CS favours adoption of online systems for RR updation, DPCs

*Says J&K gearing up for Skilling Mission

Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Aug 19: The Jammu and Kashmir administration is set to introduce a major governance reform aimed at digitizing and streamlining the updation of Recruitment Rules (RRs) and the timely conduct of Departmental Promotion Committees (DPCs) across all Government departments.
The initiative took shape during a high-level meeting chaired by Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, and attended by Administrative Secretaries of major departments, including the Commissioner Secretary, ARI & Trainings Department.
Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Secretary emphasized that addressing human resource (HR) issues of employees is as critical as other administrative priorities. He observed that neglecting matters such as promotions and recruitment rules negatively impacts employee morale and overall departmental performance.
Highlighting the role of technology in governance, he underscored the need for an IT-based mechanism to make these processes transparent, efficient, and time-bound. He urged BISAG-N to develop a dedicated portal for both RR updation and DPCs, which would allow for smooth, exclusive, and real-time online operations, ensuring better monitoring and accountability.
To take the reform forward, the Chief Secretary directed for constitution of a committee chaired by the Principal Secretary, PWD, with Commissioner Secretary, GAD, and Commissioner Secretary, ARI & Trainings as members. The Committee has been tasked with working out the modalities for early implementation of the system.
He also directed the ARI & Trainings Department to build the capacity of officers by organizing training programmes once the system is rolled out. The aim should be to create a system that is not only efficient and transparent but employee-friendly too, he noted.
Principal Secretary, PWD, Anil Kumar Singh, while outlining the proposed arrangements, stated that the upcoming online system is anticipated to enhance transparency, improve efficiency, and provide a time-bound framework for these crucial administrative processes.
The meeting deliberated on the transition from the manual to a comprehensive web-based system provisioning the online RR vetting in J&K.
Meanwhile, Chief Secretary chaired a meeting to take assessment of the progress made in his initiative of creating the requisite skilling ecosystem across J&K envisaged to ensure ‘Skilling for All’ as per the capabilities of each section of the population in an inclusive manner.
Chief Secretary observed that it is quite satisfying to note that the department had come up with the initial blueprint of the skilling plan in the shortest possible timeframe after the holding of the stakeholders conference here in the month of July.
He further underscored the need of consulting all the stakeholders for discussing the framework for incorporation of their insights as well.
During this meeting the Secretary, L&E, Kumar Rajeev Ranjan threw light on the different steps taken in the direction of creating a robust skilling plan for the UT as envisioned and directed by the Chief Secretary previously.
Later, the Chief Secretary released a comprehensive report consolidating the key insights and recommendations from the two-day conference on ‘Transforming Skilling Ecosystem in Jammu & Kashmir’ held here on 16th and 17th of July for circulation among all the stakeholders.

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