Chief Minister pulls up ASR officials over poor public services
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu criticized officials in the Alluri Sitharama Raju district for poor public service delivery. He highlighted failures in infrastructure, sanitation, and healthcare, while demanding immediate improvements.
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It reflects the government's focus on administrative accountability and the use of real-time data to monitor public service performance.
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday pulled up officials in Alluri Sitharama Raju district over poor performance in several departments and directed them to improve the delivery of services within a month.
Reviewing the performance of government services at a public meeting, Mr. Naidu referred to the Real Time Governance Society (RTGS) reports and said public feedback indicated that several services in the district were performing poorly and lagging behind the State average.
Street lighting, pothole-ridden roads, pensions, SERP, APSRTC bus stations, irrigation, electricity, sanitation and maintenance of tribal welfare hostels were among the areas that received poor ratings from the public.
Mr. Naidu said officials had done well in controlling ganja in the district, but expressed concern over the reported increase in crimes against women. He sought details from the police on the measures being taken to prevent such offences.
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