Jitendra Singh Union minister on Thursday said more than 800 central laws have become applicable to Jammu Kashmir after it got the Union Territory status.
Speaking after the inauguration of a semi-virtual regional conference on “replication of good governance practices” in, attended by 750 officers from 10 states, he said the Modi government is committed to transparency and “justice for all”.
“People-friendly reforms taken in the last seven years have benefitted the entire country including people of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh,” Singh, the Minister of State for Personnel, said.
He cited several governance initiatives undertaken by the Jammu Kashmir administration, including the long pending cadre review, establishment of CAT benches,
extension of RTI Act and conduct of the common eligibility Jitendra Singh.
Singh said under the leadership of Prime Minister, India adopted the “minimum government maximum governance” paradigm which is being cited and commended all over the world with civil servants from across the world visiting India to pursue internships.
“This regional conference coming one week after the all party meet chaired by Prime Minister with the objective of promoting grassroots democracy and provide impetus to
development has considerable significance with the adoption of the conference resolution titled ‘BehtarNizam eHukumat’ that will seek to ensure justice for all persons and regions of Jammu and Kashmir,” he said.
Singh announced the development of a district-level good governance index on the lines of the national good governance index, capacity building of 2,000 civil servants in collaboration between NCGG and IMPARD and a national conference to be conducted on governance in Jammu Kashmir in the year.