JAMMU: Commissioner Secretary, Youth Services & Sports (YSS), Yasha Mudgal, today convened a meeting to discuss the Budget proposals, comprising the Revised Estimates (RE) 2025–26 and Budget Estimates (BE) 2026–27 for both Revenue (Revex) and Capital (Capex) components.
The exercise was undertaken with due consideration to expenditure trends, departmental priorities and the government’s emphasis on fiscal prudence, efficient public spending and improved service delivery.
The meeting was attended by the Director General, Youth Service and Sports Department; Director NCC; Director Finance, YSS and Secretary, J&K Sports Council.
During the deliberations, the Director of Finance presented the consolidated budgetary requirements of all Heads of Departments, supported by performance indicators, physical achievements and projected needs for the ensuing financial year.
Yasha Mudgal underscored the imperative of maintaining strict fiscal discipline, ensuring a realistic assessment of departmental requirements and aligning all budget proposals with government priorities and welfare-oriented initiatives. She emphasised that inflated projections must be avoided and that every demand should be substantiated with verifiable data and sound justification.
The meeting focused extensively on the augmentation of revenue through optimal utilisation of departmental facilities, improved digital integration, adoption of Public–Private Partnership (PPP) models, tourism and event-based collaborations, increased Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) participation and progressive user fee rationalisation across departmental assets.
Heads of the Departments were directed to ensure the timely disposal and auction of unserviceable items lying in various offices to ensure transparency, space optimisation, and enhance revenue realisation.
The Commissioner Secretary stressed the need for intensified efforts to attract CSR funding to support the departmental programmes and youth-centric initiatives across the Union Territory.
To boost tourism-linked engagements, the Commissioner Secretary highlighted the importance of strengthening the tourism potential of youth hostels and allied departmental assets. She laid emphasis on improved visibility, service standards and partnership opportunities with the tourism stakeholders.
Further directions were issued to all district and sectoral officers to submit justified proposals under M&S, M&E, M&R and outsourcing heads to ensure efficient utilisation of funds and operational preparedness.
The meeting also underscored the importance of enhancing the department’s overall spending capacity for timely and effective use of budgetary allocations. The officers were instructed to maintain close coordination with the Finance Department for timely clearance of pending treasury bills, ensuring smooth financial operations and uninterrupted implementation of ongoing activities.
