Five more departments, Water Resources, Cooperation, Fisheries and ARD, Social Security and EPD and Textiles and Handlooms, were brought under the ambit of Mo Sarkar on Monday. With this, a total of 22 departments were included in the intuitive.
Launching the inclusion, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik called upon the officers to respect the will of the people.
“People are the life force of a democratic system. A Government is a reflection of the will of people which is constituted to meet their aspirations. It is, therefore, imperative that public servant must uphold the dignity of the people whom they are supposed to serve and respect their will. Service to the people is not merely a slogan but has to be a culture which each Government servant must imbibe and display at all times,” said the Chief Minister
“I believe all of you have got the message very clearly. As public servants, you have a responsibility to ensure that every citizen of my State speaks from his heart that it's truly Mo Sarkar,” said the Chief Minister.
Water Resources Minister Raghunandan Das, SSEPD Minister Ashok Panda, Fisheries and ARD Minister Arun Sahoo, Cooperation Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain highlighted about activities of their respective departments.
Five-T Secretary VK Pandian interacted with various officials of the five departments from districts like Keonjhar, Jagatsinghpur, Boudh, Balangir and Nabarangpur. He expressed satisfaction over the awareness of officers and employees on Mo Sarkar. He also said that communications expressed in social media must also be considered as official communication or order. So, response to social media communications must be quick.