Soon, SC certificate in Punjab would hold validity for the lifetime.
Announcing this revolutionary measure for the benefit of public, Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal on Tuesday directed the State Welfare Department to ensure that the SC certificate once issued would hold validity for the lifetime thus saving people from making continuous rounds of Government offices.
Sukhbir, presiding over a meeting of Deputy Commissioners, said that Sewa Kendars in rural areas would be operational by August 11, 2016, and in urban areas from July 21, thus heralding a new era in the administrative reforms where the people would get all the required services under one roof.
Making more development-centric announcements, Sukhbir said that skill development being the area of prime focus under the SAD-BJP Government, all skill centres throughout the State must be completed by September 2, 2016. For the same, he instructed the DCs to monitor the project in their respective districts.
laying great stress on
the implementation of Government’s welfare schemes, Sukhbir said that all cards under Bhagat Puran Singh Sehat Bima Yojna (BPSSSBY) should be distributed by July 15.
Notably, 27 lakh cards had already been distributed in the state and every month,
about 11,000 people avail the facilities offered under
the yojna.
Also reviewing the Urban Mission and Rural Missions, Sukhbir instructed that
work should commence immediately on the allotted tenders.
Batting for the best quality material to be used in the projects, he also said that the work on the mission should get completed by November 1, 2016, and the DCs would certify that the works have been satisfactorily completed.
He also said that the DCs are fully empowered to take decisions regarding the speedy execution of projects.
Sukhbir also said that the amount of Rs 500 crore under NREGA for the rural mission should be fully utilized by November 2016.
Divulging more, he said that the DCs should make it a point to send a monthly report concerning fund utilization under NREGA. He also instructed the DCs to ensure the distribution of Atta-Dal cards by the end of July.
Sukhbir also asked the DCs to submit a report within a week about the roads in dilapidated condition so that immediate corrective measures can be undertaken for their strengthening.
Asking the DCs to conduct surprise checks in the Government offices in their respective districts, Sukhbir said that it is necessary to maintain work discipline amongst the employees.