Jammu, March 6 Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah inaugurated a newly constructed block at the Civil Secretariat in Jammu on Friday to enhance office infrastructure and improve working conditions for employees.
The new block is expected to significantly increase the available workspace, further strengthening administrative efficiency and the overall functioning of the Secretariat.
The chief minister, who was accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Kumar Choudhary and Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo, inaugurated prefabricated, two-story office accommodations.
Meanwhile, several delegations met with the chief minister and briefed him on a range of developmental and welfare-related issues concerning their respective areas and communities.
Newly inducted Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers also met with the chief minister at the Civil Secretariat in Jammu. The chief minister interacted with the officers and extended his best wishes for their tenure in Jammu and Kashmir, an official spokesman said. The officers were accompanied by senior officials from the Forest Department.
Member of the Rajya Sabha Sajjad Ahmad Kichloo also met with the chief minister at his residence along with a delegation of residents from the Paddar area in the Kishtwar district.
The delegation submitted memoranda highlighting development needs in sectors including tourism, public works, and power in the Paddar region. A delegation of Kashmiri migrants also met with the chief minister and presented a memorandum of demands, the spokesman said.
Former District Development Council (DDC) members Pooja Thakur and Shameem Begum also met with the chief minister and briefed him on various issues concerning their respective areas.
A delegation of Other Backward Classes (OBCs), led by Abdul Ghani Teli, met with the chief minister and raised issues pertaining to the welfare and development of OBC communities.
The chief minister assured them of his administration's commitment to public welfare and said that genuine concerns and individual grievances would be addressed on merit.