejo, through his office order on June 29th, 2016, has also appointed Karim Bux Sidiqui as director STEVTA administration, who is already serving as Trade Testing Board chairman on OPS.

Karim Bux Siddiqui told Daily Times that there are number of academic employees who are working on administrative posts on OPS basis due to non-availability of administrative staff in STEVTA.