With the opening of offices in the winter capital early this month, Jammu and Kashmir National Conference is restarting the public hearing mechanism at Sher-e-Kashmir Bhawan here from December 2, 2014. The mechanism had worked well in February-March this year with people registering their problems with the ministers for seeking on-the-spot redressal.Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who is also the Working President of National Conference, has asked his ministerial colleagues of the National Conference alongwith Provincial President Mr. Devender Singh Rana to hold public hearings between 10 AM and 1 PM on specified dates at Sher-e-Kashmir Bhawan, as per the roaster he has already approved.
According to the roaster Minister for Finance and Ladakh Affairs, Mr Abdul Rahim Rather will meet the people on 2nd December 2013, Minister for Planning and Development, Labour and Employment, Mr Ajay Kumar Sadhotra on 9th December 2013, Minister for Social Welfare Ms Sakina Itoo on 6th January 2014, Minister of State (IC) Science & Technology and Information Technology, Mr Feroz Ahmed Khan on 13th January 2014, Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Mr Ali Mohammed Sagar on 20th January 2014, Minister for Higher Education Mr. Mohammad Akbar Lone on 27th January 2014, Minister for CAPD and Transport Chowdhary Mohammad Ramzan on 3rdFebruary 2014, Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Mr. Mir Saifullah on 10th February 2014, Minister of State (IC) Animal & Sheep Husbandry Mr. Nazir Ahmed Khan (Gurezi) on 17thFebruary 2014 and Minister for Forests, Environment & Ecology Main Altaf Ahmad on 24 February 2014.However, Advisor to Chief Minister Mr Qamar Ali Akhoon shall be meeting the people on every Thursday between 10 AM to 1 PM, the roaster adds.