Claiming that the Samajwadi Party government is open, liberal and democratic in nature, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav said that he was confident that the coming Assembly polls will be free and fair. The CM was addressing UP cadre officers on the occasion of IAS Week in lucknow on Friday.
The CM said that Election Commissions is also of the view that progress of ongoing projects should not be effected due to the polls and it is the responsibility of the IAS officers to ensure their completion.
lauding the role of IAS officers in development of UP the CM said, ``The IAS officers in the state have proved that if given an opportunity they have the wisdom and capacity to complete projects of global standards on time.”
Yadav said that positive results like Agra-lucknow Expressway, lucknow Metro Rail, free lap top distribution, Samajwadi Pension Scheme, lohia Rural Housing Scheme, Kamdhenu dairy and power sector reforms, are before the people.
Chief Minister lauded the role of bureaucrats in ensuring that these projects were visible on the ground and the people benefited.
Yadav said that special camps will be organised at each district headquarters for distribution of free lap tops and beneficiaries for other schemes will be selected on December 19 and asked officers to ensure that the camps were successful.
He said thatthe SP government is the first of its kind in UP which completed several projects before schedule and dedicated them to the people in its regime of four years and a half. He said that many more projects will be dedicated to the people on December 20.
“In coming days, the state government would take up the implementation of Metro Rail in Kanpur, Allahabad, Varanasi and Meerut on a war footing. These (metro rail projects) would go a long way in addressing problems caused by growing traffic in big cities. Akin to the Agra-lucknow Expressway, the Samajwadi Expressway linking lucknow to Ballia will also be completed in record time and 40 per cent of the land for the project has been acquired,” said the CM.
Referring to free Smartphone scheme chief minister said like the free laptop scheme Smartphone will also be given free to the people and so far 10 crore have been registered for the scheme.
Emphasising the need for transparency and clean image of the officers, Akhilesh Yadav said ``your style functioning determines the perception of the people about the government, the people of BUndelkhand appreciate the officers as they visited door to door for the distribution of the `Samajwadi drought relief packet to the people facing the brunt of dual natural calamity of drought and hailstorm’’. He added `` it’s rare to find such an example in any state where the officers helped the people in their hour of crisis’’. Chief Minister also pointed out the need for addressing the traffic problem in big cities and the disposal of the solid waste generated in urban centres.
Chief Minister also appreciated the role of the UP power corporation for ensuring 24 hour power supply to urban areas and 18 hour to rural areas. Akhilesh Yadav said with the launch of the Dail 100 scheme the perception of the people about the law and order in the state would improve. During the tenure of the present Samajwadi party government the IAS week was organised for five times including twice in 2016. The tradition of the IAS week was disbanded during the previous Bahujan Samaj party government headed by Mayawati.