DC Srinagar reviews parameters under Annual District Good Governance Index (DGGI) for the year 2022

Asks Departments to address the gaps to attain desired developmental outcomes

SRINAGAR, May 11:- In order to discuss and review the progress achieved under selected indicators under the Annual District Good Governance Index (DGGI) for the year 2022 based on set parameters to identify the impact of various Governance interventions in the District,  a meeting was held under the Chairmanship of the Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad here at Conference Hall of the DC Office Complex.

The meeting was among others attended by Additional District Development Commissioner, Srinagar, Zahoor Ahmad Mir, Programme Officer ICDS, Zeenat Ara, District Statistics & Evaluation Officer, Anika Mushtaq, Chief Medical Officer, Dr Jameel, Chief Education Officer, Mohammad Shabir, Assistant Director FCS&CA, Mohammad Yousuf and other Officers.

During the meeting detailed deliberations were held on the sector-wise performance of Education, Health, Rural Development and other Departments, besides Citizen-Centric Governance under GGI framework and the indicators that provide insight into existing status and incremental progress over time.

Speaking on the occasion, the Deputy Commissioner said that the Good Governance Index is a uniform tool to assess the status of Governance and the impact of various interventions of the Government in the larger public interest. He asked the officers to analyse the last Good Governance indices to address the existing gaps and plan a strategy to bridge these gaps to achieve the desired results.

The Deputy Commissioner asked the Officers of the concerned Departments to work with added zeal and dedication to further improvise the developmental outcomes in DGGI by adopting Good Governance indicators. He said that the performance of all Departments is now measurable as per the parameters of Good Governance Index on certain sectors and selected indicators, besides quantity,  quality of every work is being monitored to check the performance to ensure efficient and prompt public delivery system.