Expedite works to achieve targets for 2020-21 fiscal: Pr Secy to J&K LG tells Admn Secys, HoDs
Jammu: Principal Secretary to the Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor, Nitishwar Kumar on Friday asked the Administrative Secretaries and Heads of the Departments of various government bodies to achieve public services delivery through digital platform, besides best practices in Public Administration and execution of three works in each department targeted for 2020-21 fiscal.
Chairing a meeting to review the implementation of directions of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha here, Mr Kumar reviewed department-wise and sector-wise implementation of the directions of Lieutenant Governor.
The LG's directions with regard to identifying the delivery of public services through digital platform, best practices in public administration, identification and execution of three works in each department in the Financial Year 2020-21, besides registration of beneficiaries under SEHAT and distribution of cards, digitisation of land records and Wakf properties and Geo-tagging, were reviewed by Mr Kumar.
At the outset, the Principal Secretary enquired about the utility and other amenities along Srinagar-Jammu National Highway and the pace of works on the projects to be finished this fiscal.
Regarding the implementation of Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojna (PMAY), it was given out that certain districts are lagging behind in achieving the set targets.
To this, the Principal Secretary directed the Secretary Rural Development Department and concerned Deputy Commissioners to expedite the process of identifying, tracing beneficiaries and subsequent sanctioning process for them.
While reviewing the functioning of the Information Technology Department, he was informed that all the departments have been asked to move to digital platforms by making available all public services online on their websites.
The Principal Secretary asked the IT Department to bring all departmental websites and their services on a common online platform so that people taking rounds to government offices could be reduced and all services be extended to them through digital platforms.