Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said that in order to close all old cases and pending files before May 10, 2021, the Assam government will implement the Sadbhavna Project from February 1.
“Taking decisive action to clear all old cases and close the long pending files, the state government will start the implementation of Project Sadbhavna from February 1. Janata Bhawan (Assam Secretariat) has many old cases related to various departments and as such matters, decisions are pending for years. While old files are gathering dust on the racks, citizens have to visit the concerned department to pursue matters in the hope of some decision,” Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
Participating in an interactive program with the officials of Janta Bhavan in connection with Project Sadbhavna at Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra in Guwahati, the Chief Minister of Assam called upon the officers to redefine their roles and rededicate themselves to serve the people. urged.
The Government of Assam will start the implementation of the e-office system at Janata Bhawan, which is targeted to be made operational in all departments in the Secretariat by May 10, 2023.
“Once Project Sadbhavna is brought to its logical conclusion on May 10, the state government will start the implementation of the e-office system at Janata Bhawan, which is targeted to be operational in all departments in the Secretariat by May 10, 2023,” added. CM Sharma.
The Assam Chief Minister further said that under Project Sadbhavna, in the first phase, all citizens will be given two months to register and quote file numbers or refer to government communication regarding old matters and this can be done online. In Government Sadbhavna Portal.
“Those who do not have access to the internet can also approach the Public Facilitation Centers and later register and give the details. A unique number will be provided to the citizen to keep track of the progress of the case. Along with this, all the departments will do the exercise of collection, documents and investigation of all the old files and cases before May, 2021. In the second phase, the departments will be given time till April 2022 to clear all the old cases. Afterwards close the files. The exercise will be completed by May 10, 2022,” said the Assam chief minister.
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Stating that the government will make extensive use of technology in carrying out this exercise, CM Sarma said that the portal will be used to invite feedback from citizens. Citizens can also track the progress of their response.
“The file movement will be tracked through e-office. In addition, the implementation of this project will be monitored by the government through a dashboard,” CM Sarma further said.
Outlining the plans to make the government more efficient and people-centric, the Chief Minister of Assam also informed that along with Project Sadbhavna, the Assam government aims to carry out a cleanliness drive to create a healthy work environment at the Janta Bhavan.
The Chief Minister of Assam urged the officials to be an active part of this new change and become the change agents that the people of the state have been waiting for.
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