Calcutta: Mamata Banerjee issues instructions for success of new outreach

Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday asked department secretaries and district magistrates to ensure that the Jan Sanjog program – the new outreach initiative announced by the chief minister on Tuesday – is properly implemented, before making it clear that she would punish those found guilty. Will not hesitate to take strict action against him. Of negligence towards duty.

We will take strict action against them,” the Chief Minister was quoted as saying during a meeting with secretaries of departments and district magistrates.

The Jan Sanjog program will be organized from 20 January to 12 February. Those who have been deprived of the government’s welfare schemes can register their names through the program organized at the booth level.

“There are a total of 78,000 booths in the state and each camp will have three officers. Since the program will involve a large number of grassroots level workers, the chief minister warned that she will not tolerate inefficiency,” said a senior bureaucrat.

Sources also said that Mamata made it clear during the meeting that government employees should come out of their lax attitude and work hard to make the program a success.

“They should not go out early on Friday and if necessary, they will have to work on Saturday also… The government will keep an eye on all this,” the chief minister was quoted as saying.