JAMMU : Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said his government has equipped people with effective legislations to identify corrupt elements and seek their punishment through independent institutions established in the state by his government in the last five years.
“To curb the corruption has remained our first target and we brought historic initiatives to empower people to be important players in achieving this goal,” Mr Abdullah said while addressing a public gathering at Vijaypur in Samba district.
He mentioned the legislations about Public Services Guarantee Act, Right to Information Act, Re-constitution of Accountability Commission and establishment of Vigilance Commission giving powers to people to utilize these institutions to book the corrupt elements and seek their severe punishment.
“These institutions were established to make government functioning transparent, give good governance and ensure time bound service delivery in basic amenities providing sectors,” said the Chief Minister adding that his aim is to bring the functioning and the functionaries of government under full “public scan, as such, he equipped the people with the important laws and authorized them to ask questions to every government department about its performance, financial transactions, allotment of tenders, besides demanding services in a fixed time frame.
“Some eighty basic services from thirteen departments have been brought under the ambit of Public Services Guarantee Act to be delivered to consumer in a fixed time frame,” he added.
Services like issuance of ration card, driving license, state subject, revenue papers, SC, ST, OBC certificates, water and electricity connections and FIR copyare covered under this Act for delivery in a fixed time frame, he said. Mr Abdullah said entire government machinery and the public representatives from Chief Minister to Legislators have been brought under the ambit of Accountability Commission and Vigilance Commission where under their conduct and performance could be questioned by common citizens.
(AGENCIES)
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