Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal on Saturday exhorted the IAS, IFS and IPS officers of the State to be sensitive towards the people and ensure that the deserving got the benefit of various welfare schemes and programmes.
Addressing senior officers of the State at the State-level function organised to mark the 12th Civil Services Day at Panchkula, he said they should discharge their responsibilities with a sense of responsibility, accountability and impartiality and keep themselves in tune with the changing times to produce good results.
On this occasion, the Chief Minister also honoured eight officers for their outstanding services.
Describing their job as challenging, he said while targets were set by the political leadership, the responsibility to achieve these rested with the civil services officers. They should evolve an effective mechanism to resolve inter-department issues to ensure smooth functioning of the system.
The Chief Minister said various e-governance initiatives, including opening of gram sachivalyas, common service centres, antyodya kendras, had been taken. These would not only help in keeping a check on corruption but also enable people to save time, money and energy.
Similarly, the sex ratio in the state which was 850 girls per 1,000 boys has now reached 950 girls per 1,000 boys. Women’s security would be taken up as another reform under the Ek Aur Sudhar Programme of the State Government, he added.
Earlier, addressing the officers, Chief Secretary DS Dhesi, said since Independence, the role of civil servants has changed considerably. Earlier, the goals and objective were clearly defined but with the changing time, the administration has become a complex issue. In view of this, the civil servants need to sharpen their skills and be more responsive.
He said under the able leadership and guidance of the Chief Minister, various unprecedented steps had been taken by the State Government which had been recognised at the national level. He urged the officers to introspect how they could perform better for the development of the state and the country.