Wednesday, January 23, 2019

CM directs departments to ensure 100% compliance on BRAP

CHANDIGARH, JAN 23
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal today directed the departments to ensure hundred per cent compliance on Business Reform Action Point (BRAP) - 2018 by January 31, 2019 so as to further improve the Ease of Doing Business (EODB) ranking in the Country, which is expected to be  out by March 2019. 
          Mr Manohar Lal was presiding over the meeting to review the progress regarding implementation of Business Reform Action Plan-2018 here today.
          As a result of industrial reforms, Haryana has made a considerable progress in terms of EODB ranking by climbing up from 14th spot to third position in the country in 2018, said the Chief Minister directing  the departments to gear up to achieve top slot in EODB ranking this year. He said that the departments who have not still achieved the hundred per cent compliance on Business Reform Action Point (BRAP) – 2018 should ensure the same by January 31. “I will again review the progress of departments in this regard on February 6 and by then the pending reform points should be covered by the Departments”, he added. This year there would  be 80 reform questions with weightage of 143 points.
          He said that as this year, besides the compliance of reform questions, hundred per cent feedback of consumer getting various services of departments   would also form the base of ranking; the administrative secretaries should personally review the feedback and send the scrutinize list by end of January. 
          It was informed that at the time of giving service through the portal of Haryana Enterprises Promotion Centre (HEPC), the consumers are asked to give feedback whether they are satisfied with the service delivery or not. All the Administrative Secretaries have been given user Ids and password through which they could personally review the feedback at their own level. In case, any consumer is found dissatisfied, the officers should reach him with improvement in the delivery system so as to further enhance the goodwill of the government at the ground level. 
          Among those present in the meeting included Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Mr Rajesh Khullar, Additional Principal Secretary Mr V.Umashankar, Deputy Principal Secretary Mrs Ashima Brar, Additional Chief Secretary Revenue Mrs Keshni Anand Arora, Additional Chief Secretary Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Mr Ram Niwas, Additional Chief Secretary Excise and Taxation Mr Sanjeev Kaushal, Additional Chief Secretary Environment and  Climate Change Mrs Dheera Khandelwal, Additional Chief Secretary  Home Mr S.S Parsad, Additional Chief Secretary Industries Mr Devender Singh, Principal Secretary Labour and Employment Dr Mahavir Singh, Principal Secretary Urban Local Bodies Mr Anand Mohan Sharan and other senior officers of the State Government. CM'S SURPRISE VISIT TO GURUGRAM: The Chief Minister  visited Gurugram on a surprise inspection of various development works including Dwarka Expressway in Gurugram.

           The Chief Minister along with administrative officers inspected the construction work of Dwarka Expressway, another alternative for connectivity between Delhi and Gurugram. He also reviewed the progress various development works in Gurugram today.
          During the inspection, the Chief Minister was informed and shown the complete design of Dwarka Expressway project by the Project in-charge of L & T Infrastructure Engineering Limited, Mr Sarfaraz. He was informed that the expressway would be elevated and Clover Leaf would be made on National Highway-48, with which it get connected to the road going towards Sohna near Kherki Daula toll plaza. It would reduce the traffic pressure on NH-48.
          The total length of the Expressway is 26 Km, out of which 17 Km falls in Gurugram district. The part of expressway falling in the district would be signal free and elevated. The present six-lane road of the expressway would be made 10 lane on ground level, by adding two service roads on both the sides. On this, 8-lane elevated highway would be constructed. The expressway would also be connected with Indira Gandhi International Airport. 
          The construction work of this expressway has been initiated one month before by L & T Infrastructure Engineering Limited and the project would be completed in about two years. The Chief Minister congratulated the officers  for starting work of this expressway and said that its construction would provide relief to commuters from the traffic jam on NH-48 in Gurugram.
          The Chief Minister said that the wall blocking the way connecting Dwarka expressway and NH-48, would be removed. He said that Kherki Daula Toll Plaza would also be shifted soon to a place identified for this.
      During inspection, the Chief Minister also visited IFFCO Chowk and directed the concerned officers to remove the High Tension and Low Tension wires of electricity. The Deputy Commissioner, Mr  Vinay Pratap Singh informed the Chief Minister that the work of shifting underground all kinds electricity wires, is in progress. For this, tunnel has been constructed and wires are being laid. After the activation of underground lines, the over head lines would be removed within one and a half month.

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