Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Sunday said that the Jan Manch launched by the State Government has proved a boon to the people of the state for redressal of their grievances and even Prime Minister Narendra Modi appreciated it during his recent Dharmashala visit.
The Chief Minister was interacting with the people of different parts of the state through video conferencing from Shimla.
While interacting with the people during the Jan Manch being organized at Jol in Una district where Food and Civil Supplies Minister Kishan Kapoor presided over the function, the Chief Minister said that till date over 20,000 grievances have been redressed through Jan Manch organized in different parts of the state.
The Chief Minister while interacting with the people of Kulludirected the district administration to take effective steps so that the people as well as the tourists do not face inconvenience due to snowfall.
He also interacted with Ministers and people participating in the Jan Manch held at Poanta Sahib in Sirmour district, Bhatiyat in Chamba district, Patta Mehlog in Solan district, Nurpur in Kangra district, Saigalu in Mandi district, Biar in Hamirpur district and Gahanatti in Shimla district.
The tenth Jan Manch was organised successfully in the ten districts of the state, however, the programme was not held in tribal districts of Kinnaur and Lahaul-Spiti due to bad weather conditions. Around 2125 demands and complaints were received in Jan Manch and most of them were disposed off on the spot.
Earlier, the Chief Minister on his birthday launched the Chief Minister’s app ‘Shikhar Ki aur Himachal’, developed by the State Information and Technology Department. This app is one stop application for all the information pertaining to the Chief Minister and the State Government.
The App contains information regarding visits, speeches, Facebook feeds, Twitter, various important decisions and steps taken by the government besides biography of the Chief Minister and his personal blog, The another feature of the app is that it allows users to donate in CM’s relief fund and to view details about cabinet ministers of Himachal Pradesh.
He also launched the website jairamthakurbjp.com on the occasion and released a book on ‘Jan Manch’ and launched ‘Ek Boota Beti Ke Naam’ under the Jan Manch programme.