Governor Aziz Qureshi on Friday stressed the need for ensuring transparency in functioning of management committee of Uttarakhand Soldier Rehabilitation Organisation and Uttarakhand Poorva Sainik Kalyan Nigam limited (UPNl) while reviewing tasks of the two Government organisations on Friday, during a meeting held at Rajbhavan.
Chairing the meeting, Governor directed the officials to take serious efforts to extend benefits of various welfare schemes to the ex-servicemen and their dependents. “There should be serious efforts to extend benefits of various welfare schemes to the ex soldiers and their dependents,” he said.
He also sought information about status of lease extension of the organisation’s forest land, status of management of non agricultural use of agricultural land on lease, income and expense of the organisation, policy decisions taken during last two years and number of contract workers appointed by UPNAl and deduction of service charge from their salaries.
Several officials, including chief secretary Alok Jain, principal secretary to governor Ashok Pai, Principal Secretary legal DP Gairola and legal Advisor to Governor Gyanendra Sharma, Additional Secretary to Governor D Santhil Pandian and Principal Secretary Forest S Ramaswamy and Secretary Sainik Kalyan Bhashkaranand and MD of UPNl Brig (Ret) Bahuguna were present in the meeting.