Arunachal Committed To Empowering Govt Officials: CM Pema Khandu

(MENAFN- IANS) Itanagar, Feb 11 (IANS) Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Tuesday reiterated that the state government is committed to empowering government officials, especially those working in the district administration.

Addressing a review meeting with officials at East Siang district headquarters Pasighat, the Chief Minister observed that the role of Deputy Commissioners in the districts in realising the goal of 'Viksit Bharat, Viksit Arunachal' by 2047 as envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, cannot be overstated.

Referring to the recently held conference of the deputy commissioners in Itanagar, Khandu cited the six thematic themes of the conference and asked the officials to execute schemes and programmes with these themes as the foundation. The themes are 'Sundar Arunachal', 'Samridh Arunachal', 'Shikshit Arunachal','Swasth Arunachal', 'Surakshit Arunachal' and 'Swachch Arunachal'.

He termed the government officials, especially those in the districts, as the real backbone of governance.“If they work towards evolving solutions instead of rueing on problems, accelerated development of the state and the society can be a reality,” he said.

Khandu said that the council of ministers and MLAs are mere policy makers but the government officials are the ones who execute these policies on the ground. Therefore, he pointed out, the success of a particular government depends on the honesty, sincerity and efficiency of government employees and officers.

“We (politicians) are temporary. You (government employees) are permanent. We will come and go in five years but you will serve the people for more than 30 years. So your role in the development of the state and welfare of the people becomes significant,” he said.

“Strengthening districts are crucial for improving last-mile citizen service delivery,” he added. Khandu informed that the government is introducing Bottom-up Planning - involving the preparation of District-level Vision and Development Plans for which deputy commissioners will have a major role to play.

He further informed that the government-appointed Guardian Ministers and Mentor Secretaries would hold review meetings in the respective allotted districts with all stakeholders and submit their reports to the government.“Our objective will be to pinpoint the exact problems and needs of each district and identify the key areas to prioritise,” Khandu added.

Talking about Pasighat, the oldest town of the state with a history of more than 100 years, the Chief Minister assured that the government will not withhold any step to develop the city into one of the top cities in the state. He called for cooperation and unity amongst all irrespective of political or other affiliations.“When it comes to the development of our state and the welfare of our people, we stand united as Team Arunachal,” he added.

All flagship schemes of the state and central government as well as other ongoing developmental projects in the district were reviewed by the Chief Minister. The review meeting was attended by MLAs of the district, Oken Tayeng and Tabit Darang, BJP State President Kalling Moyong, Chief Councillor of Pasighat Municipal Council, DC, SP and Head of Departments.

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