Four cities to be developed as it hubs
Bhopal: Indore, Bhopal, Gwalior and Jabalpur would be developed as IT hubs of the State, Information Technology and Transport Minister Bhupendra Singh told the State Assembly on Tuesday. Around 600 acres of land has been marked for starting the IT industries in these cities. While replying to the discussions on budgetary demands of his departments, Singh said permanent and temporary permits would be issued in the fixed time limit. Over 1.02 crore cases have been resolved under the Public Service Guarantee Act and fines were imposed on 200 officers, said Singh. After Minister’s reply the house passed budgetary demands of `347,19,77,000 of his departments. He further said that the Transportation Department will issue temporary and permanent permits of the vehicles will be issued on time so that more buses will start. Around 2,15,904 requests have been resolved on lok Seva Kendras till July 2014, he added. He further said that action has been taken against overloading in gas kit usage in school bus. The department is constructing its buildings at all the districts and the usage of latest technology is encouraged for bringing in more and more transparency in working of the department, he added. He said that Madhya Pradesh is included in the top three states of the country in the field of IT and e-governance. Under the Public Service Guarantee Act, 102 services of the 21 departments have been included.
82 offcials booked, no cases against ministers
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Minister of State for General Administration lal Singh Arya on Tuesday told the Assembly that the lokayukta has registered cases against 82 officials of the Public Works and the Irrigation departments but no cases were registered against the Ministers. “The Government has not withheld consent in any case due to which the lokayukta has not been able to register them,” said Arya while replying to a query by Mr Shailendra Patel (Congress) during the Question Hour. Arya said the lokayukta's Special Police Establishment has registered cases against 40 officers of the Public Works and the Irrigation departments. likewise, lokayukta's Technical Department has registered cases against 27 officers and while lokayukta's Complaints Branch has registered cases against 15 officers of these departments. No Minister of the concerning departments have been booked.