Ranchi

Singh flays officials for pending cases

PNS

Additional Secretary at Chief Minister’s Secretariat RK Singh on Tuesday expressed displeasure over nodal officers of the departments in the districts underperforming in execution of cases pending in Jan Samvad Centre.

While hearing the cases at CM Jan Samvad Centre on the issue of all pending cases related to the purchase of paddy procured from the farmers in the State have been reviewed and directed to execute them within one month.

In a complaint of Godda district, in which the payment of Rs 10 lakh of the paddy purchased from farmers in primary agricultural branch association committee, Nunajor in Godda in 2011-12 is still not paid.

 While reviewing the matter, Singh directed the nodal officer of the Department of Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs to identify all such cases and ensure the payment to the farmers.

In a case of a 14-year-old teenager missing in Gonda district on October 25, 2018, DSP, Godda, shared the mobile number being used by the missing girl, with the help of Technical Cell. The Secretary instructed to trace the number location. They also instructed that the investigating officer meet the SP of Godda in the matter and submit report to the next week.

In case of Mithila Devi, Bokaro, died by electricution on November 5 2017, the Additional Secretary ordered the payment to the nodal officer of the department till next Tuesday on the complaint that her dependent was not given compensation yet.

In another case related to the Department of Energy, he ordered to replace the shabby electric poles and wire in Chapatura village in Pakud within a month.

In a case of irregularities of payment of Students’ bycycle fund at Beldanga in Pakur in 2016-17 the concerned department has not taken initiative against the principal, Singh expressed anger and instructed officer of welfare department to complete the reaport within one week.

In another case under Watershed wing cum data centre, Ramgrah working under on contract basis as technical expert, Jensindhu Dang, under JSWM Project, has not get his pending honorariu.

When asked about the issue the nodal officer said payment has been cleared due to no allocation. On the issue The Secretary directed the officer of Rural Development Department that they ensure the allocation and provide the pending payment.

On the complaint related to the repair of the machine in Deep Boring near the middle school of Kariyatpur in Hazaribagh, the Additional Secretary directed the department to repair it within fifteen days and start drinking water supply.