SRINAGAR, JULY 20: Dr. Rashmi Singh, after taking over as Administrative Secretary, Mining Department, today chaired a meeting to review the functioning and performance of department at Civil Secretariat here.
During the meeting, the Secretary took comprehensive review of all the district besides she also assessed the progress achieved by the department in the identification of new major and minor mineral blocks across the Union Territory for e-auctioning.
The meeting was attended by Director Geology and Mining, Om Prakash Bhagat; Managing Director, J&K Minerals, Vikram Gupta; Joint Director, Geology and Mining, Jammu/ Kashmir, District Mineral Officers (DMOs) of all districts besides other concerned officers both in person and through video conferencing.
The Secretary further asked all the DMOs to expedite the process of identifying the new major and minor mineral blocks in their respective districts for e-auctioning. She also impressed upon them to establish mineral check posts at prime locations.
While reviewing other aspects of the department, Dr. Rashmi Singh directed all DMOs that the progress on working on regular basis. She also asked the officers in meeting to sort out the issues related to e-portal so that the Mining lessees, mineral dealer licence holders as well as genral public are facilitated at large.
