lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung on Tuesday directed secretaries of all departments to take ownership of each project for their effective implementation and personally monitor their progress. “Secretaries must take ownership of each scheme and project and personally monitor its progress,” he said, as he reviewed various schemes and projects announced by the Union Finance Minister while presenting Delhi’s Budget for the year 2014-2015 on July 18.
Home Department officials informed Jung that land has been allotted by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) for setting up of Forensic Science laboratories (FSl) in Rohini and village Sayurpur. “DDA has allotted 4,000 sq. m of land in Rohini Phase-III and 5,478 sq. m of land in Sayurpur for building the laboratories. City administration is yet to acquire land in Sheikh Sarai. Meanwhile, city administration has already start a lab at Yashwant Place in Chanakyapuri on a temporary basis offered by North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NMC) to deal with the rush till three new full-fledged laboratories are established,” said a Delhi Government official.
With only one FSl available in the city at Rohini, the pendency of criminal cases awaiting FSl reports has mounted to over 9,000. Further, he was informed that 155 women sub-inspectors and 1,434 women constables and their training will start soon.
Further, land has been identified in Chhatarpur for building a multi-speciality hospital for South Delhi residents. During the review of Health Department projects, Jung was apprised that the new 8-storey air conditioned OPD building with modern patient amenities has been made functional at lok Nayak Hospital, upgradation of surgical block at lok Nayak Hospital is under progress and the construction of a new medical college with 100 seats at Rohini has begun.
Inspection of the under-construction medical college has been completed by IP University and the department has applied for Medical Council of India (MCI) permissions. For trauma care, orders for 110 ambulances fitted with life-saving equipment have already been placed and the 1st lot will be delivered in March 2015. One stop centre for crisis management and rehabilitation of victims of sexual assault is functional in Sanjay Gandhi Hospital and Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital. One-stop centres will be started in GTB and lok Nayak Hospital by November 2014 and seven more such centres are being finalised.
Jung also asked the department officials to speed up the work of setting up 20 dialysis units in Dr Hedgewar Hospital. During the review of projects related power and water reforms, lieutenant Governor was informed that the proposal for power reforms have been approved by Centre and is being implemented by Power Grid Corporation of India ltd. Jung directed the Chief Secretary to ensure that the six-month timeline is strictly adhered to for the same. For Water reforms, he was informed that the city administration is pursuing the matter with Ministry of Water Resources. Jung directed the Chief Secretary and CEO of Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to appoint a nodal officer from DJB to pursue the matter on an urgent basis.
Director of (Education) informed Jung that 14 school buildings have been approved for construction of new buildings and construction of 10 school buildings are ongoing. Govt Girls Secondary Schools in RK Puram and SKV at Rohini Assembly constituency are being upgraded. Jung directed Director (Education) to take necessary measures to ensure functional and clean toilets in all schools and also ordered a detailed survey of toilets to be done and get the inspectors to carry out spot inspections. Jung also reviewed the schemes and projects related to Higher and Technical Education Department, including purchase of land (51.40 acres) for National Institute of Technology at Narela.
Jung was informed that the number of beneficiaries under Pension to Senior Citizens plan scheme has been increased from 3.90 lakh to 4.30 lakh and 33,000 new applications have been received till October 13. He directed the Chief Secretary to get the disbursement of pension done at the earliest.