Go beyond duty chart to help people: Guv to officials

YINGKIONG, May 10: Governor Brig (Retd) Dr B D Mishra met the heads of departments of Upper Siang district here on Thursday.

In his continuing effort to reach out to the people in the border districts and to know more about them, the governor shared his views and ideas, while the government officials briefed him about schemes, programmes and projects implemented in the district.

The governor exhorted the officials to bring maximum development for the welfare of the people. He said that development must be seen on the ground and for that they must follow the golden rules of transparency, accountability, continuity, review and audit and midterm correction, wherever it is required.

“We have to rise above the bar of corruption, mismanagement, discontinuity and opaqueness and also plug the leakage of fund,” he added.

Emphasising on punctuality, discipline and sincerity amongst the government officials, the Governor advised them to do away with ‘lackadaisical approach’. He said they must have positive attitude and meet the people. They must listen to the challenges of common public and as a professional and technical person, explore innovative ways to mitigate the problems to best of their abilities.

The governor emphasised that the officials must do more than their charter of duties, which are user-friendly, fruitful, advantageous and beneficial to the last person on the last rung of the society, State and Nation.

Referring to training component under some programmes, the governor called upon the officials to motivate the trained the youth to stand on their own feet by becoming entrepreneurs and self-employed.

“Advise them to avail subsidised loan and start their enterprises instead of government jobs,” he said.

The governor suggested the officials to go for Public Private Partnership in implementing innovative projects instead of depending on allocation of government fund and waiting for it.

Reiterating on strengthening education and health sectors, the governor said that if we want to be a vibrant and prosperous nation, we must take care of our children. They are the catalyst for development and prosperity. Therefore, they must be healthy, educated and provided adequate opportunities to excel to fullest of their ability.

The governor stressed on separate functional toilets from girl students in every educational institution. He also advised the education officers to visit schools and check the malpractices in the implementation of midday meals.

He further said that quality of midday meals must be good and palatable and quantity must be adequate.

Earlier, Deputy Commissioner Duli Kamduk briefed the governor on the developmental scenario of the district.

On the second day at Yingkiong, the governor visited the Gandhi Bridge, located 3.5 km from Yingkiong. The Public Works Department, Yingkiong Division Executive Engineer, RN Singh briefed him about the 300-metre-long suspension bridge over river Siang, which connects a number of sub-divisions and circles headquarters on the right bank.