Khattar addresses Jan Samvad plan

Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal while taking strict cognizance of administrative irregularity of Food and Supplies Inspector, Satnarayan who had allegedly pressurized the villagers of Sotai village to withdraw their complaint, immediately suspended the said inspector.

"In future also, if any officer does not work within the fixed timeline or is found involved in malpractices, then strictest action would be taken Every officer and employee should work with responsibility to ensure timely delivery of citizen-centric services to the general public, said Sh. Manohar Lal while addressing a Jan Samvad Programme held in Faridabad today.

During the programme, more than 600 complaints were raised before the Chief Minister. Of these, 158 complaints related to the Municipal Corporation and 89 related to the police. The Chief Minister said that these complaints have been sent to the concerned departments and directions have been given to resolve them all at the earliest.

He said that some complaints have been resolved at the local level and the rest will be resolved after thorough investigation. The data of the elderly and Persons with disabilities have been identified through Parivar Pehchan Patra and soon the pension benefits would be given to the verified beneficiaries, said the Chief Minister while responding to a grievance raised by an elderly regarding pension. The Chief Minister also gave Rs 2500 each to Sh. Rajender Singh and Sh. Rattan Singh as their pension amount. He also assured them from next month onwards both will get the timely payment of their pension benefits.