Explanation:

Jammu and Kashmir administration has launched a new Employees performance monitoring (EPM) portal with an objective to assess the monthly performance of all government servants in Jammu and Kashmir.

However, the staffers have expressed resentment towards its “lack of accountability and transparency”.

Under the new policy, the government employees in UT will have to file monthly performance reports on the EPM portal which will be graded by their immediate bosses, apart from the annual performance report (APR). Their work will then be graded between 0 and 10 (lowest to highest).

According to the aggrieved employees, the policy is arbitrary and subjective, with no accountability and oversight of the grading officers.

The portal was launched by Chief secretary Arun Kumar Mehta on February 5 and the government had said that the monthly reporting system is likely to bring about much needed accountability and service efficiency.