Haryana govt mulls transferring development works to PRIs

Haryana government is mulling to transfer development works of various departments to panchayti raj institutions (PRIs) for their effective implementation and monitoring to further strengthen them by ensuring their active participation in the development process, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said today.
"Strengthening of the PRIs is in true spirit of the Constitution," Khattar, who was presiding over a meeting of the administrative secretaries here, said.
The CM exhorted the administrative secretaries to fix Wednesday of every week as 'No Meeting Day' to remain present in office and redress grievances of the people concerning their respective departments.
He also sought from them the list of projects concerning their departments that could be transferred to the PRIs for their implementation.

These lists are to be submitted before holding a 'Sammelan' of the PRIs on January 20, he added.
Khattar said besides the administrative secretaries, the head of departments of the offices located in Chandigarh and Panchkula and the ministers would also observe 'no meeting day' to redress grievances of the people.
He said the "CM Window" has been set up to redress the grievances of the people, yet he himself personally meets the people on first Monday of every month at his residence in Chandigarh.
He also directed the administrative secretaries to hold video conferences with deputy commissioners, additional deputy commissioners and sub-divisional magistrates concerning important issues once or twice in a week from 9 AM to 11 AM, according to an official release.