SC certificate to hold lifetime validity: Sukhbir Singh Badal

Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal today directed the welfare department to ensure that the SC certificate once issued are valid for the lifetime of the person thus saving people from making continuous rounds of government offices.
Presiding over a meeting of Deputy Commissioners, Badal said Seva Kendras in rural areas would be operational by August 11, 2016 and in urban areas from July 21 heralding a new era in the administrative reforms where people would get all the required services under one roof.
Making more development centric announcements, he said skill development being the area of prime focus under the SAD-BJP government, all the skill centers throughout the state must be completed by September 2, 2016 and instructed the DC's to monitor the project in their respective districts.

Laying stress on the implementation of welfare schemes of the government, he said all the cards under Bhagat Puran Singh Sehat Bima Yojna (BPSSSBY) should be distributed by July 15.
The Deputy Chief Minister was apprised of the fact that 27 lakh cards had already been distributed in the state and every month about 11000 people avail the facilities offered under the yojna.
He also reviewed the Urban and Rural Missions and instructed that work should commence immediately on the allotted tenders.

Batting for the best quality material to be used in the projects, he also said the work on the mission should get completed by November 1, 2016 and the DC's would certify that the works have been satisfactorily completed.

He also disclosed that the DC's are fully empowered to take decisions regarding the speedy execution of projects.
Badal also said the amount of Rs 500 crore under NREGA for the rural mission should be fully utilised by November 30, 2016.