Follow protocol with public representatives, CS tells officials

Lucknow: In a meeting with divisional commissioners and district magistrates on Friday, chief secretary Manoj Kumar Singh issued strict directions to the officials to give "full respect" to public representatives.
Asking them to follow protocol with respect to public representatives, the CS said that their contact numbers should be saved in the officials' mobile phones so that they receive the calls of MPs, MLAs and MLCs, speak to them when they call and are able to return their calls if busy in a meeting.
The CS added that at meetings organised at the division and district levels, where public representatives are invited, a respectful seating arrangement should be ensured for them as per protocol. He said that complaints and issues raised by public representatives should be resolved on priority and they should be informed accordingly.
Discussing the implementation of the Zero Poverty-Uttar Pradesh campaign, the CS said that the data of approximately 1.81 lakh enumerators from 57,000 village panchayats had been uploaded to the portal by block development officers. The process of selecting the poorest families and uploading their information by enumerators will begin on Oct 25.
Singh said that a campaign to identify and free encroached pastureland should be launched soon.
Reviewing the progress on issuing ration cards to workers registered on the e-Shram portal, the CS said that the final date to lock verified data is Oct 25, 2024, and all districts must provide coverage reports by Nov 11, 2024.
The CS told officials that the PCS-2024 examination is scheduled for Dec 7 and 8. "Foolproof arrangements should be made to conduct the exam without cheating and with transparency. A booklet of instructions should be prepared by the commission and sent to the districts to ensure there is no possibility of any disorder," he said.