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Delegation of Delhi Government employees meets Dr Jitendra Singh

A delegation of AGMUT Cadre I.A.S Association, Delhi Administrative Subordinate Services (DASS), DANICS officers’ association, Delhi Jal Board, Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), engineers and Delhi Government Employees Welfare Association met the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh here today. The delegation was led by Ms Manisha Saxena, Secretary, AGMUT Cadre I.A.S. Association. During the meeting, the delegation expressed deep anguish over the incident of alleged assault and misbehaviour with Shri Anshu Prakash, Chief Secretary, Delhi Government on February 20, 2018. The resolutions passed by IAS associations of all States/UTs and other services such as IPS, IRS, IFoS and various officers/employees associations of Government of NCT of Delhi were also presented to the Minister. During the meeting, the delegation submitted that they strongly condemn the assault on any Government officer by anybody during execution of their duties. Any incident of physical or verbal assault of an officer compromises their physical safety and demotivates them and their functioning which requires a dignified environment, representatives of the delegation said. The delegation also mentioned about the previous such incidents when the officers were assaulted in past. This affects the morale of the officers and they are forced to take voluntary retirement or seek transfer due to such behaviour, they said. The delegation demanded that there should be clear guidelines while functioning in the administration. In response, Dr Jitendra Singh said that it is the duty of the Government to provide a safe and dignified working environment to all the officers so that these officers can work to the best of their ability without fear. He said that it is the responsibility of DoPT to ensure that bureaucrats and officers are treated with dignity and provided a work-friendly environment. The Minister assured that the concerns expressed by the officers in their resolution will be discussed with the concerned authorities. He further said that the Secretary DoPT will meet the members of delegation and discuss how best to observe the guidelines and incorporate provision that ensure dignified and safe functioning environment to the officers. Read the full article

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Exclusive forum at Niti Aayog for Development of the Northeast: Dr Jitendra Singh

The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh today said that the government has created  an exclusive forum at the NITI  AAYOG to prepare plans for the development of the North East Region, which will be co-chaired by the Vice-Chairman of the Niti Aayog and Secretary of  DoNER. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, the Minister said that the forum will look at various proposals both at the central and the state levels and prepare plans for the speedy development of the North Eastern Region. Highlighting measures taken for the development of the North East Region during the last four years, Dr Jitendra Singh said the 90-year-old "Indian Forest Act of 1927", which was a legacy of the British Raj, was amended through a decision of the Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, as a result of which "Bamboo", which was defined as a "Tree" under the Indian Forest Act of 1927, was changed, thereby doing away with the requirement of obtaining a permit for cutting of bamboo on non-forest land for economic use. This, he said, is going to be a game-changer for generations to come, by opening new avenues of job generation and entrepreneurship by allowing bamboo cultivation and bamboo use by non-farmers on non-forest land. Another historic decision relates to 100% funding by Central Government for projects in the NER, which were earlier being undertaken on the basis of Centre-State sharing in the ratio of 90:10, he added. The minister said that over the last four years, the Northeast region has been given the utmost attention which it deserved and was showed not only physical but also psychological outreach by the central government to the people of the region. He said the government Act East policy has enhanced the importance of the region in engaging with South East Asian neighbours. The central government has taken major initiatives for development of NE region over the last four years. Under Bharatmala Pariyojna, 5301 kilometres in NER have been approved for improvement. Out of this, 3246-kilometre road marked for development of Economic Corridor in North East.  Also, the bidding process for the India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway has begun, he added. In Railways, Gauge Conversion has been completed, thereby all operational Medium Gauge sections have been converted to Broad Gauge. Agartala-Akhaura (Bangladesh) rail link supported by Ministry of DoNER is at tendering stage. In Civil Aviation, construction of the New Greenfield Airport at Pakyog (Gangtok, Sikkim) is complete and the License from DGCA is awaited. In shipping, development of Barak river is taken up in two phases for shipping and navigation purposes. Secretary, DoNER, Shri Naveen Verma,  Secretary, North Eastern Council (NEC) Shri Ram Muviah and senior officers of DoNER were also present. Read the full article