By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: Chief Secretray Suresh Mohapatra has directed all Departments to speed up ground level activities and programme implementation in the post-unlocking period.“Chairing a high level meeting @SecyChief Sri SC Mahapatra directed all Depts to speed up ground level activities & programme implementation in the post-unlocking period. Sri Mahapatra said we have to be more focused on implementation of the projects amidst the Covid restrictions,” tweeted I & PR Department, Odisha @IPR_Odisha.
Mahapatra asked the departments to follow the COVID-19 protocols and SOPs strictly without any compromise. Health & Family Welfare department was asked to conduct frequent health checkups in educational institutions and hostels as a preventive against any possible large breakout of the pandemic. The head of the educational institutions were asked to be in constant touch with local health workers and doctors and report them any suspect case immediately.
Development Commissioner Pardeep Kumar Jena advised to speed up expenditure of budgeted money in coming three months. He also advised the departments to clear up the back logs. Principal Secretary Finance Ashok Kumar Meena asked the departments to give their budget inputs in two weeks to Finance Department. Additional Chief Secretary and Agriculture Production Commissioner Raj Kumar Sharma focused on extensive integrated farming.
Sharma said,” Integrated farming while maximizing the land use will increase productivity in agri & allied sector and will substantially add to farmer’s income”. Secretary Skill Development and Technical Education Sri Sanjay Kumar Singh appraised that all Government ITIs have been reopened from 28th December and there had been no problem with regard to covid. Technical institutions and polytechnics will be opened as per the unlocking schedule.
Additional Chief Secretary Forest and Environment Mona Sharma, Additional Chief Secretary Home Sanjeev Chopra along with Principal Secretaries, Secretaries and Special Secretaries of all departments participated in the discussions. Additional Chief Secretary Health and Family Welfare Pradipta Kumar Mohapatra assured that the health personnel would visit the educational institutions regularly for health check up.
