Good Governance

In every district of Jammu and Kashmir the focus is on the Good Governance index.

Recently Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar reviewed progress of the Annual District Good Governance Index 2023-24

The meeting aimed to assess the impact of various governance interventions across sectors based on predefined parameters of DGGI.

He held a comprehensive review, covering sector-specific performance in Agriculture, Education, Health, Rural Development, Public Infrastructure, Financial Inclusion, Judiciary & Safety and Environment.

The focus was on evaluating Governance measures under the DGGI framework and analyzing indicators providing insights into current status and progress over time covering the indicators for 2023-24, crucial for the forthcoming publication of DGGI-4.0.

He stressed the Departments to lay special focus on further improvising performance of DGGI Indicators under Health sector viz  immunization, IMR, MMR etc and full coverage of elegible beneficiaries under different schemes of beneficiary oriented schemes under Social Welfare and ICDS.

The chair emphasized that the Good Governance Index serves as a standardized tool to assess governance status and the effectiveness of government interventions in public interest. He urged officers to analyze past indices to identify existing gaps and devise strategies to bridge them for achieving desired outcomes.