Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 14: A two-day Knowledge Sharing Workshop on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was held between the officers of Jammu & Kashmir and Haryana Governments.
The event was organized by the Government of Haryana in collaboration with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Secretary, Planning Development and Monitoring Department, Dr. Piyush Singla, headed the Jammu and Kashmir team while Haryana Government team was led by Director, Swarna Jayanti Haryana Institute for Fiscal Management (SJHIFM), Pankaj.
The workshop aimed at fostering a deeper understanding of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) besides sharing best practices in the realm of governance.
The objective of this learning visit included engaging in discussions to share insights and best practices related to progress of SDGs, opportunity to learn about the impactful tools and systems developed by the UNDP and Sustainable Development Goal Coordination Centre (SDGCC) Haryana, contributing towards realization of Vision 2030 and introduction to various innovative schemes and interventions being implemented in Haryana.
The workshop featured prominent speakers, including Director of Swarna Jayanti Haryana Institute for Fiscal Management who highlighted Haryana’s remarkable achievements in the context of SDGs and Output-Outcome Framework (OOMF) Documentation/ Reports. He emphasized that Haryana is among the few states that publish Output-Outcome Framework Reports and lauded the technical partnership with UNDP, which is propelling Haryana into a leadership role for SDGs.
Dr Piyush Singla highlighted that J&K Government is making various reforms and interventions which had enabled it to be at par with regard to digitization and transparency viz-a-viz out reach to the common masses. He expressed keen interest in replicating Haryana’s best practices in J&K so that further headway can be made in various governance initiatives which will help to achieve SDG Goals much earlier and J&K can further focus on SDG plus.
The presentations were made by Scientist F, NIC, J&K and Joint Director PD&MD on behalf of J&K while as Regional Head North Region UNDP and various officers from Haryana made the presentation. The BEAMS portal, utilized for SDG progress tracking, garnered praise for its effectiveness.
A constructive exchange between state officials from Jammu & Kashmir and Haryana facilitated insights into effective governance practices and challenges in program implementation.
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