Rawalpindi: Punjab chief minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has warned the government officers to change their attitude as norms have changed now and therefore, the government officers and other employees should also mend their ways. The government employees should perform their duties while considering themselves as servant to the people and chit system for meeting the officers should be done away with immediately. The officers should conspicuously display their public meeting hours outside the offices prominently. They should also ensure their attendance in the offices and timings should strictly be followed. The doors of the offices should remain open for the citizens, he added and further warned that any leniency or delay will not be tolerated at any cost.
He issued these directions on the occasion of his surprise visit to the offices of police and administrative officers at district courts Rawalpindi on monday morning. The chief minister expressed his strong indignation over absence of DC Rawalpindi Dr. Umar Jehangir, ADC (Rev) Mian Behzad Adil, AC (City) Naeem Afzal, AC (Saddar) Umar Iftikhar Sherazi, registry registrar, superintendent and other administrative officers and staff members. He said that no leniency on part of government officers and staff will be tolerated in discharging of duties. The sole woman officer ADC (Gen) Rawalpindi Maliha Jamal who was present on duty briefed the chief minister. On the inquiry of chief minister, she told that officers are away from their offices for the monitoring of anti-dengue campaign. Various citizens showed their surprise over the presence of chief minister amongst them and briefed him about their problems. They said a real change is visible after the advent of new government and the chief minister is visiting offices without any protocol. One overseas Pakistani Raja Amjad Iqbal complained to the chief minister that he is desirous of investing in the country but is moving from pillar to post for the last one year. He is disappointed now as some officers remain absent from their seats. The chief minister directed the DC Rawalpindi to immediately solve the issue of the said citizen. Raja Amjad Iqbal announced to donate five thousand dollars in prime minister’s dams fund as a gesture of happiness. The chief minister also sought the report in one hour about the solution of problem of a woman visitor belonging to Balochistan province.
Various citizens expressed their sentiments and said that visit of chief minister to government offices is a self-evident proof of commitment of the government. A wonderful change has dawned in the province with the coming of PTI into power. They appealed that chief minister should bound the officers to remain available in their offices so that public problems could be timely redressed. The chief minister assured them that government is utilizing all-out energy and resources for early solution of citizens’ problems adding that people will soon perceive change around them.
The chief minister also visited the offices of commissioner and CPO Rawalpindi. The CPO was absent from his seat. Sardar Usman Buzdar also met with the divisional administration, police officers and Ulema belonging to different schools of thought who came to attend the peace committee meeting with regard to holy month of Moharram at commissioner’s office. The chief minister directed the administration and police officers to remove unnecessary barriers from their offices to ensure access of people to them. He said that officers should take necessary steps for the solution of problems of the people after consultation with public representatives so that common man could benefit from welfare-oriented steps of the government. The chief minister said that instructions have been issued to adopt open door policy in the offices and chit system has been abolished. He said that PTI government is the people’s government and it will perform in a public style. He said that officers should adopt open door policy for solving the problems faced by the people. I know the difficulties faced by the people and the officers and staff failing to make it to their offices in time will face disciplinary action. The chief minister also checked the attendance of officers and officials during surprise inspection of offices of commissioner, DC and CPO Rawalpindi. He expressed his displeasure over absence of staff and directed that their explanation should be called. He listened to the problems of the visitors and issued on the spot instructions to solve them.
