Says public service is the core agenda of PTI government
Amraiz Khan
Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar on Monday described “Khidmat Aap Ki Dehleez Par” program as a unique governance modal to benefit the masses, saying this step will improve service delivery mechanism along with provision of facilities at the grassroots.
Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar inaugurated the “Khidmat Aap Ki Dehleez Par” program and launched the khidmat app on Monday.
On the occasion, Punjab Chief Minister Jawwad Rafique Malik, Additional Chief Secretary, the Lahore Commissioner and the secretary local bodies department briefed the CM about salient features of the program.
Addressing the ceremony, Usman Buzdar said the program will, initially, be of three weeks’ duration during which all streets, bazaars and localities will be cleaned and garbage will be removed from roads.
Similarly, banners and wall chalking will be cleaned, he said and added that dysfunctional streetlights will also be repaired.
Special attention will be paid to improving drainage and water supply facilities in the second week, he said.
Sewerage pipes will be cleaned and open manholes will be covered, the CM further stated.
Along with it, government buildings will also be cleaned and painted along with beautification of parks, greenbelts, roundabouts and chowks; he said and continued that BHUs and RHCs will be cleaned as well.
The CM announced to involve civil society members, locals and tiger force to augment the exercise and disclosed that field activities will be monitored through an application. Public feedback will also be collected to gauge the performance, he said.
The districts will be categorized according to their performance, he continued.
The CM emphasised that public service is the government’s core agenda and Punjab is not oblivious to this duty.
All the services are provided at the doorsteps of the people and the program will sensitise the citizens that the government is committed to resolving their problems, he said.
People can download the AC karkardagi app and khidmat aap ki dehleez par app from the play store.
Meanwhile, a dashboard is also developed and resolution of complaints, lodged through this dashboard, will determine the districts’ performance, concluded the CM.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has expressed a deep sense of sorrow over the death of MPA Khush Akhtar Subhani.
In a message, the CM has extended sympathies to the bereaved family and prayed to Allah Almighty to rest the departed soul in eternal peace.
