SUKHBIR RESTRUCTURES GOVERNANCE REFORMS DEPARTMENT TO MAKE IT A COHESIVE UNIT
- AIMED TO PUT REFORMS ON FAST TRACK
- TO REGULARLY MONITOR IMPLEMENTATION OF REFORMS IN EACH DEPARTMENT
CHANDIGARH, JUNE 6: The Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Sukhbir Singh Badal has restructured the Governance Reforms Department, reallocating the tasks of Department of Information and Technology, Personnel to Governance Reforms Department to make this department cohesive unit to carry forward the reforms agenda in a time bound manner.
In a notification issued by Secretary Governance Reforms, amendments have been made to allocation of Business Rules and it has been decided to shift Administrative Reforms Branch and Record Retention Branches of Department of Information Technology besides Punjab Governance Reforms cell of department of Personnel to Department of Governance Reforms with the basic aim of streamlining the working of this department besides making it a integrated unit.
According to an official spokesman the notification has created two branches in the Punjab Civil Secretariat, GR-I and GR-II headed by Superintendents having five assistants and work has been reallocated to both the branches for its smooth functioning. He said that Department would be focusing on Administrative Reorganisation, streamlining and improvement of office procedures and systems, E-governance of administration besides implementing the report of Administrative Reforms Commission. It would also have liaison with Indian Institute of Public Administration besides dealing with the all administrative works of Right to Information Commission and all issues relating to Right to Information Act. The GR-I branch would also deal with management of State Data Center, Statewide Area Network, State Service Delivery Gateway and All Establishment Matters.
Giving the details of work allocation to GR-II Branch, he said that besides allocated work under Rules of Business would also look after the administration and all matters regarding Right to Service Act, Administrative Reorganisation, Streamlining and Improvement of office procedure, E-governance, administration of social development and Punjab Governance Reforms Commission, formulation of policies and its implementation besides maintenance and retention of records.
He said that with the restructuring and strengthening of Governance Reforms Department, the task of ushering in new reforms era in Punjab would get a new pace.
