SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Mehta on Wednesday praised the efforts of the IT Department in integrating 500 services from various UT departments into the Rapid Assessment System (RAS) portal, adding 15 more services to the eUnnat portal, and reaching the milestone of 1102 online services.
He observed that only a couple of years back, nobody could have imagined where the UT is at present. “It is sheer commitment on the part of the ‘Team J&K’ that has made these herculean tasks a reality for all of us. IT tools have removed distance barriers and have essentially eradicated the idea of remoteness from our lexicon. Staying connected is the new mantra.”
Chief Secretary also reviewed the progress made towards the development of ‘One UT One Database’ initiative and Byakti Pehchan for pro-active Governance. He made a detailed assessment of the steps to be taken for launch of the initiative for delivery of government services without need for submitting multiple documents.
He instructed that all the existing databases available with the government departments in the shape of Aadhar, Ration Cards, Gold Cards, Land passbooks, pensions by social welfare, ,Power, Water, Gas connections besides Anganwadi and school registrations should be integrated so that they are accessible and form one data base. He emphasized that by linking data bases, a complete database can be built in a matter of few months only. He advised the IT Department to coordinate with GAD for designating an authority to oversee this process for taking it to logical conclusion.
Earlier on the Chief Secretary felicitated all the winners of the UT Foundation Day competitions. He praised them for the exceptional effort depicted in their entries. He asked them to use these awards as a stepping stone to reach higher goals and pursue their dreams wholeheartedly.
On the occasion, the Commissioner Secretary, IT, Prerna Puri informed the gathering that besides the certificates, the first three winners are going to be given cash prizes of Rs.10000, Rs.8000 and Rs.5000 in each category of Painting, Videography, Photography, Essay writing and Poetry besides a Consolation prize of Rs.3500 to the person at 4th position.
