Srinagar, Nov. 1 -- Jammu and Kashmir Minister and National Conference General Secretary Ali Mohammad Sagar on Sunday said administrative constraints under the Union Territory framework were delaying several public welfare initiatives, including the proposed regularisation of daily-rated workers.

Addressing a meeting at the party headquarters, Sagar said Chief Minister Omar Abdullah had constituted a committee to examine the regularisation of daily wagers and directed it to submit its report within six months. However, the committee failed to meet the deadline, he said.

Sagar said the committee was headed by the Chief Secretary, who retired on Saturday, adding that the delay had affected the process of initiating regularisation.

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