Jammu: The Information Technology Department Thursday convened a budget review meeting chaired by its Secretary Dr. Piyush Singla to assess the ongoing initiatives and budgetary requirements of the Jammu & Kashmir e-Governance Agency (JaKeGA) for 2026-27 fiscal.
CEO JaKeGA, Mahima Madan, presented key proposals including establishment of Disaster Recovery Centres, augmentation of the State Data Centre and scaling up of e-Office 2.0 to district and block levels. Besides, updates were also shared on IT infrastructure such as WiFi strengthening, cyber-security enhancements, digitization initiatives and the upcoming Internship Programme.
The Secretary IT encouraged the JaKeGA to engage with other States/UTs under peer-learning and best-practice exchange frameworks to study successful IT implementations for potential replication in J&K. He further underscored the strategic importance of the J&K Data Exchange, directing the JaKeGA to finalize the proposal to ensure maximum benefit to the UT Government. Besides, plans for establishing an AI and Emerging Technologies Facility were also discussed to enable advanced digital use cases across departments.
Other major areas reviewed included WiFi and LAN up-gradation for the Civil Secretariat.
The Secretary emphasized the need for timely budget approvals to ensure seamless execution of critical digital governance initiatives aimed at strengthening IT infrastructure and enhancing public service delivery across Jammu & Kashmir. The meeting was attended by senior officers of the IT Department and JaKeGA.