Srinagar, Oct 14 (KNS): The Cabinet which met here today under the chairmanship of Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti gave approval to the State Power Development Department to sign an MoU with the Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) for the construction of 220 KV Transmission line From Alusteng (Srinagar) to Leh.
The Cabinet approved that the Power Development Department shall operate and maintain the 220 KV Transmission Line from Alusteng (Srinagar) to Leh at its own cost after take over from PGCIL. The Finance Department shall provide the necessary funds /resource to the PDD for its operation and maintenance after the transmission line is taken over by the State Government.
The Cabinet also instructed the Finance Department to issue necessary notification/orders for waiver of all State Taxes for construction of 220 KV Transmission Line.
The 332 Km long, 220 KV Transmission Line shall pass through Srinagar-Zojila -Drass-Kargil-Khalsti to Leh. The sanctioned cost of the Project is Rs 1788 Cr. The cost of the Project will be borne by the Centre and State in the ratio of 95:5. The project was approved in January 2014 and is scheduled for commissioning in September 2017. Once completed the Project will feed power to Ladakh region and interlink J&K’s existing 66 KV system.
The electricity supply system of Ladakh region is currently isolated from the Northern Grid and fed through local small hydro generation and diesel generator sets. The region is experiencing energy shortage and accordingly to overcome this shortage, 220 KV Transmission Line has been planned to improve reliability of power supply through interconnection with the Northern Grid.
The Project is being executed by Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) and subsequently will be transferred to J&K Government after an MoU to this effect is signed between State PDD and PGCIL.

Cabinet approves creation of J&K IT Service
The Cabinet which met here today under the chairmanship of Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti accorded sanction to the creation of the Jammu and Kashmir Information Technology Service.
With the creation of J&K Information Technology Service, one of the key concerns related to the IT posts existing in isolation in different departments will be addressed.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp ChannelThere shall be pooling of all IT related posts created in various department of the government into one Service under the administrative control of the IT department. This shall enable efficient cadre management as well as career progression of the IT professionals based on their experience and qualification.

Cabinet approves Creation of Human Resource Supply & Service Corporation, J&K
The Cabinet which met here today under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister, . Mehbooba Mufti, in principle approved creation of a Corporation, under the name and style ‘Human Resource Supply & Service Corporation J&K’ to regulate the supply of labour force in accordance with the demand in various Government Departments.
There are roughly 61,000 persons working in different capacities i.e either as Daily Rated Workers, Work Charge Employees, Casual Labourers, Seasonal Labours etc. in various departments who have been engaged without following any defined criteria. Majority of these workers are poor and do not possess the requisite academic or technical qualifications. However, many of them are reported to be skilled to handle department specific tasks.
With a view to utilizing their services optimally besides addressing their issue of wage payment, the Corporation is being created. The Corporation will complete the skill profiling of these workers and deploy them as per the requisition made by various departments.

Cabinet approves promotion of Special Secretaries
The Cabinet which met here today under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti accorded sanction to the encadrement of the post of Registrar, State Information Commission to the J&K Legal (Gazetted) Service.
The Cabinet also accorded sanction to the confirmation of the promotion of six officers as Special Secretaries/equivalent in the Pay Band of Rs 37400-67000 with GP of Rs 8700. The Officers include Mr Gulam Qadir Bhat (retired), Mr Dishad Ahmad Baba, Mohammad Iqbal Mir (retired), Mr Abdul Majid Bhat, Mr Fayaz Sheikh and Mr Dilshada Shaheen.