The movement of official files should be expedited and top priority should be accorded to cases related to the general public. Chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said this while reviewing the performance of all departments here on Wednesday.
Directing officials to ensure speedy redressal of public grievances, he stressed that all departments must complete works within deadlines.
Rawat directed that work on the Haridwar-Dehradun national highway should be started within a week and completed in a year.
Additional chief secretary Om Prakash informed that Dobra-Chanti bridge will be constructed by August 2019 while construction of Ajabpur flyover will be completed by February 2019. The Public Works Department has executed developmental works costing Rs 3426 crore which include 4,270 kilometre new road construction, 1,472 kilometre reconstruction and 889 kilometres on the Char Dham route and Kedarnath. Regarding measures taken for soldier welfare, officials informed that war memorial hostel has been constructed in Dehradun for which Rs two crore had been approved. The process is underway for construction of war memorial hostel in Haldwani. Rules have been drafted regarding appointment according to qualification of dependents of martyred army and paramilitary personnel. Regarding rural development, principal secretary Manisha Panwar informed that the State had received five awards from the Government of India for commendable work under MNREGA in 2017-18. Under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Gramin) 12,535 homes have been approved.