J&K govt goes fully digital as all offline services end

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Government, in a significant move, has decided to go fully digital from January 16. Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta directed Commissioner Secretary, IT to ensure that all Government services are only made available online mode today onwards. He reiterated that no service shall remain offline and applicants need not visit any of the Government offices for availing of any services.

He enjoined all the Administrative Secretaries to monitor that the services are being delivered online in a hassle-free manner. The CS also advised them to constitute control rooms in Administrative departments as well as at the HoD level and in the offices of



Deputy Commissioners for providing support to the public. 

He asked to run campaigns so that ample awareness is created among the masses and conduct awareness programmes in educational institutions and at the Panchayat level. Worth to mention, over 400 services have already been offered in online mode across all the departments and many of them are integrated with the quality check and feedback-seeking mechanism of RAS. 

These services are also being onboarded on the digital portal of e-UNNAT, Service Plus and Digi Locker for the ease and free access of the general public.