SRINAGAR: Minister for Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA), Transport, Youth Services & Sports, Information Technology, ARI & Trainings, Satish Sharma, today met several public delegations at the Civil Secretariat.
The Minister had detailed discussion on various sector-specific challenges, policy gaps and public demands for administrative support during interaction with the delegations.
The Minister assured all groups that their issues will be examined and resolved in a time-bound manner.
A deputation of Western Union Transport Delegation raised issues related to transport permits, streamlining of fare revision mechanisms, strengthening of enforcement to curb unauthorized transport operations, addressing delays in vehicle fitness and renewal processes.
The delegation requested the Minister’s intervention to ensure smoother, transparent and industry-friendly transport regulations.
Association of Rehbar-e-Khel (REK) employees raised several issues like regularisation of their services and timely release of pending honorarium. They appealed to the Minister to safeguard the future of hundreds of youth serving in sports development at the grassroots level.
Another deputation of Kerosene Dealers Association highlighted challenges in the FCS&CA supply chain, including irregular and insufficient kerosene allocations and need for transparent distribution mechanisms. They requested a streamlined policy support to ensure uninterrupted public supply.
Deputation of Mini Bus Operators Association raised issues regarding Traffic regulation issues and lack of designated stops and need for rationalisation of routes to prevent overcrowding on certain corridors, financial stress due to rising operational costs, expedited clearance of pending subsidy and assistance cases.
They urged the Minister to implement reforms that would ensure the viability and sustainability of small transport operators.
Several other delegations also met the Minister, presenting their demands related to public welfare, infrastructure gaps and departmental service delivery.
Satish Sharma directed the concerned officers to look into the issues and concerns raised by the deputations for speedy redress. He assured time bound action on genuine demands, department-wise review of projected key issues, policy-level interventions, wherever required, continued government commitment to transparent, efficient and citizen-centric administration
He reiterated that such interactions are crucial for improving service delivery and bridging gaps between the public and the administration.