Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday asked the officers to work zealously for ensuring that the benefits of the State Government’s pro-people and development-oriented schemes are percolated to the people at the grass root level.
Mann, interacting with the IAS and IPS officers who called on him at his office in Punjab Civil Secretariat- I, extended New Year wishes to them and asked them to accord top priority to the works of public welfare.
He said that the officers should dedicatedly work hard to make sure that the underprivileged and weaker stratum of society avails the benefits of state government’s policies. The need of the hour is to ensure that benefits of the government schemes are extended to every genuine beneficiary, he added.
At the same time, the Chief Minister made it clear that any sort of pick and choose or nepotism in the implementation of social welfare schemes is totally unwarranted and undesirable.
Describing the IAS and IPS officers as the state government’s backbone, the Chief Minister exhorted them to perform their duty diligently and meticulously to ensure progress of Punjab and prosperity of its people. “The time has come when all of them should make concerted efforts to restore the state’s pristine glory,” said Mann expressing hope that every officer will put his best to make Punjab a leading state in the country.