LG directs officers to attend ‘Monthly Darbar’ to resolve grievances of citizens

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday directed officers of Civil and Police administration to attend “Monthly Darbar” to resolve grievances of the citizens.
A meeting was held with senior civil and police officers at Civil Secretariat here and attended by Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary, RK Goyal, Additional Chief Secretary, Home Department; Administrative secretaries, Divisional Commissioners and senior officers.
The Lt Governor directed the senior officials to attend ‘Monthly Darbar’ in all districts to resolve grievances of the citizens, understand their issues and requirements to build a system which provides abundant opportunities for growth and development for all sections of society.
Sinha directed all departments to start preparation for Back to Village-V and work in a cohesive manner with Panchayati Raj Institutions to achieve better outcome of government initiatives and make villages progressive and prosperous.
It must be ensured that the fruits of economic growth reach out to the far-flung areas, the Lt Governor said.
Taking cognizance of many non-factual news items and media reports, he directed for effective operationalization of a fact-check mechanism by the Information department.
UNI