The Jan Manch, fourth in the series was organised all over Himachal on Sunday for redressal of grievances of people in the state.
The Speaker, HP Vidhan Sabha and all the Cabinet Ministers presided over the programme organised in all districts of the state.
Around 3600 cases were received during the fourth Jan Manch in the state and most of them were disposed off on the spot and rests have been sent to the concerned departments for speedy disposal, said an official spokesman.
Besides, Allopathic and Ayurvedic medical camps and blood donation camps were also organised in which a large number of people turned out for medical check-up. Free lPG connections were also provided to women under Grihani Suvidha Yojna. And, various types of certificates were also issued besides registering the youth clubs and providing HP domicile certificate during this programme, he said.
Speaker, HP Vidhan Sabha Rajiv Bindal presided over the Jan Manch at Skiba in Pooh sub-division of Kinnaur district. Around 650 people of ten panchayats of the area presented their cases and most of the issues were settled on the spot. Various departments issued certificates to the people on the spot and free 101 lPG connections were given to women.
Speaking on the occasion, Bindal said that the State Government has started the Jan Manch programme to reach out directly to the masses.
He directed the officers to give added attention for speedy disposal of the complaints and other issues raised by people during Jan Manch.
As many as 432 cases were received during the Jan Manch at Kinnaur out of which 211 were settled on the spot.
IPH Minister Mahender Singh Thakur presided over the Jan Manch at Nand in Nalagarh Assembly constituency of Solan district and said that organising Jan Manch in hilly state like Himachal Pradesh has economical and social impact.
He said Jan Manch is not a political forum and the government is ensuring redressal of people grievances and problems without any discrimination. More than 4000 people participated in the Jan Manch where 636 cases were registered.
Food and Civil Supplies Minister Kishan Kapoor presided over the Jan Manch at Haripur in Dehra Constituency of Kangra district and urged the people to make maximum benefit of this progamme which has started by the state government to facilitate the common people. At Kangra, more than 2000 people from 11 Panchayats of the area participated in the Jan Manch and as many as 461 cases concerned to various departments were registered.
The Minister distributed free lPG connections to 127 beneficiaries. He also presented FD's to the beneficiaries under Beti Hai Anmol Yojana.
Education Minister Suresh Bhardwaj, who presided the programme at Mazra in Nahan constituency of Sirmaur district said that effective steps were being taken to fill up vacant posts of teachers in educational institutions on batch wise basis. Besides, the posts of teachers were also being filled up by direct recruitment through HP Subordinate Services Selection Commission, Hamirpur.
He said that posts of teachers in the tribal and remote areas would be filled up through school management committees so that studies of the students did not suffer to vacancy of teachers.
As many as 281 cases were registered at Mazra out of which some cases were settled on the spot and rest has been referred to the concerned departments for redressal in ten days.
The Education Minister also distributed FDs of Rs. 10,000 each to the parents of newly born baby girls.
Power Minister Anil Sharma while presiding over the Jan Manch in Kohlari Panchayat in Chamba district, said that government was making all out efforts to provide maximum employment opportunities to the youth for which various schemes have been launched.
Total 461 cases were presented by the people during the Jan Manch and most of them were cleared on the spot. Food and Civil Supplies department distributed lPG connections to 54 beneficiaries.
Urban development Minister Sarveen Chaudhary while speaking at the Jan Manch at Sishu in lahaul-Spiti district said that 1800 houses have been constructed in the state under Rural-Urban House Scheme and financial assistance was being provided to poor families for repair of their houses.
She said a target had been fixed by the government to construct 7385 houses for the rural poor people out of which 4522 houses had already been constructed.