Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 22: Taking ongoing Jan Abhiyan Programme in connection with Fourth Phase of Back to Village Programme (B2V4) to next phase, Amit Sharma, Secretary Geology and Mining along with O.P Bhagat, Director Geology and Mining visited various places in Jammu, Samba and Kathua districts to ensure 100% e-Challan implementation in these prime mining districts of the UT.
They also paid a visit at Diwali Mela in Swanka area of Samba district organised by District Administration for special ongoing schemes of different departments. Amongst exclusive stalls, a special camp was also organised regarding Mining Department initiatives in the Mela in which special hands-on training session was also organised under the guidance of District Mineral Officer Samba Mohd Sayeed.
While briefing the gathering regarding e-Marketplace provisioned by the Mining Department and switching over to generation of e-Challans and e-marketplace for sale/purchase of raw material/minor minerals, Secretary Mining stressed upon 100% usage of e-market place for transparency and efficiency.
Public gathering at this place primarily included stakeholders like Brick Kiln Owners, Lease Holders, Stone Crusher Unit Holders and other related persons like public representatives who interacted with the visiting officers and put forth their issues which were promptly addressed by Secretary Mining while issuing directions to all concerned for their spot redressal.
Apart from this, Secretary Mining alongwith Director Geology & Mining visited different sites in Jammu, Samba and Kathua to conduct checks on smooth issuance of e-Challans for different mining products and found that all efforts are going-on for usage of e-Governance tools which is bringing total transparency, swiftness and efficiency in mining operations across the UT.
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