SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has constituted a high-level committee to explore the optimisation and consolidation of treasuries across the Union Territory, with the aim of improving operational efficiency, enhancing security, and ensuring greater convenience in the financial system.
As per Government Order issued by the Finance Department, the committee will be chaired by the Director General, Accounts and Treasuries, and will include senior officials from both Jammu and Kashmir divisions along with technical experts from the National Informatics Centre (NIC).
The committee includes KK Sidha, Special Secretary to Government, Finance Department; Directors of Accounts and Treasuries for Jammu and Kashmir; Rajesh Kumar, Senior Technical Officer and Scientist ‘F’, NIC Unit-J&K; Deputy Director (Central), Accounts & Treasuries, Finance Department as Member Secretary; Mr Imran Ahmad Kichloo, Accounts Officer & Nodal Officer CII/Information Security Officer; and the Accounts Officer (TA), A&T, Finance Department.
The Terms of Reference for the committee include recommending measures to consolidate treasuries with a strong emphasis on digitisation, automation, and IT-based solutions. The panel will also review and rationalise the deployment of Drawing and Disbursing Officers (DDOs) across treasury units.
According to the government, the initiative is part of broader efforts to modernise the treasury network, streamline public financial operations, and align the system with national digital governance standards.
