Ensure better delivery of public services: CM urges govt depts.

June 14, 2023 41 Views No Comment

DIMAPUR, JUNE 14 (MExN): Nagaland Chief Minister, Neiphiu Rio called on the heads of government departments to adopt good governance practices and ensure better delivery of public services. He was addressing the AHoDs and HoDs meeting at the Secretariat Conference Hall, Kohima on June 13 which was also attended by all the Deputy Commissioners via video conferencing.

Rio stated that government employees have the opportunity to serve the people in various capacities and one should take it as a privilege to work for the welfare and development of Nagaland and its citizens. He called for cooperation and coordination between all the departments of the state machinery and sought sincere commitment from the government officials.

The Chief Minister also maintained that all the centrally sponsored schemes and programs should be implemented in a timely manner and called on the DCs to take equal responsibility for successful implementation in their respective districts. He also directed AHoDs and HoDs to constantly monitor the progress of all the schemes being implemented through their respective departments and ensure timely completion.

In his address, Chief Secretary, J Alam, assured for translating the political will into action and called on the AHoDs and HoDs to implement the policy and programmes of the government with commitment.

Earlier, in the meeting the Chief Secretary reiterated on the attendance of government employees at the Nagaland civil secretariat, directorates and all government establishments. During the discussions, it was brought out that there were some issues in regard to the biometric set up system, which the IT Department assured to look into and resolve.

Presentations were also made by the Finance Department on SNA system for the CSS schemes while the Land Revenue Department made a presentation in regard to the land under control of the government departments in Nagaland in the various districts.