Governor Syed Ahmed has appealed to the Government officials that they should discharge their duties with full dedication and honesty. He also said that action would be taken against those who do not discharge their duties in a proper way.
The Governor was holding a two-day review meeting with the department secretaries, Divisional Commissioners, Commissioners and Deputy Developmental commissioners of the State. Both of his advisors K Vijay Kumar and Madhukar Gupta along with the Chief Secretary RS Sharma and Development Commissioner AK Sarkar were also present in the meeting.
Advisor Madhukar Gupta suggested that the innovative ideas should be given priority in discharging the regular day-to-day duties in the administration, while Kumar has asked the DCs to review the programmes of NRHM regularly so that the common man get benefited by it.
Gupta also told the water and sanitation department to encourage more and more villagers for constructing toilets and those villages which achieved hundred percent mark should be recommended for the 'Nirmal Gram' awards. He also instructed to install solar power pack at every Panchayat buildings for connectivity.
Chief Secretary however, advised all the officers present there to make utilize of their e-mail IDs for communication and do not waste their time in red tapism. He also expressed dissatisfaction over the formation of e-governance society in the 12 districts of the state.
The Governor also directed the departmental secretaries present in the meeting that the government projects must be completed on time and it should not be delayed un-necessarily.
"Some of the departments do not do their work on time; it shows their laxity in discharging their duties. Government work should also be done in the same way as if one is doing his personal work," said the Governor.
He directed the officials to expedite the developmental programs for the development of the State and said that it is also to be seen that the quality should also be maintained at the same time.
"Assessment of quality of work should also be done time to time by the regional officers and action must be taken against those agents who fail to discharge their duties," he added. It was also stressed to make food and supply department more effective in the meeting and the department was given instructions to ensure that the food grains are lifted and distributed among the poor people on time.
Officials of the health department were instructed to make ambulances as well as drivers available at the health centres. Giving special instructions to the Jharkhand State Electricity Board, the Governor instructed it to replace the non-functional transformers immediately.
He also asked the authorities to take adequate measures for removing water crisis from the state and make available water to all at any cost. Defunct tube-wells must be repaired immediately and water should be supplied by water tankers, if necessary, said the Governor.
According to the Governor, the concerned departments have been authorized to hand over the due rights of the Panchayati Raj institutions. He instructed the department to make the panchayat representatives to make them aware of their rights so that they can make proper use of their rights.
He also asked the officials to use maximum use of their electronic gadgets for bridging the gap between the people and the government and speed up the development process in the state. People must be heard without harassing them.