Speed up ground-level activities and programme implementation in the post-unlocking scenario, Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mohapatra has directed all departments.
Mohapatra said, “Now that we are opening up many normal livelihood activities, schools, colleges and hostels; we have to be more focused on expeditious implementation of the projects amidst the covid restrictions. We have also to get ready for vaccination”.
However, Mohapatra cautioned the departments to follow the Covid protocols and SOPs strictly without any compromise. Health and Family Welfare Department was asked to conduct frequent health checkups in educational institutions and hostels as a preventive against any possible large breakout of the pandemic. Additional Chief Secretary Health and Family Welfare Pradeepta Kumar Mohapatra assured that the health personnel would visit the educational institutions regularly for health checks.
Further, Chief Secretary emphasized on timely completion of the pipe drinking water supply projects, construction of pucca houses under rural housing scheme, connecting bridges and culverts, rural roads, heritage projects at Puri and Lingaraj Temples, new world class campus of the SCB Medical College, Cuttack city beautification project, village roads, lift irrigation projects and micro-composting projects in urban areas. Emphasising upon quick and transparent delivery of services as per 5T principles, Chief Secretary said that “many charted services under 5T have been made online. Departments should focus on rolling out remaining services within the stipulated time”. Development Commissioner Pardeep Kumar Jena advised to speed up expenditure of budgeted money in coming three months.
Finance Secretary Ashok Kumar Meena asked the departments to give their budget inputs in two weeks to Finance Department. Agriculture Production Commissioner Raj Kumar Sharma focused on extensive integrated farming.
IT and Electronics Secretary Kumar Singh appraised that all Government ITIs have reopened from December 28 and there has been no problem with regard to Covid-19.