J&K Govt ties up with DARPG in new governance partnership

JAMMU, JAN 25: The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), government of India and Government of Jammu & Kashmir will collaborate on creation of an online portal for monitoring progress in 58 District Good Governance Index Indicators,  adoption of e-HRMS in the Jammu Secretariat and Srinagar Secretariat and monitor online the citizen satisfaction in 150 e-Services through Jammu & Kashmir e-Services Delivery Assessment framework.

This marks a major step towards centralisation of the monitoring and evaluation of public governance system in Jammu & Kashmir, administrative experts believe.

As a follow-up to the launch of the District Good Governance Index on January 22, 2022 by the Union Minister for Home & Cooperation, Amit Shah on January 22, 2022, the roadmap for three key good governance initiatives was drawn up in a meeting between Secretary DARPG V.Srinivas and Chief Secretary Government of Jammu & Kashmir Arun Kumar Mehta held on January 25, 2022.

To further strengthen the Good Governance model of Jammu & Kashmir, the 58 indicators of the District Good Governance Index would be monitored on a dedicated portal on and evaluated by an external agency the Centre for Good Governance, Hyderabad. The data collation formats would be decided by Government of Jammu & Kashmir and an online monitoring dashboard would be developed by NIC. This exercise is expected to be completed by mid-February 2022, an official statement issued here said today.

The Jammu Secretariat and the Srinagar Secretariat have been transformed into a paperless Secretariats, with the adoption of e-Office version 7.0. Taking this initiative forward, it was decided that e-HRMS software for digitalization of all employee records would be adopted by the Government of Jammu & Kashmir. The e-HRMS software provides for digitalization of employee service books, leave and travel records of employees, GPF, Gratuity and Pension benefits into the e-Office system. A project proposal for adoption e-HRMS would be prepared by Government of Jammu & Kashmir in collaboration with DARPG, the official statement added.