New Delhi: To promote transparency in governance and administration, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday directed his ministers to declare the properties owned by them and their families within three months. The CM also said that family members of the ministers should not intervene in government functioning, PTI reported.
Addressing a special sitting after a Cabinet meeting, Adityanath said IAS, IPS and Provincial Civil Service officers should also declare their and their family members' properties online for the people to see it.
"For a healthy democracy, the conduct of public representatives is very important. According to this spirit, all the honourable ministers should make a public declaration of all movable and immovable property of themselves and their family members within a period of next three months after taking oath," PTI quoted Adityanath as saying.
"All ministers should ensure that there is no interference of their family members in the government work. We have to set an example by our conduct," he said.
The CM said a presentation of all the government departments for the next 100 days, six months, and a five-year work plan was completed. "It should now be implemented on the ground," he said.
Moreoever, 18 groups have been formed, each headed by a Cabinet minister, to tour the entire state and hold meetings with the local leaders and prominent people across districts to gauge people's issues.
He said these ministers would complete a visit of the entire state before the next assembly session begins. "The group of 18 will visit all divisions beginning from Friday to Sunday," Adityanath said. There are 18 divisions in the state with 75 districts under them.
In the first phase, each group of ministers will be given responsibilities of different divisions on a rotational basis. The CM said that during these three-day visits, each team will have to stay at least for 24 hours in a district, PTI reported.
According to the roadmap, senior ministers leading a team should visit at least two districts, and other ministers should take charge of one district each. "Each group should hold a divisional review meeting, while connecting with districts under each division virtually," Adityanath said.
Adityanath also suggested holding a 'Jan Chaupal' for direct interaction with locals as well as conducting surprise inspection of development works in blocks and tehsils. The CM also instructed ministers to hold "sahbhoj" (feast) in Dalit localities and slums.
He asked all ministers to stay in the state capital on Mondays and Tuesdays and visit areas or districts they are in charge of from Friday to Sunday.
Deputy CMs Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak have been given responsibilities of Agra and Varanasi divisions.
(With PTI inputs)