Sri Vijaya Puram, Oct 30 The Andaman and Nicobar Administration on Friday organised its first-ever ‘Janata Darshan’ programme, providing a platform for citizens to raise their grievances and concerns directly with Lieutenant Governor Dinesh Sharma, a senior official said on Friday.
Conceived by Sharma, the initiative aims to strengthen public engagement and ensure responsive governance, he said.
Public grievances relating to several key sectors, including health, education, drinking water, electricity, land and other administrative matters, were taken up during the programme.
The Lieutenant Governor heard the concerns raised by members of the public in the presence of departmental secretaries and senior officials, who were asked to take up issues pertaining to their respective departments.
The programme was attended by Lok Sabha MP Bishnu Pada Ray, Commissioner-cum-Secretaries Sachin Shinde and Chanchal Yadav, Municipal Council Chairman Vasantha, Zilla Parishad Adhyaksh P Munir, Deputy Commissioner and Superintendent of Police of South Andaman, besides secretaries and senior officers from various departments.
“For the first time, representatives of all political parties participated in the programme, reflecting a collective platform for dialogue and public welfare. More than 100 members of the public, who had submitted their grievances online, attended the programme to personally present their issues and seek the intervention of the Lieutenant Governor,” the official said.
(PTI News)
