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Hello Jammu News at 7:13:00 PM 0

SRINAGAR, AUGUST 23: Governor Shri Satya Pal Malik today extended warm felicitations to son of the soil Surya Bhanu Pratap Singh for winning bronze medal in 60 KG Wushu championship of the ongoing Asian Games.
Bhanu Pratap Singh, a resident of Muthi in Jammu, registered an emphatic quarterfinal victory over his Philippines rival in the men’s 60-kg category on Tuesday. He lost the semi-final bout against Erfan Ahangarian of Iran after suffering an injury in the ongoing Asian Games at Jakarta-Palembang (Indonesia) on Wednesday.
“We are really proud of his performance in the prestigious sporting event,” Governor said in his felicitation message.
Governor also congratulated Kuldeep Handoo, another son of the soil and coach of the Indian Wushu contingent at the Asian Gmaes.
Meanwhile, Advisor to Governor K Vijay Kumar has also felicitated Bhanu Pratap Singh for the emphatic victory.
Advisor Kumar said Bhanu Pratap Singh would be adequately rewarded by the Governor’s Administration on his return from Jakarta for his splendid performance in the Asian Games.
He said the Governor’s Administration is laying renewed focus on promoting sports in the State and in this regard a new Sports Policy is being formulated to institutionalize the sports culture in J&K. He said various incentives are being proposed to encourage grooming of professional sportspersons in the State. 
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Hello Jammu News at 7:12:00 PM 0

Calls for renewed focus on good governance, urgent deliverance on developmental front
Orders setting up of Grievance Cells at district-level
SRINAGAR, AUGUST 23: Governor Shri Satya Pal Malik today made it clear that reinforcing good governance and delivering results urgently on the developmental front must be the topmost priority of the State administration at all levels to bring J&K back on course. Rapid, people centric development is the need of the hour, he said.
Immediately after assuming office, Governor convened the first official meeting with his Advisors, B B Vyas, K Vijay Kumar & Khurshid Ahmad Ganai and Chief Secretary B V R Subrahmanyam at Raj Bhavan here this afternoon and took first-hand appraisal of the functioning of Governor’s Administration. 
To ensure a tangible turnaround, Governor enumerated the measures to be taken to give a fresh push to the “Mission on Delivering Development” and “Mission on Good Governance”. He said the state administration shall have to function with efficiency, speed and accountability and deliver quick results on the ground on developmental and governance fronts. He said the Grievance Redressal mechanism shall have to be further strengthened and expanded to ensure that people see the desired results on the ground within the shortest possible time.
“Focus has to be on working through transparency and consultation to promote a culture of excellence in governance characterized by integrity and highest standards of deliverance,” he said and added that judicious and productive use of resources has to be ensured so that the funds are utilized according to priorities keeping in mind the larger public good and requirement of basic amenities.
Governor said a clear message shall have to go down the line that the focus should be on development on all fronts and reaching out to the people to meet their basic needs. He prioritized the health, education, rural development and social welfare sectors for focussed attention.
Governor also called for ensuring that the major development programs and projects and flagship schemes are given a renewed push and completed on time. PMDP projects must be given priority so that projects such as AIIMSs, IIT, IIM, Ring Roads and others are completed on time. Cleaning up the iconic Dal Lake must also be given topmost priority and the lake should be restored to its pristine glory. He said completing all such projects which are hanging fire for quite some time due to varied reasons should be the priority and these projects must be completed within a set timeframe.
Governor also called for expanding the scope and import of the Grievance Redressal mechanism. He said grievance redressal should not be limited to the capital cities of Srinagar and Jammu alone.
Governor directed that District Grievance Cells should be urgently opened in all districts under the supervision of Deputy Commissioners. “The concerned Deputy Commissioners will personally hear grievances at least once a week,” he ordered.
Governor also asked the officers to expand their public outreach by conducting frequent field visits and meeting the people on ground in every nook and corner of the State to redress their grievances.
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Hello Jammu News at 8:02:00 PM 0

SRINAGAR, AUGUST 03: Advisor to Governor K Vijay Kumar today felicitated commonwealth Silver Medal Winner in Under-16 chess championship 2018.
Meenal and his father, Atul Gupta met the advisor at Civil Secretariat in Jammu. The advisor presented a momento to the young champion and congratulated her for her exceptional performance in common wealth games and also wished her good luck for the upcoming events.
 Meenal Gupta, a young chess player of the state is the first female champion from the state to win silver in Commonwealth silver medalist and also became the first chess player from the state to qualify for the Sports Authority of India (SAI) Award for winning an international medal in a sports event recognized by the Government of India.
The advisor interacted with the young champion and inquired from her about her experiences, career and the future plans. She dedicated her success to her parents who according to her, rendered her all possible support to reach to the place where she is today. She informed the advisor that she is now preparing for the upcoming World Junior Chess Championship schedules to be held in Turkey next month. Advisor gave her his best wishes and hoped that she will showcase her talent at higher platforms and will win more awards for the country.
While assuring every possible support from the government to the youngsters like Meenal, advisor said the government is keen to promote sports in the state that will not only help the youngsters to showcase their talent but will help them in imbibing sportsmanship among the youth and in the He said the victory of Meenal will prove as a source of inspiration for other young sportspersons especially girls to take interest in sports activities.
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Hello Jammu News at 7:56:00 PM 0

‘Sports stadium to be constructed in every district’
BUDGAM, AUGUST 02: Advisor to Governor, K Vijay Kumar today declared open Inter Zonal District Level Tournaments at Budgam in which hundreds of students from various schools are participating.
The tournament is being organized by Youth Services & Sports Department in coordination with the district administration.
The district level competitions are being held in the discipline of Kabaddi, Kho-Kho for Boys/Girls under the age group of 14-17 years and Dodge Ball, Net Ball & Throw Ball under the age group of 17-19 years.
District Development Commissioner Budgam, Dr Syed Sehrish Asgar, Director General Youth Services & Sports Sheikh Fayaz, SSP Budgam Tejinder Singh, ADDC Khurshid Ahmad Sanai, ADC Khurshid Ahmad Shah, Joint Director YSS Bashir Ahmed, DYSS Officer Balbir Singh and other senior officers of the district and police administration were present during the inauguration ceremony.
Addressing the players, K Vijay Kumar appreciated the efforts of YSS and district administration in organizing such kind of sports activities in the district. He said that these competitions will promote sports culture among the school children. The Advisor also interacted with the players and wished them all the best for the games.  
He expressed satisfaction over the sports calendar prepared by the district administration for engagement of youth in sports and other activities for their overall development.
While encouraging the children for taking part in sports activities, the Advisor said that the Deputy Commissioner of the district is herself a sports person and she should be looked as role model for others. He said there is no dearth of talent in the state as many players from Budgam and other districts have brought laurels to the state.
Focus is being laid on developing sports infrastructure in the state including construction of sports stadiums in every district, said Advisor Kumar adding that to ensure maximum participation of the youth in sports activities, the District Level Sports Task Force has been constituted in all the districts and also at Divisional Level.
On the occasion, the Advisor also felicitated local players who have won medals in different games at the national and international level which includes Mohammad Saleem Kumar, silver medalist in Junior World Wushu Championship held in Brazil, Noor-ul-Haya, Asian Gold Medalist (Sqay Martial Art), AayatAhlam, Asian Gold Medalist (Sqay Martial Art) and Mohammad Aatif, Asian Bronze Medalist (Sqay Martial Art).
About 1728 school children from various schools of the district from 12 zones are participating in the events. The selected players would further represent the District in the State Level, Provincial level competitions to be held at different places in the state.
DDC while addressing the gathering thanked the Advisor K Vijay Kumar for visiting the district and declaring the tournament open. She said that the presence of Advisor Kumar on today’s occasion must encourage the children for their maximum participation in various kinds of activities being organized by the district administration.
DG YSS Sheikh Fayaz gave brief of the activities which are being organized by the department of YSS in the state and at district level. He said that the calendar of activities has been prepared for 2018-19 at School, Zonal, District and Provincial level and accordingly events are being organized ensuring maximum participation of youth.
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Hello Jammu News at 7:43:00 PM 0

SRINAGAR, JULY 13: Advisor to Governor, K Vijay Kumar visited Mazar-e-Shohada at Naqashband Sahib (RA) here today to offer floral tributes to the 1931 Martyrs. He laid wreaths over the graves of the Martyrs.
Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam; Director General of Police, Dr S P Vaid; Divisional Commission Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan; IGP Kashmir, S P Pani, Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Dr Syed Abid Rasheed Shah and other senior officers were also present on the occasion.
A contingent of J&K Police posted the bugle and presented the ceremonial guard of honour to the Martyrs.
Later, a local delegation met the Advisor and Chief Secretary and apprised them about the various issues being faced by them. The Advisor gave them a patient hearing and assured them that all their genuine demands will be looked into on priority.
On the occasion, the Advisor said that the government is committed to restore the pristine glory of NaqashbandSahabShrine and the adjacent historical mosque. He said the Shrine will be preserved keeping in mind its historical significance.
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Hello Jammu News at 7:34:00 PM 0

Reviews implementation of Youth Engagement Programs by various departments
SRINAGAR, JULY 12:  Advisor to Governor, K Vijay Kumar today directed to constitute a Special Task Force that will oversee the youth engagement program launched by various departments.
The task force shall be headed by Secretary Sports with Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Inspector General of Police (Kashmir), IGP CRPF as its members. The committee will review the new plans being executed by various departments including civil departments and various forces for engaging youth in various extracurricular activities to avoid duplicity in these programs.
The Advisor directed to constitute this task force while reviewing the implementation of various youth engagement programs in the state. He said the task force will act as a bridge between various organizations who are doing such programs so as to avoid duplicity in these programs and to reach   more youths of the state.
While calling for consolidation of funds, advisor called for convergence between various departments to implement youth engagement programs to avoid paucity of funds and for maximum benefits while utilizing funds judiciously.
He said the committee will regularly meet and review the implementation of various programs including sports activities while it will also come up with a proposal for fruitful utilization of Rs 14.20 crores under Khelo India program in 142 identified blocks of the state.
Kumar while reviewing the activities plan of the department emphasized the need to involve the youth in extracurricular activities so that their energies could be better harnessed for constructive engagement. He also enquired about the action plan under Khelo India, a flagship scheme of the Government of India which has components of both activities for youth engagement as well as infrastructure development besides other programs under PMDP.
He also stressed on maintaining the current sports infrastructure besides constructing new sports infrastructure in left out areas to ensure mass participation of youth in sports activities. He also stressed for optimal use of funds and the resources available to garn more benefit for the youth of the state.
The advisor also asked the officials to identify the youth icons in their respective areas and recognize their contribution by felicitating them and incentivizing them so that more youths are attracted to fruitful activities.
The meeting also held a threadbare discussion on having a sports policy for the state and also discussed various initiatives taken by different departments.
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Hello Jammu News at 7:32:00 PM 0

Stresses on providing better living facilities to the employees
SRINAGAR, JULY 12: Advisor to Governor, K Vijay Kumar today reviewed the functioning of the Estates Department and the facilities being extended to the employees in the estates colonies in Jammu and Srinagar.
The meeting was attended by Principal Secretary Planning and Monitoring Department and Estates, Rohit Kansal, Director Estates, Tasaduq Jeelani and other senior officers of the Department.
The Advisor stressed on the department to come up with proposal to construct more accommodation for the employees besides providing better living facilities to them in the existing estates colonies and providing them recreational facilities.
The meeting was informed that the department owns 4522 dwelling units in the state which include 117 Ministerial Bungalows. It was informed that the department hired 42 JKTDC huts, 252 JKTDC rooms, 106 private hotels, 107 private houses and 2858 hotel rooms during May 2018 to October 2018 while in Jammu the department hired 132 JKTDC rooms, 1277 private hotels and 273 private houses.
While reviewing the ongoing projects, the advisor was informed that the department is constructing 400 flats at Pampore at an estimated cost of Rs 90.65 crore comprising of 192-1BHK, 128-2BHK and 80-3BHK.
It was given out in the meeting that the department has also completed construction of 32 residential flats at Sarwal Phase-I while construction of 28 flats in Phase-II is going on at an estimated cost of Rs 8.22 crore and is likely to be completed by April 2019. The construction of 28 flats at Ahata Amar Singh at the cost of Rs 8.42 crore is likely to be completed by May next year while the construction of 28 flats at Lower Muthi at the cost of Rs 3.33 crore is likely to be completed within 15 months.
Meeting was further informed that the department has also acquired 92 kanals of state land at Alochi Bagh for construction of residential accommodation and DPR for the same is under formulation while DPR for the construction of 1024 flats at an estimated cost of Rs 372.04 crore at Shivpora, Srinagar for Employees under PM’s Package is also being formulated.
The meeting was further informed that the department also plans to construct additional office accommodation at civil secretariat Srinagar and Jammu at an estimated cost of Rs 52.33 crore and Rs 58.43 crore respectively and the memorandum in this regard will be placed before the State Administrative Council very soon.
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Hello Jammu News at 7:11:00 PM 0

Calls for transparency, accountability, distribution of quality food-grains to consumers
SRINAGAR, JULY 11:  Advisor to Governor K Vijay Kumar Wednesday chaired a meeting to review the functioning of Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA) Department and implementation of Electronic Public Distribution System (ePDS) project in Jammu and Kashmir.
The meeting was attended by Commissioner Secretary FCS&CA Dr Abdul Rashid, Director FCS&CA Kashmir Nisar Ahmad Wani, Director FCS&CA Jammu RA Inquilabi , Controller Legal Metrology RK Katoch and other senior officers of the department.
The advisor reviewed the stock, supply position, distribution system, grievance redressal system and other related matters. He appreciated the FCS&CA Department for its performance in ensuring uninterrupted supply of ration to the consumers especially in far flung areas during adverse weather conditions.
He stressed on bringing more transparency and accountability in the system besides constituting an internal vigilance system to ensure transparency in the department. He also urged to maintain quality of food grains distributed by the department and said there can be no compromise with the quality of food and asked the officials to have regular checks and tests of the food grains to ensure that quality ration is provided to the consumers.
Vijay Kumar also underscored the importance of Electronic Public Distribution System and online improving the real time online Grievance Redressal Portal system. It was given out in the meeting that union government has launched a scheme, “End to End Computerization of TPDS operations” and the objectives of the scheme is to address and check weak grievance redressal and social audit mechanism, fake and bogus ration cards, leakages and diversion of food grains and inclusion and exclusion of errors.
It was given out in the meeting that under component II of the E-PDS, the department has installed 6401 PoS machines at Government Sale Centres and Fair Price Shops while 6850 functionairies including Assistant Directors, TSOs, Store Keepers and Dealers have been trained in handling operations of the PoS devices.  
The meeting was informed that the department provides 62590 MTs of ration to 119.73 Lakh souls under National Food Security Act which include 74.14 lakh souls under Priority Household (PHH) and 12 AAY souls while under Mufti Mohammad Sayeed Food Entitlement Scheme (MMSFES) the department provides 2.92 MTs to 82.41 lakh souls.
Officials further informed the meeting that state government provides 500 grams of sugar per soul per month   to 74.15 lakh PHH category population of state out of its own resources at the rate of Rs 25 per Kilogram and that sugar is being procured through e- tendering on 6-monthly basis while the deficit amount between the procurement cost and selling cost is borne by the state government from its own budget. It was given out that there is annual requirement of 43860 MTs for 74.15 souls of the state.
With regard to the winter dumping in remote and inaccessible areas, meeting was informed that the department for the district of Leh 16821.17 Quintals of rice, 1014.16 quintals of sugar and 109600 LPG cylinders have been supplied for winter stocking.  In district Kargil, the department has released 18540.35 quintals of rice 1535.27 quintals of sugar and 14061 LPG cylinders for winter stocking. The department has also stocked 1212.78 quintals of rice, 97.96 quintals of sugar and 16000 litres of kerosene for Gurez valley 3250.42 quintals of rice have also been released for winter stocking in Kupwara border areas.
With regard to the grievance redressal system, the meeting was informed that the department received 388 complaints during the current fiscal out of which 362 grievances were disposed of. The Department of Legal Metrology has also realized a revenue of Rs 40.50 lakhs as fine during the current financial year so far during 12138 inspections conducted in various districts of the state while Rs 26.39 lakh have also been realized by the department as penalty in 1856 compounded cases during the current fiscal.
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Hello Jammu News at 7:05:00 PM 0

SRINAGAR, JULY 07: Inspector General of Border Security Force (IG BSF) Kashmir, Ms Sonali Mishra called on Advisor to Governor, K Vijay Kumar, here today.
IG BSF (STC) S S Chahar and DIG BSF (Ops) Hari Lal were also present in the meeting.
Ms Mishra briefed the Advisor about the obtaining internal security situation and the arrangements being made for the safety and security of pilgrims visiting the state to perform Shri Amarnathji Yatra.
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Hello Jammu News at 5:21:00 PM 0


Series of instructions issued for immediate compliance
SRINAGAR, JUNE 30: Advisor, Shri K Vijay Kumar and Chief Secretary Shri B V R Subrahmanyam called an emergency meeting of senior officers of the Civil and Police Administration and also the Army early today morning to review the preparedness across Kashmir division, in particular Srinagar City, in the wake of flood like situation following incessant rains.
Director General of Police, J&K, Dr S P Vaid, Principal Secretary Home, R K Goyal, ADGP, Civil Defence, Home Guards & SDRF, Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, IG Kashmir Zone, SSP Srinagar, DC Srinagar, Chief Engineer, I&FC, Kashmir, Director Health Services, Kashmir, Director Met Department, J&K, and other senior officers of the State Government, CRPF and Army attended the meeting.
 The Advisor and Chief Secretary took a detailed review of the preparations and received brief from the concerned officers/line departments. The Advisor and Chief Secretary issued a slew of directions/instructions to the concerned officers for immediate compliance which interalia, include (i) alerting the people living in the low lying/ vulnerable areas, to be vigilant about the flood situation and be in preparedness for evacuation-currently, this is only an alert for being prepared and people should be on the lookout for the next alert for evacuation, if necessary (ii) establishing joint control room with components from civil, police, CRPF and Army at Hari Niwas and disseminating contact details to the public (iii)   All relief and rescue material- men, boats etc to be kept in readiness to promptly respond to any evacuation call (iv)  Divisional Commissioner to put competent ADMs/SDMs at the disposal of DC Srinagar  immediately, to facilitate coordination in the matters relating to control room, evacuation, recue, relief etc (v) Civil and Police Administration to prepare for communication redundancies (viii) Civil Administration to prepare for redundancies related to essential supplies including power, ration, fuel and medicine (ix) DC Srinagar to ensure that shelters/evacuation centres are ready with basic facilities  like food, water, blankets etc for housing people,  in the event of evacuation of people (x) Principal Secretary Home, Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, IG Kashmir, DC Srinagar in coordination with Information Department to disseminate information through electronic and print media to the public about the flood situation in the division.
Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir was instructed to issue an advisory to the departments to relocate the critical equipment in hospitals and other important installations to safe places where the flood threat is less, like upper floors of the official buildings. 
CRPF was requested to keep all its boats available along with manpower ready for any assistance, in coordination with IG, Kashmir. The Army was also requested to keep manpower, boats and aerial support ready along with communication sets in case of any eventuality, in coordination with IG, Kashmir
Advisor and Chief Secretary asked the officers to handle the situation calmly, confidently and sagaciously and mobilize their staff for meeting any eventuality and initiate immediate action, wherever required, without waiting for instructions from the higher ups.

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Hello Jammu News at 6:35:00 PM 0

‘Lauds role of teachers in increasing literacy rate’
SRINAGAR, JUNE 29: Advisor to Governor, K Vijay Kumar Friday asked the officials and the experts in the Department of Education to put their heads together and come up with suggestions to further cut the dropout rate at primary and secondary level in schools.
The Advisor said this while reviewing the functioning of the Education Department here today. The meeting was attended by Secretary Education Farooq Ahmad Shah, Director School Education Jammu, Director SSA and other senior officials of the department.
It was observed in the meeting that there is 10:18 Dropout rate at Upper primary level and 23:04 Dropout Rate at secondary Level. Advisor complimented the officials of the department including the teachers and other field staff for their tireless efforts to increase the literacy rate in the state besides helping in decreasing the dropout rate from schools ate primary and secondary level.
K Vijay Kumar said there is always scope for the improvement and asked the experts to come up with innovative ideas so that the dropout rate can further be decreased.
The meeting was informed that there are 23.145 lakh students enrolled in 29335 schools of the state and there is 163390 teaching and non teaching staff including SSA and RMSA Staff working in the department.
It was informed that department has got 933 lecturers in various disciplines during 2017 on the recommendations of J&KPSC while 261 placements of PG Masters/ Teachers have been made as In-charge lecturers in various disciplines pending clearance by DPC or PSC besides regularizing the services of 60 lecturers.
The department has also referred 2154 posts of teachers and 1296 non teaching posts under direct recruitment quota. The Advisor directed the officials to conduct regular DPCs and expedite the process to fill the indirect quota through promotions to avoid stagnations in the department.
Secretary Education informed the meeting that this year, the department received a financial allocation of Rs 122.05 crore under capex budget which include Rs 70 crore for up-gradation of infrastructure. It was given out that 139 works have been completed by March this year while 174 are expected to be completed by the end of current financial year.
The meeting discussed threadbare the issue of SSA teachers, midday meal Scheme, RMSA other financial and physical constraints. The advisor directed the officials to expedite the work on various ongoing projects so that same can be completed well in time. He also laid stress on the proper monitoring mechanism in schools at block-level to bring in more efficiency in the department.
 The advisor stressed on teachers training and asked the officials to make efforts to equip the teachers with modern teaching techniques using modern gadgets so that the students are benefitted at large.
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