Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Hoteliers Club (JKHC) welcomed the appointment of Dr Arun Kumar Mehta as new Chief Secretary of Union Territory of J&K.
Chairman JKHC Mushtaq A Chaya said Dr Mehta’s appointment for the top post is a welcome step and he is the right person for the job at a time when JK needed a dynamic officer for economic revival and developmental plans.
Chaya said Dr Mehta’s earlier assignment as Finance Commissioner will help JK administration in taking the union territory out of the present crisis and ushre into a phase of economic development.
J&KHC Chairman said JK has witnessed repeated economic blows for the past many years and the bold and dynamic officer like Dr Mehta would help plan short term and futuristic economic goals.
“We are hopeful that Dr Mehta as a Chief Secretary would address pending issues of all the economic sectors in general and tourism industry in particular and make JK a fast growing model state of the country in the tourism industry,” said Chaya.
Secretary General JKHC Tariq Rashid Ghani said Dr Mehta’s previous tenure has been of immense help to JK economic sectors and they are hopeful that his experience as a Financial Commissioner will go a long way in taking the union territory to new heights.
“We assure all our support to the Chief Secretary for the upliftmentment of the JK’s economic sector and for the welding of the people of the JK.”
