Govt ready to set up panels to curb graft in food department

Khetran says leadership has clear goals regarding governance

QUETTA: Balochistan Minister for Food and Social Welfare Sardar Abdul Rehman Khetran has said district level inspection committees will be formed to improve the administrative management of the food department to eliminate corruption.

“Each district committee, consisting of four to six members will also include an unofficial representation of a local neutral leader. The department will make the food sector an active institution of public service in the true sense,” he said while listening to public issues in his office.

The employees of the Social Welfare Department were also present on the occasion. The provincial minister underscored that along with weekly review of the performance of Food and Welfare Department, the district and provincial level employees would be obliged to attend their duties.

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He said the present provincial government has set clear good governance goals, adding that no negligence would be tolerated in this regard.

He pledged that public grievances would be resolved immediately by the department’s improved performance measures and through setting up of inspection committees at the district level.

“We will never turn our backs on our people. Our vision is to serve them,” said Sardar Khetran.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 27^th, 2019.