Raipur

Delay in delivery of services won't be tolerated: Baghel

Staff Reporter

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Tuesday told government officers and employees to make sure that there is no delay in work related to          people, and made it clear that no delay will be tolerated.

He was holding a review meeting of administrative officials at Lailunga of Raigarh district as part of his ‘Bhent Mulaqat Abhiyan’ (direct public interaction), an official statement said.

Listing out the decisions taken for the employees, Baghel said their number of working days has been cut to five and the old pension scheme was being           implemented. The               government assumes that all officers and employees will work with dedication.

The common people's work must be executed on time, he underlined.

He spoke following   complaints lodged by people regarding the functioning of Sub Divisional Magistrate, Tehsildar and Chief Municipal Officer. Baghel warned of action if further complaints were received against the officials.

Pointing towards the poor condition of roads, the Chief Minister asked the Executive Engineer of the Public Works Department (PWD) and National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to repair the roads in the district.

The PWD officer said that all the approved road repairs will begin after the rains.

He asked the District Education Officer to lay emphasis on improving the education system by                ensuring regular presence of teachers in schools.

Baghel also reviewed the status of Gauthan, Forest Rights Certificate, paddy procurement, elephant movement and caste               certificates.

The Chief Minister laid the foundation stone of 16 different development works worth Rs 373.70 crore in the Lailunga assembly                      constituency in Raigarh             district.