Preparations have begun for State-level 'lok Suraaj' campaign which will be launched during the summer months in all the villages and towns of Chhattisgarh, officials informed.
Chief Secretary Vivek Dhand has directed all the District Collectors through video-conferencing to make preparations on war-footing.
The campaign will be launched in three-phases. Camps will be conducted at the wards level to register complaints, he said. He further added that the State Government is keen on resolving the pending complaints to the satisfaction of citizens.
The Chief Minister Raman Singh will tour the districts in the third phase of the campaign.
He will take night halts at the district headquarter towns and have detailed deliberations with the top officials and people's representatives of the neighbouring districts also.
Secretary to Chief Minister Subodh Kumar Singh,
Public Relations Department Secretary Santosh Misra, Public Relations Director Rajesh Kumar Toppo, Joint Secretary to Chief Minister Rajat
Kumar and Chief Executive Officer of CHiPS Alex Paul Menon were also present.
It may be recalled that Chief Minister Raman Singh last year had written letters to all the District Collectors regarding the close co-ordination of various departments before the start of the 'lok Suraaj' campaign last year.
The campaign lasted for one month while beginning from April 25 in the entire State last year.
Singh had made surprise visits to villages and towns and observed the implementation of various state government social welfare schemes.
State Ministers, Chief Secretary and Secretaries of various State departments had accompanied the teams visiting towns and villages. Ministers also attended the review meetings.
The Chief Minister while visiting a district also reviewed the progress of various developmental projects in the adjacent districts. local MPs, Parliamentary Secretaries and MlAs were invited to the Ministers meeting.
The Chief Minister in his letter last year had stated that the main aim of the State Government is to observe that the benefits of social welfare schemes reach the real beneficiaries. The administration should be responsive and answerable to the needs of the masses. Infrastructure projects will be examined and reviewed in the meetings of top district officers.
He had stressed upon the need for masses' co-operation and participation in conserving and harvesting of scarce water resources and water harvesting be carried on in all the habitats.