Adhere to deadlines: CM Omar

Jammu, Dec 10: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Tuesday urged the authorities to adhere to set deadlines and ensure timely delivery of critical infrastructure.

Chairing a review meeting of the Department of Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs at the civil secretariat here, he emphasised the importance of adhering to deadlines to ensure the timely delivery of critical infrastructure.

The CM directed officials to liaise with the Ministry of Law and Parliamentary Affairs, Government of India, to ensure the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA), a transformative project under the Digital India initiative aiming for paperless and digital state legislative process, is operationalised before the upcoming budget session of the J&K Legislative Assembly.

Other components of the project included the classification of laws, appointment of officers in charge of litigations, opinion and vetting of notifications, and the department’s achievements in 2023-24.

CM Omar also reviewed the Rs 908 crore New High Court Complex project in Srinagar, enquiring about progress, timelines, and phase-wise completion of the project.

He also assessed the functioning of the High Court, subordinate courts, the Advocate General’s Office, and the Legislative Assembly.

During the meeting, the implementation of NeVA in the J&K Legislative Assembly was a key point of discussion while the CM was also briefed on the sanctioned strength of the judiciary and discussed key issues, including ongoing litigations, e-stamping, e-courts, and e-court fee systems.

Advisor to Chief Minister Nasir Aslam Wani, Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo, Additional Chief Secretary to CM Dheeraj Gupta, Secretary Law Achal Sethi, and Secretary J&K Legislative Assembly Manoj Kumar Pandita attended the meeting.