Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Sunday directed the officers to ensure speedy repair and maintenance of damaged roads to facilitate the commuters.
He said that heavy rains during this monsoon resulted in heavy damage to the roads and the property in the state.
While presiding over the fifth Jan Manch at Panjain in Seraj assembly constituency of Mandi district, the Chief Minister said that this programme is aimed at redressal of public grievances on the spot and nearer to their homes.
The State Government started this programme to reach out directly to the masses, he said.
The Chief Minister directed the officers to give added attention for speedy disposal of the complaints and other issues raised by people during Jan Manch.
Thakur said that Mukhya Mantri Grihini Suvidha Yojna had been launched in the state for providing free gas connections to the women for providing smoke free cooking facility and within a year all the households of the state would have smoke-free kitchens.
He directed the officers to immediately provide all possible help to Patti Devi, a 26 years widow and mother of three children and resident of Mani Panchayat of Seraj area of Mandi who had approached Jan Manch for redressal of her grievances.
On the occasion, the Chief Minister distributed free LPG connections to women beneficiaries under Grihini Suvidha Yojna. Various types of certificates were also issued besides registering the youth clubs and providing HP domicile certificate during this programme.
As many as 993 demands and grievances were received during the Jan Manch. Out of these most were redressed on the spot and remaining have been sent to the concerned departments for speedy disposal within ten days.
The Health and Ayurveda Departments organised health camps to facilitate the people for primary health check up. As many as 276 OPD patients were attended, 151 handicapped registered, 70 universal health cards issued and nine lab tests were done during the Jan Manch.