Date :9/22/2017
Press Release on 22nd September 2017Meeting regarding Smart City
The first meeting of Board of Directors of Jammu Smart City Limited was held under the Chairmanship of Sh. Hirdesh Kumar (IAS), Commissioner/Secretary to Govt., Housing & Urban Development Department in the Conference Hall of Jammu Municipal Corporation.
Jammu Smart City Limited is a Company limited by shares, registered under Companies Act, 2013 for implementation of Jammu Smart City project. Jammu Smart City project stands approved by Govt. of India with total project cost of around Rs. 3600 crores which involves various smart interventions in Jammu City.
Directors of Jammu Smart City Limited are Sh. Hirdesh Kumar (IAS),Commissioner/Secretary to Govt., Housing & Urban Development (also Chairman, Jammu Smart city Ltd.) Sh. S.D. Singh, (IPS), Inspector General of Police, Jammu, Sh. M. Raju (IAS), Commissioner, Jammu Municipal Corporation (also Chief Executive Officer, Jammu Smart City Ltd.), Kumar Rajeev Ranjan (IAS), Deputy Commissioner, Jammu Sh. Rajesh Kumar (KAS), Vice Chairman, Jammu Development Authority, Sh. Mohmmad Shafi Zahid, Director, Archives, Archeology & Museum and Sh. Maha Singh, Nominee Director, MoHUA.
The Board deliberated upon various issues of the agenda including adoption of Chairman and CEO, adoption of Certificate of Incorporation, taking note of the disclosure of interest of the Directors, adopting the common seal of the Company, approving the format of the share certificate, issuance of share certificates to the first subscribers of the Company, recruitment of the key managerial persons and their roles and responsibilities. The Board also unanimously adopted Memorandum of Association & Articles of Association of the Company and stressed upon for taking immediate steps for speedy implementation of the Jammu Smart City Project.