Dehradun: During a meeting held at the Secretariat on Friday, Chief Secretary Anand Bardhan directed departments to establish outcome indicators. He stated that the departments’ progress in their respective areas of work should be included in the outcome indicators, reflecting the progress made by them compared to previous years. He stated that this would allow for the evaluation of departmental plans and provide insight into the direction the department is moving.
The Chief Secretary stated that the Key Outcome Indicator (KOI) should be determined to assess the outcomes of the schemes implemented by the department. He stated that the Irrigation Department should include as its outcome indicator the percentage of the state’s cultivable land converted from rain-fed irrigation to fixed irrigation. He also asked that the Tourism Department should consider the percentage of increase in average tourist footfall due to any scheme implemented by it, or the percentage of growth achieved in activities such as tourist numbers, mountaineers, and trekkers. He said that attention should be paid to the increase in productivity under the Agriculture Department and the increase in credit flow to FPOs. He said that the Transport Department could include quality improvement, capacity utilization, and income enhancement.
During the meeting, the Chief Secretary directed the Secretary, Sainik Welfare, to expand the pre-recruitment training provided by the department.
Secretary Nitesh Kumar Jha, Dr. B.V.R.C. Purushottam, Sridhar Babu Addanki, Dheeraj Singh Garbyal, Dr. Ranveer Singh Chauhan, APCCF Kapil Lal, DG Home Guard Dr. P.V.K. Prasad, and other senior officials were present on the occasion.
