By: Ibni Maqbool
Srinagar: In a significant move, the administration of Jammu & Kashmir Union Territory has set-up a three-tier mechanism for monitoring implementation and reviewing overall progress of the 2nd district good governance index.
The General Administration Department (GAD) today constituted the Union Territory level apex committee, divisional level review committee(s) and steering committee(s) at district Level for monitoring implementation and reviewing overall progress of the district good governance index 2.0 at the Union territory, divisional and district levels.
According to an order, a copy of which is in possession of The Precious Kashmir, the UT level apex committee headed by chief shall monitor implementation of the DGGI 2.0 and take policy decisions with regard to ambit of the initiative.
It shall also review all qualitative changes and use of the tools for its effective implementation.
The divisional level review committee(s) headed by respective divisional commissioners shall be responsible for overall coordination of steering committee(s) and timely uploading of DGGI data on dashboard at district levels within the respective divisions.
The steering committees headed by respective district development commissioner shall be responsible for timely collection and uploading of data on DGGI dashboard on monthly basis at the district level.
In the first-ever district good governance index released in January, Jammu district topped the composite ranking, followed by Doda and Samba districts of the Jammu division.
South Kashmir’s Pulwama district bagged fourth position while Srinagar district finished at fifth spot.
