Cooperation, Jails and Tourism Minister, Dr. Arvind Kumar Sharma, reiterating the State Government’s commitment to good governance under the leadership of Chief Minister, Sh. Nayab Singh Saini, ordered the suspension of the Sarpanch of Kutbapur village over misappropriation of government funds.
The Cabinet Minister gave these directions while chairing the monthly meeting of the District Public Relations and Grievance Redressal Committee held at Narnaul, on Tuesday. During the meeting a total of 17 complaints were tabled before the Minister.
Taking a strict stance, the Minister said the Government follows a zero-tolerance policy towards corruption and no one will be spared. Emphasising the spirit of Antyodaya, he said the Government is committed to ensuring delivery of welfare schemes to the last person and prompt redressal of public grievances.
He directed officers to ensure time-bound disposal of complaints and warned that negligence in public service will not be tolerated. Taking cognizance of non-functional street lights in Gram Panchayat Pali, he directed the officer concerned to ensure repair of all such lights across the district within 10 days and to assign future maintenance to the concerned company.
Besides this, during the meeting the Cabinet Minister also heard several other complaints including restoration of services, improvement of basic amenities, and strict monitoring of development works and issued necessary directions for prompt resolution of issues and directed officers to expedite disposal of pending files to prevent inconvenience to the public.
Later interacting with media persons, Dr. Arvind Sharma said the Government has issued strict directions to improve cleanliness and infrastructure in government schools. Adequate budget provision and accountability have been ensured for maintenance of school toilets. Principals and headmasters have been authorised to undertake repairs and minor works through school-level committees. He added that responsibility will be fixed in case deficiencies are found during inspections.
Former Minister and MLA, Sh. Om Prakash Yadav, Deputy Commissioner Captain Manoj Kumar and Superintendent of Police, Ms. Pooja Vashisth and other dignitaries also remained present on this occasion.