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Hello Jammu News at 6:47:00 PM 0

SRINAGAR, JUNE 19: Sh. Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari, Minister for Finance, Labour & Employment, called on Governor N.N. Vohra at the Raj Bhavan today.
Finance Minister apprised Governor about the fiscal management reforms under way and the important programmes initiated for the welfare of the Labour sector, including welfare schemes for building and construction workers, rehabilitation of child and bonded labourers, payment of provident fund, rationalisation, medical insurance of all government employees etc.
 Governor stressed the vital importance of strict fiscal management and the need to tighten the size of the pace of socio-economic development of the State and the need to tighten the administrative structures.
Governor stressed importance of employees welfare and urged Sh. Bukhari to ensure against their being any further delay in the regularisation of casual workers, a matter which has been pending since April 2016.
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Hello Jammu News at 5:44:00 PM 0
SRINAGAR, JUNE 18: Several delegations call on Minister for Finance, Labour and Employment Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari and apprised him about various issues faced by them.
         A delegation from Sangri Baramulla, Sangrama, Sopore, Bandipora, Hajin, Gurez, Batamaloo, Khanyar, Dargah, Pulwama called on Minister and raised various issues including construction of roads, drains, lanes, Flood protection works, supply of pure drinking water, availability of ration, regular water supply, cleanliness, better public transport facilities and other related issues.    The minister gave patient hearing to the visiting delegations and assured them that he will look into their demands and will fulfill their genuine demands.
He said government is akin to the issues faced by the common masses and assured them that their issues will be resolved in a time-bound manner.
Bukhari said they have prioritized the works according to their importance and are being done accordingly. Interacting with the deputations, the Minister said that state government is working tirelessly for equitable development in all the three regions of the state.
         He said the present dispensation in Jammu and Kashmir has tagged public welfare and equitable development as thrust areas and it will continue with its policy of reaching out to the people in order to mitigate their sufferings on account of various day to day issues.

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Hello Jammu News at 6:21:00 PM 0

Process on to rehabilitate people living along banks of the river
SRINAGAR, JUNE 13: Minister for Finance and Labour & Employment, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari, Wednesday said the process is on to rehabilitate the people living along the banks of river Jhelum so that banks can be freed from encroachments once for all.
Minister said this while reviewing the relocation process of the people living along the banks of River Jhelum. He said the work is in progress on war footing basis to give a one-time relief to the people living along banks of river Jhelum in Srinagar so that banks can be beautified and strengthened later to avert any tragedy in future.
He directed the officers to ensure that no structure come up on either side of the banks of river Jhelum after the dwellers are rehabilitated properly.
On the occasion, Bukhari directed the Department of Irrigation and Flood Control to complete the left out work of land filling at Bemina By-pass near SKIMS within 15 days and asked the Vice-Chairman SDA to ensure that the plots for beneficiaries are demarcated within a weeks' time after the land filling is completed.
He said the families living along Jhelum in Srinagar city and the families living in houseboats will be relocated to the identified plots at Bemina and the possession of these plots shall be given to the identified families at earliest. He directed officials to expedite the process so that families can be relocated on time.
It was decided in the meeting that the Sub-Committee already constituted for verification of details of the left-over families of river Jhelum shall verify the list of beneficiaries by the end of this month for further processing.
Bukhari also directed the Srinagar Development Authority to obtain an estimate of the requirement of basic amenities including road, water, power from the line departments for the plots located at Gund-e-Aksha.
With regard to the rehabilitation of the families living along Jhelum in Batamaloo and Eidgah constituencies, Minister was informed that 160 kanals have already been identified at Rakh-e-Gund-Aksha and process is on to relocate the families.
The meeting was attended by MLA Batamaloo Noor Mohammad, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan, Deputy Commissioner Srinagar Dr. Syed Abid Rasheed Shah, VC LAWDA, VC Srinagar Development Authority, Ex'xen Irrigation and Flood Control, other senior officials and members of affected families.
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Hello Jammu News at 6:20:00 PM 0

SRINAGAR, JUNE 13:  Minister for Animal, Sheep Husbandry and Fisheries Abdul Ghani Kohli and Minister for Finance Syed Muhammad Altaf Bukhari today inaugurated hygienic fish market at Hari Singh High Street here today.
Minister of State for Forest, Animal, Sheep Husbandry and Fisheries Mir Zahoor Ahmad was also present on the occasion.
On the occasion, Kohli said that the retail fish market has been constructed at an estimated cost of Rs 29lakh at a centrally-located place where people from different walks of life would have an easy access for purchase of fresh fish. 
The Minister said the market is equipped with all latest equipment like deep freezers, air conditioning facility etc. He said this market will cater to the need for sale and produce for the private entrepreneurs, as well as the fishermen community. Moreover, the market will also cater to the requirement of the Departmental Trout Units for sale of the sealable size fish, said the Minister.
On the occasion, the Ministers were informed that to increase the fish production, the Department has taken a number of steps by way of constructing fish farms particularly Trout Rearing Units throughout the State.
It was said that there are 53 Trout Rearing Units and 19 Carp Fish Farms throughout the State under Government Sector and in view of the vast scope of employment generation, the department has privatized the Fish Culture in the State due to which a number of units both under Carp as well as Trout culture have come up. The Department has established 515 Trout Units and 1039 Carp Units in Private Sector, the Ministers were informed.
The Ministers were apprised that in view of the increasing demand of fish, the Department has already established Retail Fish Sale Outlets in different Districts including Kathua, Rajouri, Anantnag, Pulwama, Kupwara and now in Srinagar.
The Ministers directed the concerned to keep available an adequate quantity of fish in the market for the people in view of forthcoming Eid-ul-Fitr. They also directed them to deploy mobile fish vans ready for the convenience of the general public in different areas of the Srinagar city.
Director Fisheries, R N Pandita and other senior officers of the department were present on the occasion.
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Hello Jammu News at 7:32:00 PM 0


SRINAGAR, JUNE 06: The minister for Finance, Labour and Employment, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari today visited various localities of Srinagar city to take appraisal of progress on various ongoing developmental works.
The Minister was accompanied by senior officers of Department of Public Works, Srinagar Municipal Committee and senior citizens of the city.
Bukhari visited various localities of Hyderpora including Chanapora, Noorabaad colony and other nearby localities. The minister interacted with the residents of the area who apprised the minister about the issues faced by them in their respective localities.   
The minister took stock of the drainage system of the area and directed the concerned officers to construct a robust drainage system in the area so that the people feel a sigh of relief. Earlier people complained that the choked drain has become a nuisance for them. Minister directed the officers to start work on the construction of drains at earliest and assured liberal funding to them for the said project.
Bukhari directed the concerned officers to improve the pace and monitoring of the construction works in these areas and asked them to conduct frequent visits to different sites of ongoing projects to ensure their completion in time.     
The minister later visited the Jamia Masjid Hyderpora wherein he   directed officials to construct two main gates of the Masjid out of his Constituency Development Fund (CDF) and also directed SMC to take measures for proper drainage of water from the masjid premises.
Minister said the government is committed to provide basic amenities to the people of the state besides laying a better drainage system in the Srinagar city. He said the sewerage and drainage system in Srinagar was in bad shape and that government is rebuilding and updating the drainage system to avoid frequent water logging.
While interacting with the locals, Minister said that the government is committed to provide basic amenities to the people and overall development of the State, adding that various initiatives have been taken in this regard. He said that results of developmental initiatives taken by the present government are witnessing on ground.
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Various delegations from across Kashmir call on Minister
SRINAGAR, JUNE 02: Minister for Finance, Labour and Employment, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukharion Saturday held a Public Darbar in Srinagar as part of his weekly Public Outreach programme.
A large number of people including prominent citizens and youths participated in the darbar and interacted with the minister. They apprised the Minister about their problems and developmental needs and sought redressal of their grievances.
Delegations from across the valley especially from Srinagar city including Dalgate, Bemina, Natipora, Nishat, Chanpora, Nowgam, Sanat Nagar, Rawalpora, Hyderpora, Bagh-e-Mehtab, Baramulla, Sumbal, Pulwama, Tral and Bandipora flagged many issues before the minister with regard to repairmen of roads, availability of drinking water, regular electricity, availability of ration and many other issues of public interest. A delegation of RTO consultants and staff members of Gandhi College Srinagar also called on the minister and flagged various issues. 
Minister gave patient hearing to the people and assured that their genuine demands will be redressed. Minister also passed on-spot directions with regard to various grievances flagged by the locals. The minister also made on-spot directions for providing electric poles , transmission lines  for  various areas of the city.
Bukhari said they have prioritized the works according to their importance and are being done accordingly. Interacting with the deputations, the Minister said that state government is working tirelessly for equitable development in all the three regions of the state.
He said the present dispensation in Jammu and Kashmir has tagged public welfare and equitable development as thrust areas and it will continue with its policy of reaching out to the people in order to mitigate their sufferings on account of various day to day issues.
Responding to the demands raised by deputations, the Minister assured them that he would take up the issues with the concerned Departments for their early redressal. He said that the Government is committed to equitable development in the rural and urban areas of the state. “To meet the goal, several schemes and programs have already been undertaken under R&B, PDD, PHE, Health, RDD and other sectors” he said and urged the people to take full advantage of various state and centrally sponsored schemes.
Bukhari said the Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti is keen to mitigate the problems of the people and that the aim of public outreach program is to reach out to the people to listen their grievances at their doorstep instead of people coming to Civil Secretariat, we (ministers) have been asked to visit the people at their doorstep to know their problems and take appropriate action to mitigate their problems.
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Hello Jammu News at 8:12:00 PM 0

KCCI delegation calls on Finance Minister; submits charters of demands
SRINAGAR, JUNE 01: Minister for Finance, Labour and Employment, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari Fridaysaid that the government shares the concern of the people regarding the skyrocketing of airfares during the peak tourism season.
Minister said this while interacting with the delegation of Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) who called on the minister to discuss issues of Kashmir industry.
The delegation lead by President Javid Ahmad Tenga raised the issue of high air fares being charged by airlines during peak tourism season that proves a major impediment for tourist inflow in the Kashmir valley. They said Kashmir having no railway link, the air travel becomes the only preferred mode of transport and that high airfares proves detrimental to the tourism sector.
Bukhari said the government shares the concern with the chamber and that Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has already raised the issue with the concerned agencies.
The delegation urged the minister to raise the issue of handicraft sector in upcoming GST council meeting to bring the GST on Handicrafts to zero level to give boost to this industry. They said the imposition of GST has dealt a hard blow to Handicraft industry as the sales and manufacturing has gone down and it warrants reversal and withdrawing of GST on handicrafts to help the trade in improving sales. They also urged government to help organizing exhibitions, buyer seller meets and financing liberally the artisans, manufacturers, exporters-cum-traders.
The delegation also appealed for an industrial package to the state of J&K on the pattern of north-eastern states. They appealed the minister to strongly push for a scheme on the pattern of the recently approved North –East Industrial Development Scheme (NEIDS) 2017.
The members also demanded inclusion of Guest Houses and Restaurants in the decision of special power tariff to Hotels   made during the last budget session as according to them the guest houses and restaurants are part of the hotel industry.
The Minister gave patient hearing to the visiting delegation and assured to examine all the highlighted issues on priority and their appropriate disposal. He said the government is keen to promote industrial sector in the state which is key to the economy of the state.
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Hello Jammu News at 7:59:00 PM 0


SRINAGAR, JUNE 01: In a major relief to the female government employees of the state, the state government today principally agreed to include In-vitro Fertilization treatment (IVF) under Medical Attendance-cum-Allowance rules.
This was stated by Minister for Finance, Labour and Employment Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari. A proposal in this regard has been moved by the Finance Department to include the treatment in the said rules.
The Minister said the inclusion of IVF will be beneficial for the female employees of the state as the expenses for this treatment in select hospitals will be covered under rules.
He said the inclusion of IVF in the Medical Attendance-cum-Allowance rules was the long pending demand of the employees. He said the present dispensation is committed to redress the grievances of the government employees and all possible measures are being taken in this regard.
After formal inclusion of IVF in the relevant rules, every female government employee shall be allowed reimbursement of the amount, if any, charged by the hospital authorities, including the cost of drugs purchased from the market during the period of hospitalization in the already notified select hospitals.

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Hello Jammu News at 7:56:00 PM 0

SRINAGAR, JUNE 01: Minister for Finance, Labour and Employment, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari today laid foundation stone of commercial tax office complex at Solina Srinagar.
The five storey building will come up at the cost of Rs 35.75 crore and JK Projects Construction Corporation Limited will execute the project while Creations Architects Engineers and Planners   prepared the design for the new upcoming Commercial Tax Office Complex.
The minister was accompanied by Minister of State for Finance Ajay Nanda, MLA Batamaloo Noor Mohammad Sheikh, MD JKPCC and other senior officers of the department.
Speaking on the occasion, Minister said the Commercial Tax Department will soon have a new office complex with state-of-art facilities that will reduce the accommodation constraints.
The proposed multi-storey office complex is likely to be completed in three years by the executing agency JKPCC. The building would be raised over an area of 14435 Sqft with basement parking.
The minister examined the blueprint of the proposed project and inquired about the design and composition of the building.
Bukhari asked the executing agency to complete the project in stipulated time and maintain quality during the execution of the work. On the occasion the officials of JKPCC brief the minister about the upcoming project and the facilities to be made available in the complex.
The ministers had a brief interaction with the officials and staff of the commercial tax department who informed the minister about the working of the department particularly in post GST implementation scenario. The staff also apprised the minister about various issues faced by them and sought redressal of their grievances. Minister gave patient hearing to their grievances and assured them that they will look into the issues and will redress their genuine demands.
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SRINAGAR, MAY 31: Several delegations call on Minister for Finance, Labour and Employment Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari and apprised him about various issues faced by them.
A delegation of JK Anganwadi Workers and Helpers Association lead by Nayeema Rasool today called on Minister and raised various issues besides demanding increase in honorarium for workers and helpers, promotion of workers as supervisors on strict seniority basis and matriculate and middle pass helpers as workers, Providing pension, Ex-gratia, gratuity and regularization.    The minister gave patient hearing to the visiting delegations and ensured them that he will look into their demands and will fulfill their genuine demands.
A delegation of Employees Joint Action Committee lead by its President Abdul Qayoom Wani and J&K ReT Teachers Forum lead by Farooq Ahmad Tantray also called on the minister and discussed various issues faced by the employees including the pending salaries of the SSA employees.
The minister assured them that government is akin to the issues faced by the ReT teachers and assured them that their issues will be resolved in a time-bound manner. He praised the contribution of the teachers in the society and sought their support so that the issue can be resolved permanently.
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Hello Jammu News at 7:49:00 PM 0

Present charter of demands; Ministers assure to look into
SRINAGAR, MAY 29: Minister for Revenue Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura and Minister for Finance Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari today jointly held a meeting with a delegation of Patwari Association here today.
Financial Commissioner (Revenue), Principal Secretary Finance, Commissioner Secretary Revenue, Deputy Commissioner Srinagar and other senior officers were present on the occasion.  
During the meeting, the Patwari Association presented a charter of demands to the Ministers to which both the Ministers said that all of their genuine demands and concerns would be looked into.
The demands of the Association include grade pay of Patwaris, timely departmental promotion, creation of PatwarHalqas, direct recruitment of Naib Tehsildars, enhancement of allowances for Patwaries and rent for Patwar Khanna.
On the occasion, Hanjura said that the demands put forth by the Association would be looked into and asked them to resume their duties so that people do not face any inconvenience.  
He also told the Patwari Association that their demands would be taken up with the concerned departments for an earlier redressal.
Bukhari, on the occasion, said that state government has already fulfilled most of the demands of the government employees by implementing the 7th pay commission and all possible steps will be taken to redress their genuine concerns.
He said state government has adopted an employee friendly attitude and the employees should also work with utmost dedication and zeal for the welfare of common people.
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Hello Jammu News at 7:43:00 PM 0

SRINAGAR, MAY 29: Minister for Finance, Labour and Employment Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Tuesday directed to release 50 percent budget to the department of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA) for the procurement of ration for consumers of the state.
The Minister passed this direction in a meeting chaired by him to review the budget allocation for the purchase of ration for the state. The meeting was attended by Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Mohammad Ashraf Mir, Principal Secretary Finance Navin Kumar Chaudhary, Secretary FCS&CA Dr Abdul Rashid and other senior officers of the department.
The minister directed early release of the funds so that the ration can be purchased in advance and at earliest for the convenience of the consumers of the state.
It was decided in the meeting that FCS&CA will provide wheat to the consumers instead of flour and the department will accordingly give discount in the rates to compensate grinding charges.
The meeting further decided to procure the ration including sugar as soon as possible at the cheaper rates and the advance ration may be stocked in far flung areas including Kargil, Leh and Ladakh by August this year.
The meeting discussed threadbare the issues regarding the procurement of food grains including rice, wheat and sugar and the allocation of funds for the same.
Bukhari further urged the officials to expedite the process of procurement and subsequent stocking at earliest sothat people do not suffer any hardships.
He said the government is committed to provide quality food grains to the consumers and urged the officials to take extra care to ensure quality food grains are supplied to the state.
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Hello Jammu News at 7:16:00 PM 0

SRINAGAR, MAY 28: Various delegations on Monday called on Minister for Finance, Labour and Employment Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari   and apprised him about various issues to seek early redressal of their grievances.
A delegation of All Jammu and Kashmir Government Pharmacist Association lead by Sheikh Mehraj-ud-Din raised the issue of stagnation of pharmacists and demanded up-gradation of left out pharmacists who were left during re-organization of pharmacists who are stagnant for the last 27 years. They also demanded sanctioning of technical grades in favor of these pharmacists to avoid the stagnation on the analogy of sanitary inspectors of Health Department.
State Goods Transports Companies Association also called on the minister and apprised him about various issues they are facing while transporting goods to the state. They appealed to streamline the checking process at Lower Munda and Lakhanpur by excise and other concerned departments.
Representatives of GEG Skill Developers also called on the minister and informed him about the services provided by them with regard to the enhancement of skills to the work force. A delegation of Employees Joint Action Committee also called on the minister and raised many issues of the employees.
Minister gave patient hearing to all the visiting delegations and assured them that the government is committed to provide good governance and assured them that their genuine demands will be looked into. The meetings were also attended by Principal Secretary Finance Navin Kumar Chaudhary, Commissioner Secretary Finance Kifayat Hussain Rizvi, Labour Commissioner Bashir Ahmad Khan.
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Hello Jammu News at 8:17:00 PM 0


Work apace on action plan to transform the border district: Bukhari
SRINAGAR, MAY 25: Minister for Horticulture, Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Syed Basharat Bukhari today convened a meeting to assess the progress being made in Baramulla under the central government’s ‘Transformation of Aspirational Districts’ programme, here.
The meeting was attended by District Development Commissioner Baramulla Dr Nasir Ahmad Naqash, JD planning besides other officers from concerned departments from the district.
During the meeting, the Minister reviewed the District Vision Plan 2018-22 document created for district Baramulla. Under this vision plan, the State Government has sought Rs 2000 crore to be spent over next five years for implementation of various developmental programmes. This allocation is in addition to the existing funds available for various CSSs.
The Minister expressed satisfaction over the vision document said that the baseline and monthly targets defined under the document should be timely met. He impressed upon officers to ensure 100 percent achievement of targets under all performance indicators for each sector defined under the programme viz health and nutrition, education, basic infrastructure, financial inclusion, skill development, agriculture and water resources.
Bukhari impressed upon all concerned district functionaries to do a detail resource mapping in the district and ensure efficient allocation of all available resources so that the planned growth for the district can be achieved within the set time frame. He asked the officers to make all concerted efforts required to register overall development in all sectors so that the district can become an example for other 115 aspirational districts selected under the programme.
He directed all concerned officials to identify gaps at village level and prepare action plan at village level/micro level.
The Minister also assured full support of the state government for implementation of the activities identified for both District Baramulla and Kupwara under the Aspirational District programme.
It is to be noted that, the NITI Aayog has identified 115 Backward Districts in the Country for convergence, integration and focused attention which includes two districts of Jammu & Kashmir viz. Baramulla and Kupwara.
The main strategy of this initiative is to ensure effective convergence between various Central and State Government programmes, establishment of an efficient feedback mechanism and to provide a platform replicating best practices from other districts.


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Appeals to consider invoice for calculating GST on tariff of hotels, reduction in GST rates on almond kernels   
SRINAGAR, MAY 25: A delegation of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on Friday called on Minister for Finance, Labour and Employment Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari.
The meeting was attended by Principal Secretary Finance Naveen Kumar Chaudhary, Chairman J&K Bank Parveez Ahmad, Chairman CII Saddam Zaroo, Post Chairman Rahul Sahai and Raju Choudhary, Vice Chairman Rajesh Sharma, Zonal Head Srinagar Khurshid Dar and other senior officers of the government and CII.
The representatives of CII apprised the minister about various issues faced by the industries in the state and sought the intervention of the minister in resolving their issues.
The delegation urged the government to reduce the GST rate on Almond kernels from 12 percent to 5 percent. They said after the implementation of GST, all other similar nuts category and dried fruits like raisins, cashew Kernels and walnuts were initially taxed at 12 percent but later on taxed at 5 percent except almond kernels.
The delegation of CII further appealed the minister to consider the invoice value for calculating the GST rate in hotels and also requested that the GST be taxed at not more than 12 percent stating that the current rate is 28 percent. They said the lack of clarity around a key term for calculating the GST rates for hotels, is spelling trouble for consumers.
While stating that the government has said that hotels with ‘declared tariffs’ of Rs 7500 and above will charge 28 % GST, CII representatives said that the term ‘declared tariff’ is unclear as hotels could declare new seasonal tariffs several times a year and rates may vary with each season.
They   appealed the government to provide clarity and consider invoice value for calculating GST rates in hotel.
The delegation also requested for issuance of clarification for SRO 63 issued by finance department in February this year for extension of benefit to service sector industries falling under thrust industry as per State Industrial Policy in addition to manufacturing industry. They said the step will encourage young entrepreneurs to start similar investing in the said industry.
The delegation also appealed the government to refund the fiscal incentives under GST on monthly basis instead of quarterly basis to provide relief to the industrial sector of the state.
The meeting discussed threadbare the issues raised by the representatives of CII. Minister said the government is committed to take every positive step to help the industry sector to grow in the state.
He assured the visiting delegation that government will take every possible step to ensure favorable environment for the industries to grow in the state. He said the government has already directed to refund the GST of three quarters at earliest. He said the refund will be made on monthly basis soon after the system is put in place.
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SRINAGAR, MAY 24: Minister for Finance, Labour and Employment, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari today chaired a meeting to discuss the release of funds for the procurement of food grains for distribution to the consumers of the state.
The meeting was attended by Minister for Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA) Mohammad Ashraf Mir, Principal Secretary Finance Navin Kumar Chaudhary, Commissioner Secretary FCS&CA, Dr Abdul Rashid, Director Budget, Financial Advisor FCS&CA and other senior officers of the departments.
The meeting discussed threadbare the issues regarding the procurement of food grains including rice, wheat and sugar and the allocation of funds for the same.
The Minister asked the department to reconcile with the amount required to procure food grains from Food Corporation of India (FCI). He asked the officials to put their heads together to make a proposal for allocation of fundswithin two days so that further action with regard to the release of funds is taken.
Bukhari urged the officials to expedite the process so that food grains can be procured at earliest and people do not suffer any hardships. He said the government is committed to provide quality food grains to the consumers and urged the officials to take extra care to ensure quality food grains are supplied to the state.

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Minister review ‘Annual Developmental Plan’ of Public Works Deptt
SRINAGAR, MAY 24: With an aim to open up economic opportunities in the state through better connectivity, Minister for Public Works and Culture, Naeem Akhtar, today reviewed the ‘Annual Developmental Plan’ of the Works Department for the current financial year at a high-level meeting in his office chamber here.
Minister for Finance, Labour & Employment, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari, Minister of State for PWD, Shakti Raj Parihar, Chief Secretary, B B Vyas,Principal Secretary, Finance, Navin K Chaudhary, Principal Secretary Planning & Development, Rohit Kansal, Commissioner Secretary, Public Works Department, Sanjeev Verma, Director General, Planning and Development, Shahzada Bilal, Chief Engineer, R&B and other officers of the Finance and Public Works Department were present at the meeting.
“Last year, new records were set by Jammu and Kashmir in infrastructure development. Our hardworking engineers and workers macadamised record road length under different centrally sponsored schemes. This year, we must resolve to move a step ahead in fulfilling the developmental agenda of our government,” Akhtar said, adding that the new projects will flip the process of infrastructure development in the state.
The Works Minister said Jammu and Kashmir is undergoing a new era of progress and prosperity under the leadership of Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti and the economic transformation taking place in the state will go a long way in addressing the development deficit faced by the state over the last three decades.
During the meeting, the Minister was apprised about various connectivity projects that will be taken up in Jammu and Kashmir by the Works Department, including macadamisation of old roads, construction of new roads and bridges, etc. during this financial year.
“Jammu and Kashmir will be taking up record number of new projects under various centrally sponsored schemes like Central Road Fund, Pradhan Mantri Gram SadakYojna, NABARD, etc which will transform the economic landscape of the state and open up new avenues of opportunities,” Akhtar said.
Under CRF, 67 new projects have been sanctioned by the Ministry of Road, Transport and Highways for Jammu and Kashmir for the current financial year.  Similarly, under NABARD, 128 new projects, including 11 bridges, have been sanctioned for the state. 
During the meeting, the issue of unpaid claims of contractors was also discussed in detail and it was agreed that the Planning and Finance departments shall work out a substantial amount to be provided to the Works department to take care of any liabilities.

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Hello Jammu News at 7:12:00 PM 0

Hail Govt's decision of granting Assured Career Progression to Engineering fraternity
SRINAGAR, MAY 21: A delegation of State Joint Action Committee of Engineering Graduates today called on Minister for Finance, Labour and Employment, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari.
The delegation thanked the government and minister for taking a historic decision for granting Assured Career Progression (ACP) scheme to the Gazetted services of the engineering fraternity.
 While hailing the cabinet decision, the delegation led by Er. Farooq Ahmed Ganaie and Firdous Ahmad Bhat stated that the grant of ACP to the engineers will boost the morale of the engineers and will go a long way in enhancing the motivation of the engineers for the implementation of the developmental agenda of the government.
The delegation also apprised the minister about various issues confronting them and sought early redressal of their grievances which included the enhancement of Fixed Travel Allowance, removal of pay anomaly particularly at JE level and granting PB - 4 to the Superintending Engineer.
The Minister gave a patient hearing to the delegation and assured them that all their issues will be addressed in time bound manner.
Minister said Government is committed to resolve all the genuine demands of the employees as they are the basic and very important unit of the governance.
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SRINAGAR, MAY 17: A delegation of owners of Private Schools Association led by Showkat Chaudhary Thursday called on Minister for Finance, Labor and Employment Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari and apprised him about various issues confronting them.
The Minister gave patient hearing to the delegation and lauded the role of the private schools in education sector in the state and assured them that government will look into their genuine demands and will take steps for their early redressal.
Meanwhile various other delegations also called on the Minister and apprised him about their respective issues faced by them. The delegations raised various issues related to availability of basic amenities including ration, electricity, regular drinking water supply, repairmen of roads, lanes and drains besides other issues. Minister gave patient hearing to the delegations and assured the redressal of their respective grievances while many issues were resolved on spot. 

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