A meeting of Assurance Committee was held here today under the chairmanship of MLA, Hakeem Mohammad Yaseen.The meeting was also attended by the legislators, Nawang Rigzin Jora, Sham Lal Choudhary and Gagan Bhagat.Threadbare discussion was held with regard to accommodation facilities provided to Ministers, Legislators as well as Darbar Move employees.The Committee asked Estates Department to adopt a uniform policy in providing accommodation besides stressing on judicious use of land for building accommodation facilities. The Committee also stressed on e-tendering of the maintenance works of Estates quarters.
The committee sought details regarding year wise and unit-wise, the amount incurred on the maintenance of Estates quarters during the last five years, criteria adopted for allotment of maintenance works. It also sought details of expenditures incurred on the purchase of various electronic items for installation in estates/private accommodations during the last five years and the criteria adopted for the purchase of the same.Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, B. B. Vyas, Director Estates, G. N. Itoo and senior officers of the Estate Department attended the meeting.