Relief to common man responsibility of govt, says CS.

LAHORE -- Chief Secretary Punjab has said that the provision of relief to the common man, improvement of governance, and public service delivery in the province is the responsibility of the government and everyone has to perform duties diligently, honestly and in good faith. He was chairing a meeting of the Administrative Secretaries' Committee at the Civil Secretariat here on Saturday. The meeting reviewed the Annual Development Programme (ADP), Pakistan Citizen Portal, pending pension cases, and performance of departments.

Speaking at the meeting, the Chief Secretary asked the officers to keep the doors of their offices open for people for resolution of their problems, adding that the common man should get due respect in government offices. He asserted that hard work, honesty, transparency and merit must be promoted to improve the performance of departments.

He said that the desired development goals could not be achieved without eradicating corruption, adding that effective measures against corruption would not only help curb financial...