“Spending the funds under the development package will be a formidable task and a test of the efficacy of our administrative machinery,” he said.
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has called for putting in place an institutional mechanism to fully utilise the development and relief package announced by the Centre for the state.
Sayeed issued strict directions to expedite the disbursement of cash assistance to victims of 2014 floods and for one-time settlement of families from Pakistan administered Kashmir (PaK) and Chammb Displaced Persons (DPs).
“Spending the funds under the development package will be a formidable task and a test of the efficacy of our administrative machinery,” he said.
The Chief Minister said this while chairing a high-level meeting called to discuss the developmental package announced recently by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to the summer capital.
Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Kumar Singh, Minister for Relief and Rehabilitation, Syed Basharat Bukhari, Minister for Finance, Haseeb A Drabu, Advisor to the Chief Minister, Prof Amitabh Mattoo, Chief Secretary B R Sharma and Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister B B Vyas attended the meeting.
The Chief Minister ordered constitution of a Ministerial Committee to make recommendations for consideration of the Cabinet on the various components of the package so that an efficient system is established which ensures that the funds are judiciously utilised for bringing about the transformation of the state on the development front.
To expedite the disbursement of relief to the victims of floods as also the one-time settlement of refugees from PaK and Chammb, Mufti also ordered the Committee to recommend modalities for speeding up the actual disbursement of cash relief in a transparent and time-bound manner.
The other members of the Committee, which is scheduled to meet tomorrow, comprise Minister for Relief and Rehabilitation, Syed Basharat Bukhari, Minister for PHE, Sukhnandan Kumar and Minister for Finance, Haseeb A Drabu.
Under the package, Rs 1200 crore have been allocated for providing cash assistance for completely and severely-damaged houses in the 2014 floods, besides Rs 2000 crore for permanent restoration of damaged infrastructure.
A rehabilitation package of Rs 2000 crore for one-time settlement of families from PaK and Chammb displaced people has also been provided under the package.