Chandigarh

2 officials suspended for dereliction of duty

PNS

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal Khattar on Monday suspended two officers for alleged dereliction of duty and ordered disciplinary action against two others.

Taxation Inspector, Gurgaon and Reader to Tehsildar (revenue officer), Karnal were suspended for dereliction of duty while disciplinary action was ordered against Deputy Excise and Taxation Commissioner, Rohtak and District Social Welfare Officer, Palwal for complaints received against them at the CM Window.

The Chief Minister reviewed the functioning of CM Window in a meeting held here.

Out of more than 1.74 lakh complaints received at CM Window upto July 11, 2016 since its launch in December 2014, more than 1.38 lakh complaints  have been disposed off.

On an average, about 800 complaints are being received in a day  at the CM Window.

During the meeting, the CM also reviewed complaints related to various departments of the State Government.

He directed the concerned officers to fix January 31 as the last date for the Gram Panchayats to submit  their proposal in case they do not wish any liquor vend to be opened in their jurisdiction.

“We are not interested in collecting excise revenue against the wishes of people”, he said.

The Chief Minister also directed that an enforcement wing of Haryana Police should be created in the 21st century so as to strictly enforce law in routine in the State.

He asked the police officers to closely monitor the complaints received on HARSAMAY portal of Haryana Police and put up its data in the next review meeting.

Manohar lal also directed the concerned officers to include the issuance of duplicate marks sheets by the Universities under the ambit of Right to Service Act. He asked them to make a provision of fine for unnecessary delay caused in issuing duplicate marks sheet to the applicants.

The Chief Minister directed the Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) Higher Education to immediately submit a proposal to the Chief Secretary’s office for the same.

While reviewing the complaints concerning  development and Panchayats department, the CM asked the officers to analyse and verify the nature of grievances received so that their  pendency, if any, can be cleared in one go by formulating a policy. In case the embezzlement stands proved, strict action should be taken against the guilty, he added.

He directed to strengthen the social audit system which is being implemented in every gram panchayat to ensure people participation in development of the State.

“Many grievances concerning embezzlement in development grants to panchayats would automatically decrease with the active participation of Social Audit Teams in various projects of development right from preparing estimates to releasing payments,” said he.

He also instructed to develop a compilation and monitoring system in Development and Panchayats Department on the lines of Revenue Department.

While sharing his mobile number 9416004464 in the meeting, the Director General of Police, KP Singh informed that any department could ask for police force by speaking to him at this mobile number or by sending SMS.