Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal on Tuesday directed the district transport officers (DTOs) to work dedicatedly to bring about complete transparency in the functioning of the transport department by implementing a “faceless and cashless” system. Part of the “Operation Shuddhi” programme, it aims to supplement the state government’s efforts of providing clean and graft-free governance to its people. The CM was presiding over a meeting of DTOs of all 22 districts of the State. On this occasion, he symbolically distributed portable weighing machines to DTOs of Karnal and Gurugram.
He said that initially 45 portable weighing machines have been purchased by the department and if this experiment proves successful, more such machines would be purchased. These machines would help to keep a tab on the overloading vehicles, he added.
Manohar Lal said that the state government has not only transferred about 250 employees of the department but also circulated the list of Undesirable Contact Men (USM) to all DTOs following which their entry has been completely banned thus giving a clear message to those involved in the corrupt practices to mend their ways.
Addressing the DTOs, the Chief Minister said that the state government has posed a great faith in them while deputing them in the districts and they should deliver their best to serve the society.
He said that all DTOs should make the best use of technology and other digital equipment like CCTV cameras in their offices to keep a close vigil on the movement of the people entering their offices. Apart from this, separate registers should be maintained to keep the details of visitors entering their offices. He also asked the Officers to maintain secrecy while conducting raids in the fields and ensure that the same is not disclosed in any manner.