Secretary, Public Relations Department and In-charge Secretary of Kabeerdham district Ganesh Shankar Mishra on Friday chaired a meeting of district-level officers of various departments at conference hall of the Collectorate in District Headquarters Kawardha. He informed the officials about State Government’s directives issued regarding lok Suraaj Abhiyan, to be organised from April 13 to May 12. The In-charge Secretary said that it is the most important event of the State Government, prime objective of which is to ensure public participation and good governance by administration with transparency.
He instructed the officials to redress the pending applications of public at war footing. He said that lok Suraaj Abhiyan is somewhat different from Gram Suraaj Abhiyan and Nagar Suraaj Abhiyan, as it would be conducted in both cities and villages. Under lok Suraaj Chief Minister Raman Singh, along with Ministers, Chief Secretary and other senior officers will conduct sudden inspection visit of various hospitals, hostels, aanganbadi centres, fair price shops, construction sites, health centres etc.
In the meeting, Mishra reviewed progress of the official works, and the schemes and programmes operated by Health, Public Health Engineering, Agriculture, Excise, Irrigation, Women and Child Development, Education and Revenue Departments. Mishra emphasised on ensuring safe drinking water supply to Baiga hamlets in Bodla and Pandariya block through solar pumps. He instructed that 10 Baiga hamlets should be selected in each of the two blocks and the same should be developed as ‘Model Baiga Villages’. Mishra also discussed about plantation of saplings before arrival of monsoon season.
He said that Chief Minister’s visit under lok Suraaj Abhiyaan is expected on April 14, for which department officials should make necessary preparations beforehand. Officials have been instructed to prepare systematic folders for approved construction works, public welfare schemes and programmes. Moreover, they have also been directed to issue success stories of public welfare schemes and programmes.