Assam to dispose of old files lying since 1990s from Feb 1

Guwahati | Tuesday | 25th January, 2022

Summary:

Guwahati, Jan 25 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said the state government will start "Project Sadbhavana" from February 1 to clear pending files, some of which are lying unattended since 1990s.

Sarma held an interaction with the bureaucrats, Assam Secretariat Service Officers, other employees of Janata Bhawan (secretariat) and heads of the different departments, and asked them to lend their hands for the success of the project.

He said that as a potential step towards citizen-centric governance, the state government will launch "Project Sadbhavana" on February 1 to dispose of pending files to give succour to people as well as taking governance at the doorstep of citizens.

Under the project, all the pending files till the period of May 10, 2021 will be taken up for disposal.

In the next step, files following this period will be taken up.

Interacting with the officers, Sarma said that the success of the project will be dependent on the cooperation of the employees of the state secretariat.