Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam on Monday directed Administrative Secretaries to quickly move ahead with execution of projects/schemes upon cessation of Model Code of Conduct (MCC).
“Now that Lok Sabha Elections and MCC are over, it is timeto quickly move on with developmental work” he observed.
Chairing a meeting of the Committee of Secretaries (CoS)here, Chief Secretary urged Administrative Secretaries to undertake tours ofthe districts to review the status of projects/schemes being implemented bytheir respective departments and also listen to public grievances. He askedAdministrative Secretaries to also set aside two hours each day for listeningto the public grievances in the Secretariat.
Chief Secretary shared with the Administrative Secretariesthe concept of District Secretaries and Back to Village Programme, which isbeing devised on the directions of the Governor to give fillip to thedevelopment process and ensure prompt redressal of public grievances and fasterservice delivery.
Chief Secretary asked Administrative Secretaries to submitthe details of the number of Class-IV vacancies in their departments to theGeneral Administration Department (GAD), so that a consolidated list ofClass-IV vacancies could be referred to the Services Selection Board (SSB) forrecruitment against these posts.
While emphasizing on making Panchayats and Urban LocalBodies vibrant institutions for delivering development in the villages andurban centers across the state, Chief Secretary urged AdministrativeSecretaries to ensure devolution of functions/funds to the Panchayats and UrbanLocal Bodies as are delineated under the relevant schedules.
Chief Secretary asked Administrative Secretaries ofPW(R&B) and Tourism to develop wayside amenities along the Mughal Roadincluding construction of shelter sheds and make available road openingmachinery at appropriate locations. He also stressed on undertaking immediaterepairs of dilapidated road stretches and potholes for smooth movement oftraffic on the Mughal road.
Chief Secretary also undertook a detailed review of theavailability of essential commodities in the Kashmir Division particularly inview of disruptions to regular movement of trucks on the Jammu-SrinagarNational Highway. He asked the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer AffairsDepartment to further activate the market checking squads to regulate prices.
Chief Secretary also reviewed the status of Bio-MetricAttendance System and asked Administrative Secretaries to ensure punctuality ofstaff in their offices in the Civil Secretariat and their subordinate offices,for prompt public service delivery.