Port Blair, October 6: In response to the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi’s call to provide effective governance at the grass root level and provide a responsive and people friendly administration, the Lt Governor, Lt Gen A K Singh (Retd), has ordered the Chief Secretary, along with a team of key Secretaries/Directors and other officials to undertake a tour of North & Middle Andaman District over a period three days from 12 to 14 October 2015.
They will review the progress of development works and redressal of public grievances, at Diglipur, Mayabunder and Rangat. They will also undertake inspection of major projects, review progress of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan and also hold extensive consultations with the PRIs at the three places. The team will first visit Diglipur on 12th October, Mayabunder on 13th October and Rangat on 14th October 2015.
Secretaries and HoDs of major Departments have been instructed to gear up for this. All field officers of the concerned Departments shall be present to assist the Chief Secretary.
Efforts shall be made to settle maximum local issues on the spot while major issues which may require further examination shall be referred to Port Blair. The Deputy Commissioner (N&M Andaman) shall be the nodal officer and a mini Secretariat shall operate at Mayabunder (DC’s Office) with linkages to the office of Assistant Commissioners at Rangat and Diglipur.
Shri N K Sharma, Secretary (Home, Civil Aviation, RD/PRIs) shall be the nodal Secretary and coordinate this programme. A similar programme will be undertaken at Nicobar District in late October 2015/November 2015.
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