Admin gears up for readying Assembly
Complexes; accommodating its members
SRINAGAR, AUGUST
10: A meeting chaired by the Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo was held to draw a
plan for making Legislative Assembly complexes at both Srinagar and Jammu ready
for holding its sessions after holding of elections here in the UT.
Those present
includes Principal Secretary, Estates; Principal Secretary, Finance;
Commissioner Secretary, IT; JK Resident Commissioner, Delhi; Secretary,
R&B; Secretary, Transport; Secretary, Law; Secretary, Legislative Assembly;
Director, Estates, Kashmir and other concerned officers.
During this meeting
the Chief Secretary impressed upon the concerned to taking immediate steps for
renovation/refurbishing of these Assembly complexes at both Srinagar and Jammu
in a time-bound manner.
He reiterated that
the facilities like functionality of Sound System, Internet Connectivity, fire
Safety, functionality of lifts, giving facelift to the buildings and
provisioning of allied amenities should also be taken in hand and completed at
an earliest.
He asked for
looking into the steps to renovate the Chambers of Speaker, Dy Speaker, Leader
of Opposition as well besides making provisions for their official vehicles and
residential accommodations.
Dulloo also called
upon the concerned to carry out repairing works of the MLA Hostels in both the
cities. He made out that all the amenities required should be installed within
the available time window till culmination of assembly elections, as and when
announced by the Election Commission of India.
He observed that
pre-emptive steps should be initiated on part of administration to make
preparations ahead of the elections so that there are no hindrances in smooth
functioning of this pillar of democracy once it gets formed after conduct of
elections here in J&K.