Ludhiana, February 23- In a bid to ensure timely completionof development projects started by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh-ledstate government, Deputy Commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma on Tuesday hasfixed the weekly targets of various departments, which he would personallyreview.Chairing a review meeting with different departments at Bachat Bhawan,Deputy Commissioner directed officials to complete ongoing development projectswithin a month and submit Utilization Certificates (UCs) for the funds they hadreceived for the development works.
He said that projects undergoing the incurring Panchayatfunds, Finance commission’s funds, and Rural Development Funds to be completedwithin timeline while announcing that he will hold a weekly review on theprogress of these works.
The deputy commissioner also fixed weekly targets of theconcerned departments so that pending works could be completed in a time-boundmanner.
He further asked officials to expedite the pace of theworks to alleviate the rural and urban distress. He said that scaling upthe performance would not only foster the development of the rural and urbanareas.
Earlier, in the meeting, the deputy commissioner asked theofficials to leave no stone unturned to achieve the set targets.
He categorically said that any sort of laxity in this workwas unwarranted and undesirable adding, the constant monitoring of targetachievements to be done regularly.
The deputy commissioner asked officials to adopt amulti-pronged strategy to ensure that people are benefited from theseprograms.
Meanwhile, the deputy commissioner also reviewed theprogress on the various schemes including Smart Village Campaign, UrbanEnvironment Improvement Program, Basera, Jal Jiwan Mission, RuralTransformation, and many more.
Prominent amongst those present on the occasion included ADC(D) Sandeep Kumar, Additional MC Commissioner Rishipal Singh, DDLG Amit Bamby,and others.