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Sukhbir talks of
administrative reforms, but is he serious?
WSN Network
CHANDIGARH:
Without much noise, Punjab's Administrative Reforms Commission
chairman Pramod Kumar has submitted his periodical report again to
the state government, though it is not clear with what level of
seriousness will Deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal work to implement
some of the key recommendations.
The report has
pointed out many lacunae in service delivery, the wayward transfers
and promotions in police, the leakages from many public benefit
schemes, the reasons behind failure or less than adequate returns
from the welfare schemes and a whole lot of other measures that can
help tone up the administrative infrastructure.
For the record,
Sukhbir has announced administrative reforms would be in place in
the state in the coming months. "The working of every department was
carefully studied and many outdated and unnecessary procedures are
being changed in public interest. I am committed to a transparent
government," he said. There is a section in the Akali Dal that
thinks that since Sukhbir is a new age politician, he will help
bring certain reforms, though most see him as a chip of the old
block.
As part of the
administrative reforms, land records are being computerised. Sukhbir
said farmers had been suffering at the hands of corrupt revenue
officials due to lack of transparency in land records. He said the
task was gigantic and was opposed from certain quarters. "But we
have been able to complete 75 per cent of the work. The total land
records will be on the web by December 2010," he said.
Explaining the
proposed Global Positioning System (GPS) in agriculture, he said
that the state proposed to use the service in Gurmukhi to map out
the total farm sector of the Punjab and help farmers in equitable
distribution of resources. "The system will be unique as it will
guide farmers in spraying, spreading, broad-acre tillage and seeding
methods," Sukhbir said.
He said 31 Fard
Kendars would be operational by Marchend and by December next year
all 153 Fard Kendars would be at the service of farmers. He also
stressed on making the registration of property hassle-free.
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December 2009
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