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Tarn Taran, December 20

Punjab Governor and UT Administrator Banwarilal Purohit paid obeisance at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on Monday. He was given a picture of the Darbar Sahib by Dharwinder Singh, manager of Darbar Sahib.

He was accompanied by Deputy Commissioner Kulwant Singh, SSP Harwinder Singh Virk, Additional Deputy Commissioner (Development) Paramjit Kaur and SDM Rajneesh Arora. The Governor also partook of langar with the sangat in the langar hall. He held a meeting with the DC, the SSP and other officials and collected information regarding the economics, geographical and social equations of the district, besides gathering information regarding different social welfare schemes.

The Governor instructed the officials to be pro-human while performing their duties under the jurisdiction of law. He instructed them to work fearlessly and with full dedication. He instructed them to ensure the best use of sources of the Central and state governments while giving top priority to their social responsibilities.

It was the first time when the Governor had held a direct meeting with district-level officials to instruct them their style of working. The Governor was to come here on Saturday but he preponed his visit.

Meanwhile, the Governor visited Bhavans Ashray, a shelter home in the city. He interacted with the staff there. Aashray — a home for senior citizens, abandoned girls and vocational centre for PWDs — will provide rehabilitation to its inmates. Purohit, who was on a brief visit in the city, was accompanied by Commissioner of Police Dr Sukhchain Singh Gill, Deputy Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Khaira, Improvement Trust Chairman Damandeep Singh and councillor Rajesh Madan.

He called Ashray a ray of hope for those in need of help and support. He kept interacted limited and lauded the efforts being made by the Ashray management towards community welfare. He also honoured the CBSE teacher awardees for this year from Bhavans’ SL School. The Governor then proceeded to the Wagah border and enjoyed the Retreat Ceremony. He also interacted with BSF personnel.