Parmesh S Jain
Deputy Commissioners are the vital link between the government and people,Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said and instructed the Deputy Commissioners to be responsive in discharging their duties.
Speaking to media persons after the DCs’ conference, he said, DCs perform two types of roles-administration and implementation of government’s programmes at people’s level, and coordinating between the district level and government level to ensure smooth administration.They have a huge role in governance.
DCs would lose their eligibility if they fail to be responsive and work for the interests of a selected few.Officers have been instructed to work with responsibility,Bommai said.
The issue of regularisation of Gomala Lands(government grazing lands) under Akrama-Sakrama was discussed at the conference.
Appropriate amendments to rules would be brought in the coming days to implement it, he said.
The Revenue minister has announced the decision to bring new rules for conversion of land,especially preparation of master plan for land conversion.
Officials have been instructed to prepare the master plan within 3 months,Bommai said.
The Chief Minister wanted the officials to speed up survey of properties using drones under the Swamitra project. About 59% of the target for the year has been achieved so far.
Target could not be met with the available Drones from the union Ministry of Surveys, he said and instructed the officials to get additional drones from the state government.
State government is ready to provide Rs.20 cr needed for the purpose, he said.
He asked the officials to complete the pending Adhar linking of pension for 3 lakh beneficiaries within a month and ensure that the benefit is delivered through DBT.
Instructions were issued for effective implementation of Ayushman Bharat Arogya Karnataka health insurance scheme and upgrading the medical infrastructure in districts to tackle Covid spread in the light of rising cases of Omicron variant.
