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Reiterating his Government’s firm commitment to weed out the menace of corruption from the state, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday called upon the people to name the corrupt officer and the State Government will ensure exemplary punishment against him.
“Corruption cannot be tolerated at any cost,” said the Chief Minister, while interacting with the media persons after conducting a surprise check at the Samrala Tehsil complex and the Suvidha Centre.
Mann said that if anyone seeks bribes from the people to do any work, they must expose the name of such officer for the severest of severe action. As a part of the anti-corruption tirade, the State Government has already put several corrupt officers behind the bars, he added.
The Chief Minister appealed to the people to play a proactive role in making the state corruption-free. “This menace can be eliminated only with the active support and cooperation of the people,” said Mann assuring the people of the State that the Aam Aadmi Party government will leave no stone unturned for this noble cause.
The Chief Minister further said that his government has already set the wheels in motion to bring numerous reforms in the working of the various departments. He said that the sole motive is to streamline the functioning of these departments to ensure zero inconvenience to people in availing the benefits of government schemes. “It will take time to rectify the system that has been jeopardized for the last more than seven decades,” he said.
Earlier, the Chief Minister visited the Tehsil office and Suwidha Centre during which he had detailed deliberations with the staff and people. He asked the people about any sort of problem being faced by them to avail citizen centric services of the State Government. Mann also asked the staff to ensure that people do not face any problem in availing the services at the Centre.
Matter Regarding Requirement of NOCs in Illegal Colonies Under Consideration
The Chief Minister while replying to a query pertaining to the illegal colonies declared that no person will be rendered homeless. Mann said that the issue of those requiring NOCs (no objection certificates) in illegal colonies was under consideration and would be resolved shortly in the interest of the public at large, who had invested in such colonies sans government approval.
Paddy Procurement and Lifting to be Completed Soon
The Chief Minister asserted that the entire process of ongoing procurement and lifting of the paddy crop will be completed soon. Reiterating the state government’s firm commitment to procure every single grain of paddy, Mann said that he is personally monitoring the entire procurement process to ensure that farmers do not face any sort of inconvenience. He said that during the current procurement season, not even a single complaint has been received from the farmers across the state.