Reviews functioning of Transport, Cooperative
Deptts
JAMMU, MARCH 07: The meeting of Department Related Standing
Committee (DRSC-I) of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council was held here today
under the Chairmanship of MLC, Qaiser Jamsheed Lone to examine the Transport
department.
During the meeting, a threadbare discussion was
held on the overall functioning of Transport Department and directions were
passed to the concerned authorities to initiate necessary measures to improve
the functioning of the said department.
Legislators, Mohammad Khursheed Alam, G L Raina and
Muzaffar Ahmed Parray attended the meeting.
Secretary, Transport Department, M Raju, Transport
Commissioner, Saugat Biswas and Managing Director SRTC, Mir Afroz briefed the
Committee about the working of the department besides other activities carried
out by the concerned authorities to develop infrastructure of the department
including expansion of fleets of buses and trucks in the department etc.
Among others, Special Secretary, Council, Mohammad
Ashraf Wani, Director State Motor Garages, Zakir Choudhary, Additional
Transport Commission, Mohinder Singh, RTOs, other senior officers of concerned
departments and Council Secretariat were also present in the meeting.
A detailed assessment was made by the Committee in
view of various issues pertaining to regulating the State Transport Authority
and Regional Transport Authorities, ensuring mobility and connectivity for the
public by providing transport facilities in all areas, creating Road Safety
Awareness among the masses for safe driving, generating revenue on account of
Token Tax, Permit, Registration, License fees etc.
The Committee instructed the concerned authorities
to devise an inclusive mechanism for creating enhanced infrastructure to
facilitate the general public. Directions were passed for the proper execution
of ban on pressure horns used by the commercial vehicles besides to put a check
on over charging by the light vehicles from the passengers from Jammu to
Srinagar and to other destinations. The Committee directed for strict action
against the violations of set rules and norms.
Taking a strong note of pollution, the Committee
also directed the concerned to check and monitor the vehicles that are more
than 15 years old and are the main cause of spreading of pollution in the
state. The concerned authorities informed the Committee about the present
status of such vehicles and cases referred to the concerned quarter for the
final disposal in this regard.
Later, the Committee held another review meeting of
Co-operative Department and suggested several measures to further streamline
the working of the department.
Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Peerzada
Hafiz-ul-lah, MD, JEKFED, Deepika K Sharma, Joint Registrar, Audit, Dr Raj
Kumar Thapa briefed the Committee about the overall functioning of the
department besides physical and financial achievement of the department.
It was informed in the meeting that under the Act
of 1989, there are about 1698 Co-operative Societies registered under various
disciplines and undertaking business activities like fertilizers, consumer
business, short term credit, housing, poultry dairy etc. Out of the above
Societies, about 1000 Co-operative Societies are reported to be functional.
A detailed discussion was held on the apt
implementation of various centrally sponsored schemes launched by the
department including RKVY with a focus on development and strengthening of
agriculture and allied sectors.
It was also informed that there are five Apex level
Co-operations viz JAKFED, J&K Coop., Housing Corporation, J&K
Cooperative Union, J&K State Coop. Bank and J&K SCARDB and 107
Co-operative Marketing Societies operating at District/Block level.
