The civil secretariat today opened in the winter capital, but unusually on a lacklustre note, with very thin presence of employees in the secretariat.
The chief minister, who arrived in the civil secretariat at 9:30 am in the morning, was given guard of honour by the J&K police contingent. The ministers, administrative secretaries, officers and employees warmly received the chief minister who later went round various departments in the secretariat and enquired about the welfare of employees besides taking stock of the functioning.
After taking guard of honour, chief minister, Omar Abdullah, chaired the meeting of council of ministers and reviewed sector-wise progress and took a brief on various flagship programmes.
The chief minister while appreciating the endeavours of ministers and their contribution in effective and successful implementation of the development agenda of coalition government, underlined the need for maintaining the pace of progress on development works. He said that holistic development of Jammu and Kashmir and justice to all is a stupendous task fixed by the coalition government to achieve during its tenure. “We have to redouble our efforts and sensitise administration at all levels to achieve this goal”, he said.
The chief minister, while reviewing the health and educational sectors, said that consolidation as well as expansion programmes during the last about three years have catapulted the delivery and progress in these sectors conspicuously.
Omar Abdullah said that new initiatives taken to enhance employability of youth by upgrading their skills through a network of Polytechnics and ITIs besides making them more accessible to higher education through newly established degree colleges would yield positive results in the coming years. He said that universalisation of health-care facilities across the state and upgrading secondary and tertiary health-care service which remained in focus during this period are also likely to expand the orbit of health-care coverage in the state.
Omar Abdullah also spoke about the development of agriculture, horticulture, animal husbandry and allied sectors and highlighted their importance in socio-economic development of the state. He said that these sectors provide greater opportunities for youth to venture upon in wide-ranging economic activities. The tourism, industry, forest, PHE, R&B, power and other sectors were also discussed in the meeting.
The chief minister directed for the preparation of special Girdawaries for flood and drought affected areas so that necessary relief could be provided to the affected people. He also discussed matters relating to the food grain procurement, development of Kandi areas and extension and improvement in civic amenities in the urban and rural areas. The issues regarding further streamlining and upgrading Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution system in the state were also discussed in the meeting. Describing farmers as the backbone of state’s economic development, the chief minister emphasized on evolving a comprehensive policy for the welfare of farming community and giving considerable fillip to the farm production in the state.
The chief minister also laid stress on the successful implementation of Public Service Guarantee Act (PSGA) in the state to make public service delivery prompt and time bound. He asked the ministers to monitor the implementation of the Act at the highest level and make the concerned departments fully aware about their responsibilities under the Act.
The chief minister also inaugurated the newly constructed pre-fabricated 4th floor of the mini secretariat and the corridor linking it with the main secretariat building. The newly constructed 4th floor has 16 rooms to house various offices. The engineering wing of the Estates Department has completed the construction before the targeted timeframe.
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