* Nirmal for eradicating corruption
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 2: Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, today urged upon the Council of Ministers to work for rebuilding the system, restoring the credibility and ensuring accountability in the governance.
The Chief Minister said this in the maiden meeting of Council of Ministers which was held here today under his chairmanship at Civil Secretariat.
Addressing the Ministers, the Chief Minister maintained”we have to fulfil the aspirations of the common masses for which they have given us a mandate for deliverance.” Listing the priorities of the Government, the Chief Minister said the main focus of the Government should be on reviving the defunct institutions and restoration of their credibility as per the aspirations of the people. The J&K State would not move ahead until we bring accountability and transparency in governance”, maintained the Chief Minister.
Mufti said that it is not a partisan coalition but a coalition of hope, reconciliation and opportunity which shall focus on removing the trust deficit between State and rest of the country. He said that the national interest and interest of people of State shall be supreme and party interest will always come second. He said the Government will work for promoting understanding and emotional integrity among the regions and the communities of the State which is the primary agenda of the coalition.
Chief Minister said that he himself will work as a head of the family where everybody will have the equal opportunities as we will have to work for the welfare of the people of the State as a whole. Referring to his previous tenure as a Chief Minister, he said he ensured equitable development of all regions of the State and present Government is committed to carry forward the same. He said that the Common Minimum Programme (CMP) of the coalition is a guideline for the governance and it is its duty to implement it judiciously to fulfil the aspirations of the people of the State.
Mufti Mohammad Sayeed said that although it is natural to have party loyalties yet, we will have to work as a team to achieve the goal set for ourselves as reflected in Common Minimum Programme. He said that PDP and BJP have decided to join consciously and with conviction to come together to bring out the State out of uncertainty and put it on the path of peace and prosperity which have been evading the State for long. He further expressed hope that all the Ministers would focus on the problems of the people of entire state besides concentrating on their own constituencies.
Saying that the State has available dedicated, sincere and honest human resources in all the departments, Chief Minister said that time has come to make optimum use of their services for the betterment of the people of the State. He said to eradicate the corruption at the grassroots level, the onus lies on the integrity of decisions making from top to bottom. He said that “we have to work entirely to eradicate this menace from the society”.
The Deputy Chief Minister, Dr. Nirmal Kumar Singh stressed on Government’s commitment to ensure the good governance for the betterment of the people and eradicating the menace of corruption from its roots. He further said that Common Minimum Programme (CMP) is guideline for the Council of Ministers, to achieve the developmental goals of the Government for which they have to strive hard.
Dr. Singh expressed confidence that both the constituents of the Government will function in complete harmony and bring a new sense of justice fair play to residence of all regions, to restore the confidence of the people in the system.
Earlier, Council of Ministers took stock of the financial situation of the State and asked the Principal Secretary, Finance to prepare a white paper about the situation of the State’s finances for circulation amongst all the members of the Council of Ministers, within next few days.
The Council of Ministers also received brief on the security and law and order scenario in the State. They were apprised about the relief and rehabilitation measure, undertaken after unprecedented floods of September, 2014.
Earlier, Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed was given the traditional Guard of Honour at the Civil Secretariat.
The Chief Minister on arrival at the Civil Secretariat this morning, was received warmly by the Council of Ministers, Chief Secretary, Iqbal Khandey, other top level officers and employees of the Civil Secretariat.
The Chief Minister was offered the Guard of Honour by the Jammu & Kashmir Police contigent. He took salute and was escorted by the Director General of Police K. Rajinder on the occasion.
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