Himachal: CM Sukhu directs officials  to execute flagship schemes in  time-bound manner

Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], August 22 : Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu instructed all the administrative secretaries to take immediate and appropriate action on all the flagship schemes and other announcements of the State Government in a time-bound manner so as to benefit the people at large.
The Chief Minister's instruction came while he was presiding over a meeting with all administrative secretaries regarding the government's flagship schemes, the budget announcements and the announcements made on 15th August this year, said an official statement. 
All the departments should speed up the file work rather than delaying it, he said, adding that the State Government was committed to providing transparent and corruption-free governance to the people, said the statement.
Efforts were being made to facilitate the people by introducing advanced technology in the functioning of government departments. He said that the state government was giving priority to other projects including the construction of the Rajiv Gandhi Day Boarding School, the use of UV technique to provide clean drinking water to the people, the promotion of tourism and the introduction of robotic surgery in hospitals, adding further that the concerned departments must work by fixing timelines, said the statement.
CM Sukhu said that robotic surgery facilities were going to start soon in IGMC Shimla and at Chamiana Super Specialty Hospital. 
Under the Adarsh Swasthya Sansthan scheme, six each specialist doctors have been appointed in 36 rural health institutions and will be appointed in the remaining health institutions by the end of December this year, remarked  Sukhu. Directions were issued to ensure forest clearances in a time-bound manner so that unnecessary delays in work could be avoided.
The Chief Minister said that reforms were being carried out in the Revenue, Police and other departments, to ensure transparency. The relief and rescue works being conducted in disaster-hit areas were also discussed in detail. The Chief Minister issued instructions to provide all possible help to the affected people.
He stressed for strengthening the drainage system in hilly areas, besides focusing on structural engineering. He reiterated that drainage and cross drainage will be made mandatory during the construction of roads.
The Bulk Drug Park and Medical Device Park were also discussed in the meeting and necessary directions were issued in this regard. He said a provision of Rs.3000 crore will be made for developing Kangra as the tourism capital, said the statement.