Uttarakhand CM Dhami participates in meeting of Secretary Committee at Secretariat

Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], August 7 : Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami participated in the meeting of the Secretary Committee at the Secretariat on Wednesday.
CM Dhami is the first chief minister of the state to participate in the meeting of the Secretary Committee. In this meeting, which lasted for three hours, various topics related to state interest were discussed in detail.

The chief minister said that secretaries play an important role in the policy-making of schemes related to state interest and in taking the public welfare schemes run by the government to the public.
Secretaries act as a bridge between the government and the public. Governance and administration are two sides of the same coin. Along with development in every sector of the state, we all have to make collective efforts to raise the standard of living of the people. The overall development of the state cannot be imagined without improving the standard of living of the people, he added.
CM Dhami said that along with better construction of schemes, a complete action plan should be made for their successful implementation. The schemes and decisions of the government affect the lives of crores of people; hence, national and public interests should be the first priorities in schemes and decisions.
The Chief Minister directed the secretaries to send the requisitions of vacant posts of the departments to the commissions soon. The appointment process for vacant posts should be completed in the next two years with a definite action plan.
The Chief Minister said that special attention should be paid to innovation in the construction of works and schemes and maximum use of modern technology should be made. For a quick solution to public problems, everyone should have the feeling of finding the right way in works related to public interest. All the officers should work wholeheartedly in the direction of what specific work we can do in our field to solve their problems as per public expectations.
CM Dhami said that special attention should be paid to good governance. Special attention should be paid to the indicators in which we need improvement in the Sustainable Development Goals issued by NITI Aayog. Maintaining the indicators on which good work has been done in the state will also be a challenge for us.
The Chief Minister directed the officers in the meeting that subjects related to state interest should be reviewed regularly in the meeting of the Secretary Committee. Everyone has to work together for the creation of a better Uttarakhand. He said that a roster plan of important schemes should be made for the next year, which should include such schemes that are of wider public interest. The secretaries in charge of the districts should visit the districts from time to time, regularly review the schemes and cooperate in various arrangements.
The Chief Minister said that the major projects of the state should be reviewed separately at a large level.
He said that safety audits of various projects should also be done to protect them from natural calamities or any other possible damage. Safety standards should be fully followed in the works related to old bridges, STP, hydropower projects, tunnels and other infrastructure, so that there is no loss of life or property in any way.
The Chief Minister said that special attention should be paid to frugality in the state. It is necessary to work in the direction of how to control the necessary expenses along with revenue growth. We have to work towards giving better output with limited resources.
He said that it should be ensured that the subsidy being given in various schemes run by the government reaches the beneficiaries on time. Regular camps should be organised by the departments to provide the benefits of the schemes to the beneficiaries soon.
It was told in the meeting that by 2070, India has decided to move towards 'net zero emissions'. In this direction, the possibilities of thermal energy in the state and the MoU to be made in the field of geo-thermal energy in the state were also discussed.
While discussing the efforts being made to increase energy productivity through various means in the state, the Chief Minister said that whatever secretaries visit different states of the country and abroad for better implementation of schemes in the state and to study new technology, their various aspects and outcomes should be presented to the Secretary Committee.