Jammu, Nov 13: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday chaired a meeting of the Council of Ministers in Jammu.
In a post on X, the Chief Minister's office said the meeting deliberated on key proposals aimed at strengthening public welfare, accelerating equitable development and advancing transparent, responsive and effective governance across Jammu and Kashmir.
The meeting was held at the Civil Secretariat in Jammu and was attended by members of the Council of Ministers.
The meeting was attended by Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary, ministers Ali Mohammad Sagar, Sakeena Itoo, Javed Ahmad Rana, Javid Ahmad Dar, Mir Saifullah, Shamim Firdous and Altaf Ahmad Wani, besides Acting Chief Secretary Shailendra Kumar.
Talking to reporters after the meeting, Rana said most of the proposals concerned land transfers for various projects, including power projects being developed under the public-private partnership (PPP) model.
"The maximum number of proposals were related to land transfers. Some of our power projects are being taken up under the PPP model, for which land transfer issues had to be addressed," he said.
Rana said the Cabinet also considered land transfer proposals for agricultural and fruit markets, besides land allotment for the Subsidiary Intelligence Bureau (SIB).
The minister said certain promotion-related cases were also part of the agenda, along with a proposal concerning a grid station at Hajin.
Asked whether the Cabinet had discussed the long-pending demands of daily wagers, Rana clarified that the issue was not on Friday's agenda.
"We did not discuss daily wagers today. Their issue was not part of the Cabinet agenda. Most of the items concerned land transfers, while some were related to promotions," he said.
Responding to a question about the rehabilitation of traders affected by fires at the warehouse market and Shiv Market in Jammu, Rana said the matter had already been discussed with the Chief Minister in earlier meetings.
"We did not discuss it today, but we have held detailed meetings with the Chief Minister regarding the fires in both markets. The matter is in his notice," he said.
Rana said CM had personally visited Shiv Market and reviewed the situation in the affected areas.
"The CM himself visited Shiv Market and monitored the situation. He is personally looking into the matter," the minister added.