Lieutenant Governor Girish Chandra Murmu held a meeting with all the  Administrative Secretaries and the senior most Officers of the Civil Administration  at the Civil Secretariat here today during his first visit to the Civil Secretariat after he took over as Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir earlier today, said an official spokesman.Lt. Gov. taking meeting of Secretaries in the Civil Secretariat Srinagar

He said that BVR Subrahmanyam, Chief Secretary, during the meeting, introduced Lieutenant Governor with the Secretaries.

The Secretaries briefed the Lieutenant Governor about thefunctioning of their respective departments, he said.

Lieutenant Governor discussed about the health careinfrastructure and functioning of 108 ambulance service in J&K; need forfocus on exploring renewable energy resources to meet gap between demand and supply of electricity; ongoing activities for tourism promotion, providingboost to the agriculture and its allied sectors; to-date position regardingstocking and supply of food and other essential commodities to meet requirement for the winter season. He directed the Secretaries to ensure prompt and efficientdelivery of public services to the people, he added.

Lieutenant Governor stressed for optimum and timely utilisation of all available resources, particularly the funds available underthe various Centrally Sponsored Schemes so that all the benefits reach thetargeted population. He advised Secretaries to work with complete transparency,sincerity and utmost commitment for the public welfare and sought theirco-operation in leading J&K towards path of peace and prosperity,said thespokesman.