Haryana Chief Minister Manohal lal on Sunday said that senior bureaucrats who participated in the 3-day chintan shivir would take up one block each and ensure its development.
Necessary funds would be allocated for any special project or scheme in that block, said the Chief Minister while addressing a press conference at Pinjore near here after the 3-day chintan-shivir organized at Timber Trail, Parwanoo in Himachal Pradesh.
Manohar lal, who was accompanied by his entire cabinet said that the officers would prepare a new scheme for the selected blocks by identifying five to ten parameters from the vision emerging from the shivir. An announcement to this effect would be made and additional budget would be allocated for this purpose.
He said that the blocks would remain their selected blocks even after their transfer to another department and they would work for the development of these blocks. The blocks which achieve the prescribed level, the officers concerned would be honoured on the Civil Services Day on April 21, 2018. If all blocks are bought above the prescribed level, irrespective of when the status is achieved, all officers would be honoured, he added.
In reply to a question on functioning of BJP Government, he said that the faith of the people in the functioning of the present State Government has been enhanced. The officers have been asked to work freely without any pressure, said he.
Giving an example, he said that last month, the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) sold a nine-acre plot in Gurugram to a multinational company IKEA for Rs 850 crore. No officer or other employee of the company, including the Global Chief Executive Officer, Head in India or Chief Accounts Officer, met him, added he.
Responding to another question, he said during the three years tenure, the present State Government has brought a revolutionary change in the system. No person could get any teacher transferred in Haryana out of the system. Besides, every sarpanch, panch and member of the Block Samiti in Haryana has cleared Class X or Class VIII examination, said he.
When asked to comment on the statement made by the opposition parties on the chintan- shivir, the Chief Minister said that opposition means to oppose anything. Therefore, it is obvious that the opposition parties would oppose even the good works done by the government. But, we would continue to work for the betterment of the people of the State, he asserted.
The Chief Minister also refuted the allegations made by the opposition on expenditure of three days exercise and said that the chintan-shivir has been organized with minimum budget. It had been decided to hold the chintan-shivir at Parwanoo as the aim was to deliberate issues of public interest at a peaceful and isolated place without any disturbance, added he.
Manohar lal further said that the officers were afraid as they were made to do wrong deeds by the previous governments. But we have assured them not to afraid from five Cs - Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), court, Central Vigilance Commission, Comptroller of Accountant General (CAG) and Centre Information Commission (CIC) and work in the public interest without any fear. The Government would fully assist them in this endevour, said he.
Eyeing 2019 assembly and parliamentary polls, the BJP led Haryana Government after its chintin-shivir, hopes to infuse new energy in ministers and bureaucrats and strengthen the coordination between them to expedite the progress of development works in next two years.