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Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (DV)
Mangaluru, Feb 19: Karnataka revenue minister R Ashok on Saturday February 19 launched the file disposal drive at Netravati hall of zilla panchayat here.
Speaking after the launch, the minister said, "The file disposal drive should not be just symbolic, instead, it should be implemented effectively for the benefit of the common man and justice should be done.
"The representatives and the bureaucrats should be the voice of the common man, and should work to solve the problems of the downtrodden without disappointing them. Hence, through this file disposal drive, we should do justice to the common man by disposing of their old and pending files," he added.
"Several files and applications filed for pension schemes which are pending from many years should be cleared immediately. Through this campaign, you should make sure that the poor are not made to run from pillar to post to get their work done," he told the officials.
"We should put an end to and break the chain of the middleman's interference in disposing of the files. We need to realise that even a common man can meet the deputy commissioner of the district," the minister said.
He also said that the special drive for disposing of files will be launched in the entire state in the coming days. "MLAs in the district should implement this drive in their respective constituencies."
"The chief minister has appointed a committee under my guidance to bring change to lands like 'Kumki', 'Bane', 'Kane', 'Soppina Betta' and 'Gomala' where farmers can cultivate these lands," he said.
District in-charge minister V Sunil Kumar said that all pending files in government offices will be disposed of from February 19 to February 28 during the file disposal drive. "Since I have assumed office as district in-charge minister, I have received many complaints that several files are pending from many years. It may be due to technical problems, officers' apathy or the pandemic. Hence, all these pending files in the district should be cleared in this drive.
"During this drive, all the officers will work relentlessly without leave and also work for additional hours. The intention of this drive is to do justice to the common man and avoid inconvenience to them. The officers should work to dispose of all pending files sincerely without any misconduct," he added.
During the drive, he also asked the DC and the ZP CEO to collect reports from the officials on a daily basis and instructed district-level officers to tour the entire district.
As many as 82,400 files are pending in the district in 45 departments. Out of these, 28,728 are old files, 2,000 are grievances, and 51,000 are pension applications. After February 28 for one week, 'Kandaya Mela' will be observed in all the taluks.
MLAs Vedavyas Kamath, Y Bharath Shetty, MLC Prathap Simha Nayak, mayor Premananda Shetty, deputy mayor Sumangala Rao, principal secretary of revenue department Tushar Girinath, deputy commissioner Dr K V Rajendra, ZP CEO Kumar, and MCC commissioner Akshy Shridhar were present in the programme.