J-K, Ladakh make wearing face masks mandatory

Wearing face masks has been made mandatory in the CivilSecretariat-the seat of Jammu and Kashmir government–and Leh district in theUnion Territory of Ladakh, officials said on Wednesday.

An order issued by the General Administration Department(GAD) said face masks have been made mandatory for all the officers, staff andvisitors in the Civil Secretariat as a preventive measure to stop the spread ofcoronavirus.

   

The Civil Secretariat is presently functional here as partof the bi-annual darbar move, under which the government functions six monthseach in Jammu and Srinagar during winter and summer months.

Accordingly, all the administrative secretaries areauthorised to effect the purchase of masks, so as to provide three (3) reusablemasks for each employee of his/her department in the civil secretariat. Theexpenditure on this account shall be defrayed from the office expenses (OE)head, Additional Secretary, GAD, Rohit Sharma said.

In the event of non-availability of masks in the openmarket, he said, the administrative secretaries would submit their requirementsto the department of civil supplies, consumer affairs and public distributionfor supply of the same.

District Magistrate, Leh, Sachin Kumar Vaishya ordered thegeneral public as well as the government officials (both civilian and armedforces) to mandatorily wear the face masks at public places without anyexemption.

In case of any violation, penal action under rules shall betaken against the violators. This shall come into force with effect from April9, he said in his order issued in exercise of powers under section 34 of theDisaster Management Act, 2005.

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