Holding his Janta Milan programme for the first time at Haldwani in Kumaon region,
Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat listened to the grievances of people from different parts of the region at an open public meet in the Bharatiya Janata Party office here on Thursday.
Officials said the Chief Minister directed redressal of most of the issues on the spot. About 474 people presented their grievances and issues in front of the Chief Minister during the programme which was lasted for about three hours.
Addressing the public on the occasion, the Chief Minister said the Government organised the Janta Milan programme in the provisional State capital for resolving public grievances. It was felt that the people from distant parts of the State had to spend considerable time and money in reaching this event. Keeping this in mind, the Government organised the Janta Milan programme in Haldwani - considered to be gateway to Kumaon.
He said along with facilitating of development, the redressal of public grievances was on top of his Government priorities. He said, “We are eager to achieve progress using the experiences of public representatives and the cooperation of the public. Suggestions from all types of people are sought for development. Ministers in charge will also hold Janta Milan programmes for redressal of public grievances at the district level. Additionally, the Ministers concerned will also hear and redress public grievances during Tehsil Diwas programmes,” added the Chief Minister.
Rawat said in order to evaluate development works at the ground level, the action plan for sending district magistrates and other officials in the rural and urban areas is also to be implemented in the near future. He said the people could also convey their problems along with their address and phone number through the Samadhan portal to the Chief Minister.
The widow of martyr Mohan Nath Goswami, Bhawna Goswami was also among those who met the Chief Minister on the occasion. She requested that the mini-stadium in Bindukhatta should be named after the martyr.
Addressing the gathering on the occasion, the BJP State president Ajay Bhatt averred that on the request of the party organisation, the Chief Minister had drafted the programme for himself and his ministerial colleagues following which they will address and resolve the grievances communicated by the public to them.
MlAs Bansidhar Bhagat, Diwan Singh Bisht, Navin Dumka, Rajkumar Thukral, Sanjiv Arya, Pushkar Dhami, Ram Singh Kaida and various office bearers of the party were also among those present on the occasion.