The meeting of the Committee on Public Accounts (PAC) of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly was convened here today under the chairmanship of Mian Altaf Ahmed, MLA to discuss and review the functioning of Tourism Department.
Legislators, M. Y. Tarigami, Aijaz Ahmed Khan, Shah Mohammad Tantray, Syed Farooq Ahmed Andrabi, Mohammad Khalil Bandh and Zaffer Iqbal Manhas attended the meeting and gave their suggestions regarding development of tourism sectors in the state.The Committee held threadbare discussions on Audit Paras pertaining to the Tourism Department besides development works in tourism sector.The Committee stressed upon the Tourism Department to take necessary steps for expediting work on all ongoing projects.Commissioner Secretary, Tourism Department, Shailendra Kumar apprised the committee about the functioning of the department besides physical and financial status of the projects. He also briefed the committee about the CAG’s Audit Report and its related issues.Director, Tourism Kashmir, Director, Tourism Jammu and other senior officers of concerned department besides officers and officials of Assembly Secretariat were preset in the meeting.