<span style="color: #222222;">Minister of State in PMO Dr. Jitendra Singh has said that Jammu and Kashmir will soon become the first Union Territory in the country to have a district level good governance index. He said, the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances will carry out this task in collaboration with the Union Territory Government. Dr. Singh said, Good Governance Index at the district level will enable each of the 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir to rise to the level of some of the best administered districts of the country. The index will ensure time bound disposal of office files and other matters, increased transparency, accountability and citizen participation.<br />''<br />''The Minister said, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is keen that the best practices of governance which are followed in other States and UTs of the country should replicate in Jammu and Kashmir. He said, in the last two years, there has been a fast-track attempt to change the work culture in Jammu and Kashmir and to follow the Mantra of Maximum Governance, Minimum Government.</span><br />