‘Educate people on Right to Service Act’

Fatehgarh Sahib, December 9
The implementation of Right to Service Act-2011, ensuring time-bound delivery of 67 citizen centric services to the public as a matter of right, is though as a great achievement of the government, but effective results can be achieved only if the common man is educated about this Act, said SM Sharma, acting Chief Commissioner, Punjab Service Commission, while addressing a workshop organised to educate the civil and police officers, municipal councillors, sarpanches, panches and other elected representatives at Bachat Bhawan here today.

“The respective Deputy Commissioners should make efforts to organise meetings with the sub-divisional and block-level officers for the implementation of the Act,” Sharma said. He directed the executive officers and BDPOs to organise camps in towns and villages to educate people by involving elected representatives and NGOs.

He said that the main aim of enacting the law was not only to curb the menace of corruption, but also to restore the dignity of the people and repose their faith in transparency of the administration and make administration accountable to the people.

Commissioner Dr Dalbir Singh said that if any official did not provide service within stipulated time, he could be fined from Rs 250 to Rs 5000. Addressing the seminar, Deputy Commissioner Yashveer Mahajan said that the Right to Service Act had been implemented in the district and the officials had been directed to redress the grievances of the people as well as to get their work done within stipulated period, otherwise they would be held responsible for delay and suitable action under Civil Services Act would be initiated.