*Dulloo for making security audit of websites timebound process
Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, July 15: Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo together with Secretary, Union Ministry for Tribal Affairs (MoTA), Vibhu Nayar today held detailed deliberations over implementation of the Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DA-JGUA) and Aadi Karmayogi Abhiyan aimed at tribal welfare and development in J&K.
The meeting besides the Secretary, Tribal Affairs Department was participated by Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Planning and Tourism Departments; Principal Secretaries of Power Development, Public Works and Finance Departments; Commissioner Secretary, Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs; Secretary, School Education Department; Director General, Budget and other senior officers of the UT administration.
During the meeting, the Chief Secretary emphasized the need for building capacity among local officers and community resource persons to strengthen last-mile delivery of services, ensuring participatory governance in tribal areas. He called upon the officers to remain grounded and engage closely with the communities, resolving local issues through a coordinated approach with the concerned departments.
Highlighting the importance of empowered human resources, Dulloo directed the ACS Planning to identify the capable resource persons across departments who could be trained as master trainers. These trainers, he said, would further build capacities at district and block levels, thereby institutionalizing an effective implementation mechanism across the UT.
The Union Secretary, in his remarks, reiterated the Ministry’s steadfast support to the UT administration in achieving saturation of welfare services in tribal areas. He informed the participants that a cumulative outlay of Rs 2.5 crore has been earmarked nationally under various schemes for upliftment of tribal communities. He said that efficient utilization of these funds could significantly transform the socio-economic landscape of tribal areas.
Meanwhile, Chief Secretary chaired a crucial meeting to thoroughly review cyber security measures safeguarding Government websites and critical infrastructure across Jammu and Kashmir.
The meeting besides the Secretary IT was attended by all Administrative Secretaries of various departments, and key officers from NIC, JaKeGA and the IT Department.
In this meeting the Chief Secretary underscored the urgent need for fixing clear timelines for completing website security audits, stressing that prolonged website downtime causes significant inconvenience to the public. He emphasized that all exercises must be time-bound, with a focus on reviving all important websites at the earliest.
Furthermore, he directed the immediate decommissioning of all redundant and unused websites, stating they serve no purpose and pose unnecessary security risks.
He also mandated the installation of necessary security software on all devices used for official work and strictly directed the discontinuation of private email IDs for official communications, citing the inherent security risks to official data and devices.
Addressing infrastructure needs, the Chief Secretary took note of the requirement for augmenting the State Data Centre (SDC) in Jammu. He directed the IT Department to promptly initiate the process using available funds, assuring that additional requisite funding would be provided as the work progresses.
During the meeting, Administrative Secretaries also contributed valuable suggestions to enhance the overall security of IT assets and prevent data breaches.
The Secretary, IT, Dr. Piyush Singla took this occasion to provide a comprehensive presentation detailing the safety and security precautionary measures undertaken by the department to ensure the cyber security of all Government websites and assets.
Dr. Singla highlighted the current status of websites hosted at the J&K SDC. He gave out that of a total of 239 websites, 140 are live. Of the 99 non-live websites, 70 are currently under audit by a Third-Party Auditor (TPA), 11 are under departmental audit, 10 are yet to be audited but are covered under the audit plan, 6 more have been allocated for auditing but their staging is not ready, and 2 websites have been decommissioned till date.
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