A 2005 batch IAS officer SA Murugeshan who assumed charge as the Dehradun District Magistrate on late Wednesday evening told The Pioneer on Thursday that his priority would be to provide good governance to the people of the district. “I would not be found wanting as far as rising up to the expectations of the people is concerned,” he said.
His stress would be on providing clean and corruption-free administration and addressing grievances related to cleanliness, traffic, road and water. “I would lay stress on perfect coordination among different departments for the smooth functioning of the administrative machinery,” he said, adding that he would soon convene a meeting of the officers of various departments.
Murugeshan said that his first concern is to redress problems the common people of the district are facing. “I would see to it that several schemes launched by the Central and state government for the welfare of the common people are executed effectively and the fruits of their execution reach out to the intended beneficiaries in full measure,” the new DM said.
He further said that the government- sponsored welfare schemes would be executed as per the geographical conditions of the areas. “The process of execution would vary from the hills to the plains and from the rural to the urban areas of the district. let me assure that the people’s complaints would be acted upon at the earliest,” he said.
Emphasis would be laid on providing effective public services in Tehsil and social welfare departments aside from taking all initiatives to improve quality of public distribution system, he said, adding that he would prioritize improvements in the functioning of the education and health services.