The Indian Express                 29.10.2013

Meeting with minister turns into trip to Golden Temple for MC staff

The staff members of Ludhiana Municipal Corporation (MC), headed by MC Commissioner Rahul Tewari, on Monday visited Amritsar after local bodies minister Anil Joshi summoned them for a 'personal interaction.'

Later after the meeting, the MC staff got a chance to visit Golden Temple. "The meeting was quite a long one and there was no better way to relax than visiting Golden Temple," one of MC employees told Newsline.

The team visiting Amritsar included all executive engineers, superintendent engineers, town planning team and zonal commissioners along with Commissioner Rahul Tewari.

"It was actually a warning meeting. He made his priorities very clear to the staff of corporations from different cities of the state. Everyone has been asked to work in a transparent manner," said one of the MC employees on condition of anonymity.

P S Ghuman, zonal commissioner said, "He laid stress on maximum recovery of property tax and also on popularisation of government's policy. It was the first one-to-one interaction with him after he recently joined as local bodies minister."

But for many staff members, it a "trip to the Golden Temple". "It was the first time we all staff members went to Golden Temple together on a trip. Otherwise we do not get such chance. It was complete fun," an Municipal Corporation employee said.