SRINAGAR, JUNE 26: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, today chaired the Empowered Committee meeting of the Centre for Innovation, Technology Adoption, and Governance (CITaG) at Civil Secretariat, Srinagar, emphasizing its pivotal role in driving efficient, responsive, and technology-driven governance in Jammu and Kashmir.
Highlighting the need for robust human resource support, the Chief Secretary stressed the timely selection of professionals, specialists, and the screening of advertised posts for timely manpower enhancement. He also called for robust internship engagements to strengthen project planning, documentation, field cooperation, and on-ground implementation across the departments.
The Chief Secretary directed a comprehensive capacity-building campaign, underlining the importance of training 450 officers to enhance project execution capabilities. He noted that training sessions conducted so far have been instrumental in fostering innovation and identifying viable development projects.
“The focus areas must include Public-Private Partnership (PPP) implementation, project feasibility and appraisal, solid waste management, and urban infrastructure,” he stated.
The Committee was informed that 57 projects have been added under CITaG’s purview, with work on 17 key projects expected to accelerate by mid-July.
The meeting was informed that 12 major projects, including establishment of a Skill University in J&K, solar power projects, proposals from the Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST) and SKUAST-Kashmir besides three hydroelectric projects at Bhaderwah, SEWA II and Mohra. Besides, 13 hydropower projects, grouped into three regional clusters across the districts, including Daksum (Anantnag), Suriender (Bandipora), and Sukhnag (Budgam), and other exclusive projects have been added.