Omar s Awami Mulakats get overwhelming response Lastupdate:- Fri, 3 Jun 2011 18:30:00 GMT GreaterKashmir.com
Srinagar, June 2: The Awami Mulakats initiated by Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah to expand the orbit of his public rapport and reach out people from all walks of life regularly, are getting an overwhelming response.
The people in last three consecutive Awami Mulakats held at Chief Ministers Private Office, Church Lane, Srinagar drew large number of deputations and individuals from all across the state to seek Chief Ministers audience and his intervention for redressal of grievances on development, social and economic fronts.
The Chief Minister issued on-spot directions regarding matters of urgent nature while many more were referred to the concerned departments for immediate necessary action. The Chief Minister directed the officers in his Private Office to follow-up the cases at the concerned quarters and help the people to get replies and action taken feedbacks of their cases.
If you feel any laxity in the promptness of the concerned in addressing the issues of urgent public importance referred to them, you should report me in the next Awami Mulakat, he told the deputations and individuals adding that response to public issues is the prime concern of his Government, and administration has been sensitized on this regard at all levels.
Omar Abdullah enumerating the efficacy and necessity of these Awami Mulakats said that people from all walks of life get an opportunity to bring to the notice of the Chief Minister any issue they feel important.
I have made such Mulakats a permanent feature from the day I took over as Chief Minister of the State. These not only provide general people opportunity to meet me and discuss the development matters but also the personal ones requiring my help. These also provides me avenue to get first hand appraisal of the status of progress on works and public analysis about their quality and effectiveness, the Chief Minister added and said that such general interactions also identify the areas where the delivery of administration requires upgradation and improvement.
Omar said that every single paper received in these Mulakats are examined and follow-up action on the valid grievances taken. Cent percent applications received are thoroughly examined and referred to the concerned quarters for action wherever needed on-spot orders are passed, he added.
It has been seen that the people during these Mulakats brought to the notice of the Chief Minister varied issues ranging from approving Sarav Siksha Abhiyan Centres (primary education centres), to establishment of Nero-anesthesiology in the Trauma Hospitals, from sanctioning heart valve and pace-makers to the settlement of problems confronting cross LoC trade and from assistance to the needy to evicting security forces from the private houses.
All these issues received positive response. Action for the justified and genuine demands was ordered by the Chief Minister on-spot besides sanctioning financial assistance to the critical patients and needy.
Interestingly a French couple and his friend appeared in a recently held Awami Mulakat and complained about holding of their money by a Srinagar trader. The Chief Minister directed the SSP, Srinagar for looking into the matter and urgent action under law if the complaint found justified.
The French couple in their reaction were highly impressed by such a response from the Head of the State and reported that the action was taken on their complaint by the concerned officer promptly.
Talking to Cross LoC Traders Association at an Awami Mulakat, the Chief Minister told them that he would take up the issues of cross LoC trade with the Central Government to make the mechanism more facilitating and easy for traders to conduct their business.
I would take up with the Centre the issues of creating banking relations and communication facilities between the traders of the two sides and freezing the commodity list for at least one year identifying items of business so that there will be no ambiguity about the trading of various commodities, he said adding that these aspects are essentially required to flourish the cross LoC trade.
Omar Abdullah told shawl-makers that their complaint regarding the practice of trading spurious items in the name of Kashmir Handicrafts, would be positively looked into and action taken to curb this practice. In fact, the Chief Minister then and there directed the concerned to examine the complaint in totality and report urgently about its veracity.
During the three consecutive Wednesday Awami Mulakats , more than 150 deputations from all across the Valley including deputations of various social organizations, NGOs, mohalla, halqa, block, tehsil and district committees, casual employees associations, technicians, traders, shopkeepers, farmers, doctors, teachers, university employees, etc besides hundreds of individuals comprising women, men and young persons, interacted with the Chief Minister and brought to his notice issues of varied nature.
In addition of marathon sittings of more than 6 hours in each Mulakat, the Chief Minister also mingled with the large number of individuals received their applications of personal nature one by one and heard the nature of their requests giving on-spot directions for redressal of genuine grievances and acceding to justified requests.
Srinagar, June 2: The Awami Mulakats initiated by Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah to expand the orbit of his public rapport and reach out people from all walks of life regularly, are getting an overwhelming response.
The people in last three consecutive Awami Mulakats held at Chief Ministers Private Office, Church Lane, Srinagar drew large number of deputations and individuals from all across the state to seek Chief Ministers audience and his intervention for redressal of grievances on development, social and economic fronts.
The Chief Minister issued on-spot directions regarding matters of urgent nature while many more were referred to the concerned departments for immediate necessary action. The Chief Minister directed the officers in his Private Office to follow-up the cases at the concerned quarters and help the people to get replies and action taken feedbacks of their cases.
If you feel any laxity in the promptness of the concerned in addressing the issues of urgent public importance referred to them, you should report me in the next Awami Mulakat, he told the deputations and individuals adding that response to public issues is the prime concern of his Government, and administration has been sensitized on this regard at all levels.
Omar Abdullah enumerating the efficacy and necessity of these Awami Mulakats said that people from all walks of life get an opportunity to bring to the notice of the Chief Minister any issue they feel important.
I have made such Mulakats a permanent feature from the day I took over as Chief Minister of the State. These not only provide general people opportunity to meet me and discuss the development matters but also the personal ones requiring my help. These also provides me avenue to get first hand appraisal of the status of progress on works and public analysis about their quality and effectiveness, the Chief Minister added and said that such general interactions also identify the areas where the delivery of administration requires upgradation and improvement.
Omar said that every single paper received in these Mulakats are examined and follow-up action on the valid grievances taken. Cent percent applications received are thoroughly examined and referred to the concerned quarters for action wherever needed on-spot orders are passed, he added.
It has been seen that the people during these Mulakats brought to the notice of the Chief Minister varied issues ranging from approving Sarav Siksha Abhiyan Centres (primary education centres), to establishment of Nero-anesthesiology in the Trauma Hospitals, from sanctioning heart valve and pace-makers to the settlement of problems confronting cross LoC trade and from assistance to the needy to evicting security forces from the private houses.
All these issues received positive response. Action for the justified and genuine demands was ordered by the Chief Minister on-spot besides sanctioning financial assistance to the critical patients and needy.
Interestingly a French couple and his friend appeared in a recently held Awami Mulakat and complained about holding of their money by a Srinagar trader. The Chief Minister directed the SSP, Srinagar for looking into the matter and urgent action under law if the complaint found justified.
The French couple in their reaction were highly impressed by such a response from the Head of the State and reported that the action was taken on their complaint by the concerned officer promptly.
Talking to Cross LoC Traders Association at an Awami Mulakat, the Chief Minister told them that he would take up the issues of cross LoC trade with the Central Government to make the mechanism more facilitating and easy for traders to conduct their business.
I would take up with the Centre the issues of creating banking relations and communication facilities between the traders of the two sides and freezing the commodity list for at least one year identifying items of business so that there will be no ambiguity about the trading of various commodities, he said adding that these aspects are essentially required to flourish the cross LoC trade.
Omar Abdullah told shawl-makers that their complaint regarding the practice of trading spurious items in the name of Kashmir Handicrafts, would be positively looked into and action taken to curb this practice. In fact, the Chief Minister then and there directed the concerned to examine the complaint in totality and report urgently about its veracity.
During the three consecutive Wednesday Awami Mulakats , more than 150 deputations from all across the Valley including deputations of various social organizations, NGOs, mohalla, halqa, block, tehsil and district committees, casual employees associations, technicians, traders, shopkeepers, farmers, doctors, teachers, university employees, etc besides hundreds of individuals comprising women, men and young persons, interacted with the Chief Minister and brought to his notice issues of varied nature.
In addition of marathon sittings of more than 6 hours in each Mulakat, the Chief Minister also mingled with the large number of individuals received their applications of personal nature one by one and heard the nature of their requests giving on-spot directions for redressal of genuine grievances and acceding to justified requests.
