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Bhubaneswar, Nov 24 (IANS) Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday said his government is committed to providing all basic facilities, opportunities and assistance to the people of Odisha.
After hearing the concerns of a large number of applicants who gathered at the Chief Minister Grievance Cell here on Sunday, Majhi told media persons that the state government is always striving to build a prosperous and developed Odisha by serving the people of Odisha.
A huge crowd was seen at the camp, with over 3,000 people reportedly present to present their petitions before the Chief Minister.
CM Majhi said around 1,000 people had registered in advance, while thousands of people arrived during the day looking for solutions to their issues.
The Chief Minister first met 34 disabled and seriously ill applicants and listened to their problems, received their complaint petitions and directed the officials present to take immediate action.
CM Majhi informed that in the last 14 grievance hearings, around 12,950 petitions were received, of which around 12,371 cases – around 96 per cent – were resolved.
Meanwhile, the process of resolving the remaining 579 complaint petitions is underway.
He reiterated that the government is committed to addressing the concerns of the people within a reasonable time frame, often within a month to 100 days.
The Chief Minister said issues related to land disputes, road access, shortage of schools and teachers and other serious civic problems were raised during the camp.
“It is important to listen to the people directly. We are making every possible effort to ensure justice and timely resolution,” he said.
Majhi said such public grievance forums are helping restore public confidence that their problems can be resolved at the state level.
“When people contact us directly, they get assurance that the CM’s grievance cell will take action. We will continue this people-centric movement and try to resolve every genuine issue,” he said.
The hearing continued for several hours as ministers and officials reviewed the petitions and assured necessary follow-up action.
Notably, eight ministers including Revenue Minister Suresh Pujari and MSME Minister Gokulanand Mallick, Forest Environment Minister Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia, Deputy CM Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo and senior officials from various departments were present to assist in the grievance redressal process.
A total of nine ministers attended the hearing along with the Chief Minister.
–IANS
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