The Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Sunday (August 16, 2020) announced that Centre will assist the Union Territory Government of Jammu and Kashmir to establish Grievance Portal in all the 20 districts across the UT. In a significant drive to strengthen the ongoing good governance initiatives in Jammu and Kashmir, Jitendra Singh and Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir held a telephonic discussion on the plan for next phase of expansion of the online Public Grievance Redressal portal in the Union Territory. Following the discussion, Singh immediately convened a meeting of senior officers dealing with Public Grievances, including Secretary ARPG Kshatrapati Shivaji and Additional Secretary V Srinivas. As a follow up to the discussion with LG #JammuAndKashmir Sh Manoj Sinha, meeting of senior officers of Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances convened and the plan finalised for setting up of Grievance Portal in each of the 20 districts of UT. As per Singh, this initiative is a continuation of a series of sustained efforts by the Union Government to create a transparent, accountable, and citizen-friendly effective administration in Jammu and Kashmir.

Source: dna August 16, 2020 16:52 UTC