Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 17: Government of Jammu and Kashmir today constituted a committee for identification and resolution of the issued faced by the departments in devolution of functions, functionaries and funds to Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in the Union Territory, as set out in the 74th Constitutional Amendment Act.
.Headed by the Chief Secretary of J&K, the committee shall recommend steps for redressal of issues faced by the department in the UT regarding devolution of function, functionaries and funds to ULBs.
The six-member committee may recommend any other measures that may help to financially optimize the devolution of functions, functionaries and funds in the UT.
Administrative Secretaries of Finance Department, Housing and Urban development Department, GAD, concerned department, Commissioner Srinagar Municipal Corporation/Jammu Municipal Corporation are members of the committee.