CM Revanth Asks Officials To Expedite Disbursal Of Prajavani Applications

Hyderabad: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has directed the officials to implement more transparent and efficient procedures to resolve Prajavani petitions expeditiously.

The officials were directed that steps should be taken to expedite disbursal of Prajavani applications as early as possible.

The Prajavani programme has been conducting successfully since its launch in December 2023. The Chief Minister on Monday held a review meeting with officials on the status of applications submitted by the people so far in the Prajavani, which is being organised for two days a week at the Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Praja Bhavan.

The Chief Minister inquired about the procedures followed by the officials to address the people’s grievances and pending applications till the date. Ministers Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy, Ponnam Prabhakar, Planning Board Vice Chairman Chinna Reddy, Chief Secretary Santhi Kumari, Prajavani Nodal Officer Divya and senior officials of various departments were present in the meeting.

The officials briefed the Chief Minister that special desks have been set up in Prajavani for various departments and a special Pravasi Prajavani set up to resolve the issues of Gulf victims. "All arrangements have been made without any hassle for the petitioners and urgent applications are being resolved on the spot. Ambulance facilities have also been made available during the Prajavani programme. Prajavani has been conducted 117 times in which people registered 54,619 petitions . Of these, 68.4 percent (37384) petitions have been addressed," officials informed to the Chief Minister.

The Prajavani programme being conducted in the district centers should be linked with the Prajavani dashboard held in Praja Bhavan, the Chief Minister said, emphasising that the issues at the mandal division level and district level should be resolved on the spot.

Instructing the officials to provide him with live access to the Prajavani dashboard, the Chief Minister said that he will also be able to know the resolution of Prajavani petitions and what kind of applications are being received from the people. It will also be faster to direct the concerned officials on the steps to be taken to resolve the petitions instantly.

Revanth Reddy also instructed the officials to provide the details of the applications as well as the information of various schemes being implemented by the government available online in a transparent manner. He advised that this portal should be created so that everyone can know the beneficiaries of government schemes and the progress of their implementation in a transparent manner.

The Chief Minister asked the officials to review in advance which information should be kept confidential according to the laws in force without compromising the personal security of the people. He ordered that a committee be formed at the officer level and guidelines be prepared for the same.