Explore feasibility of hosting River Rafting Championship in Jammu: Yasha Mudgal
Jammu, Sep 3: Commissioner Secretary of Youth Services and Sports Yasha Mudgal on Wednesday chaired a meeting at the Civil Secretariat here to review the functioning of the Youth Services and Sports (YSS) department.
She directed the Secretary of the J&K Sports Council to explore the feasibility of hosting a River Rafting Championship in Jammu as part of efforts to promote adventure sports. Both the secretary and the director general were tasked with integrating tourism promotion into the department’s outreach and promotional activities.
During the meeting, detailed discussions were held on the department’s budget, ongoing schemes, organisational structure, existing vacancies, budgetary provisions and expenditure incurred under various schemes.
The meeting was attended by senior officials, including the Director General of Youth Services and Sports (YSS), Secretary of the J&K Sports Council, Special Secretary of YSS, Director of Finance of YSS, and Additional Secretary, along with other officers from the Directorate and the Sports Council.
Addressing the officers, the Commissioner Secretary underscored the critical importance of human resource management for departmental efficiency, emphasising the need to update recruitment rules and seniority positions and ensure timely conduct of departmental promotion committee meetings.
In terms of revenue realisation, the Commissioner Secretary instructed both Heads of Departments to strive to exceed last year’s revenue benchmark of Rs 127 crore, reinforcing the department’s financial targets. She further directed both the HODs to ensure timely completion of works and 100% utilisation of funds under CAPEX, RAVEX, PMDP and SASCI.
Looking ahead to the fiscal year 2025-26, the Commissioner Secretary highlighted the establishment of National Centres of Excellence at Dal Lake, Srinagar, and Basohli, Jammu, aimed at fostering a robust sports culture across the Union Territory.
During the meeting, the Director of Finance presented a detailed overview of budgetary allocations and current schemes of the department.
