Thousands of people, who had gathered at Nehru Maidan on Monday to witness the sixth all-India Yatra of Mr Advani, erupted in applause when CM said that standing in this sacred land, where he was born and brought up, he wanted to take the oath of clean, transparent and corruption-free administration throughout his tenure.
Explaining his efforts to tackle corruption in the state as a Chief Minister, he said that he wanted to set an example for others in the state rather than expecting transparency from lower level. “If the CM of a state was credible man, officers at lower level will surely learn from him”, he said.
He said that as part of his transparent administration policy, he has installed closed circuit cameras in all four offices where he works, including the office in Vidhan Saudha and Party office, so that people in any corner of the state can have direct accesses to the activities of CM. “People should be aware how many hours of a day I spend in my office”, he said.
The cameras will start functioning from November 1 and people can easily see what is happening in CM's office round the clock through internet, he said.
Speedy disposal of files
He also said that his government would be introducing Citizen Charter on Thursday, to ensure speedy disposal of files in government offices. In case any official failed to dispose the files within a period of 15-days, the government will impose penalty per day to the respective officer, he warned.
“Government offices henceforth give positive responses 24x7 hrs basis to the public. Public can lodge the complaint regarding any of their grievances directly to the CM's office either through e-mail or through over telephone, he stated.
He said a secretary would be sent to each district twice in every month to review the developmental works and to listen the public grievances.
He also has issued circulars directing DCs, Zilla Panchayat CEOs and tahsildars to conduct field visits to ensure transparent administration. "DCs and CEOs must visit taluk panchayats once a week to monitor the progress of file disposal," he added.
Mr Gowda instructed the Deputy Commissioners of the districts to visit one Taluk office every month and each Tehsildar to visit Hobli places every month to solve the problems of the people.
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