NRP Desk
Lucknow: In line with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s directions to acknowledge the contribution of public representatives in development projects, the department of urban development on Mon day issued directions to all Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) regarding the installation of foundation stones and inauguration plaques for development projects funded under departmental schemes and Finance Commission grants. The new guidelines state that it is mandatory to prominently inscribe the names of key public representatives, including the CM, minister for urban development and the MLA of the respective area on every such plaque. The order of names is to low the sequence of seniority, from CM to UP Minister, MLA and then the mayor in the case of nagar nigam or chair person in the case of nagar palika parishad or Nagar Panchayat. It has been specifically instructed that the na mes of the MLA and the may or or chairperson must be dis played in the same font size to ensure uniformity and fair ness in presentation. TOI reported on Saturday that the CM is taking special care to ensure that the work of public representatives is highlighted among the public and that their suggestions on projects are prioritised, as they act as a bridge between govt and the public. The regular missives to officers to take public representatives into confidence in the recent past also stem from several compfollaints by public representatives, alleging that officers do not take them seriously mis behave with them, and ignore
their calls and letters.
