The Times of India 27.08.2014
Corporations to be reviewed every 3 months
TRICHY:
In the wake of several city corporations missing deadlines and many
projects lying unattended, senior corporation authorities at Chennai
have come up with a proposal to monitor the progress of each corporation
every three months.
According to senior officials at
the Trichy Corporation, during a meeting chaired by Chandrakant B
Kamble, commissioner of municipal administration, in Chennai last week, a
decision was taken to review the performances of all corporations every
three months. The decision was taken after it was found during the
recent periodical review that the corporations had not fulfilled all the
objectives required by the officials.
Speaking to TOI over
phone on Tuesday, Kamble said the corporations were assessed on 330
objectives that went on for more than two months. He further added that
people were trained about the assessment and field level officers were
designated to complete the tedious process. An objective analysis was
carried out and points were given to each corporation. Each corporation
commissioner visited different regions and assessed them and a total six
lakh data points were collected.
The corporations were
assessed based on criteria like solid waste, sanitation, electricity,
drinking water and several other essential things.
It may be
recalled that among all the corporations, Trichy Corporation was awarded
the best corporation by the state government on Independence Day, for
fulfilling most of the objectives.
A senior official at the
Trichy Corporation said, "Essential things such as drinking water being
supplied to the localities and the litres of procurement are all being
sent on a regular basis to the officials at Chennai." He further added
that regular review meetings were conducted previously and the
three-month review is a welcome move.
A corporation official in
a lighter vein said the drive is similar to how a student is assessed
in examinations in schools every three months. He also added that the
process is going to be a big headache for the authorities concerned as
they have to prepare periodical reports.
