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Declaration of assets made compulsory in Assam

Sushanta Talukdar

Guwahati: Assam Governor J.B. Patnaik on Tuesday said the annual declaration of assets by Ministers, parliamentary secretaries and all officials would be made compulsory and the institution of Lokayukta would be strengthened in the State.

In his customary address at the ongoing inaugural session of the 13th Assam Assembly the Governor also announced that four new services — Assam Rural Service, Assam Economic Service, Assam Revenue Service and the Assam Information Service — would be created to improve the efficiency of the administration.

Announcing a slew of measures to ensure an efficient, transparent, responsive and corruption-free administration in the State, Mr. Patnaik said an accountability commission would be set up to ensure accountability of the administrative machinery and to ensure proper service delivery to the people.

In addition to the Chief Vigilance Commissioner, additional Vigilance Commissioners and four Zonal Vigilance Commissioners would be appointed. Social audit of schemes and programmes would be carried out in the presence of NGOs and eminent citizens.

A system of performance evaluation of the government departments would be put in place and premier institutions like universities would be associated in the appraisal process.

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