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| CS sensitizes departments on SDG-aligned budgeting ahead of next financial year | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 23: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, today chaired an interdepartmental coordination meeting to sensitise administrative departments about integrating Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into their budgetary proposals for the forthcoming financial year, while addressing issues and concerns relating to the implementation of the proposed SDG-aligned budgeting framework.
The meeting was attended by the Additional Chief Secretary, Finance; Secretary, Planning, Development & Monitoring; and other concerned administrative heads; SIO, NIC; and officers from various departments.
The Chief Secretary directed the concerned departments to expedite the requisite formalities for operationalising the SDG-aligned budgeting framework ahead of the forthcoming budget exercise.
Emphasising the importance of technology-enabled financial monitoring, the Chief Secretary stressed the need for seamless integration of the proposed SDG Monitoring Dashboard with the Public Financial Management System (PFMS) and the Budget Estimation, Allocation and Monitoring System (BEAMS). He observed that such integration would facilitate automated, real-time tracking of budgetary allocations and expenditure, thereby strengthening transparency and accountability in public spending.
The Chief Secretary also directed that the pilot exercise being undertaken by the Higher Education Department be pursued in a systematic manner, with the lessons learnt and operational challenges addressed before extending the framework to other Administrative Departments.
He underscored the importance of ensuring that departments are adequately sensitised to the methodology and that their capacity is enhanced for enabling wider adoption of SDG-aligned budgeting in the forthcoming financial year.
The meeting focused on familiarising departments with the methodology for mapping their schemes against relevant SDG goals, targets and indicators, clarifying the process of budget tagging and facilitating coordinated action ahead of the preparation of departmental budgets. The interaction also provided an opportunity for departments to raise implementation-related concerns and seek necessary clarifications to ensure a common understanding of the proposed framework.
The initiative, being pursued by the Planning, Development & Monitoring Department (PD&MD) in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), aims to establish linkage between budgetary allocations and measurable development outcomes. It is intended to help departments assess how their schemes and expenditure contribute towards specific SDG targets and identify areas requiring focused interventions.
As part of the preparatory exercise, the Secretary PD&MD, Owais Ahmad, shared the National Indicator Framework (NIF)-aligned SDG goals, targets and indicators with all administrative departments and district administrations. Explaining that these will serve as the basis for mapping departmental schemes and aligning their budgetary provisions with the relevant development priorities. |
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