GoG project to take off on July 1
Tuesday, 23/05/2017
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Jalandhar : Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh’s project ‘Guardians of Governance’ (GoG) is set to be launched on July 1. Lt General TS Shergill (retd), senior adviser to the CM, said this here today.
“The government is planning to rope in volunteers by July 1. It is expected to hire about 13,000 ex-servicemen for the project. The aim is to ensure that every beneficiary of welfare schemes gets benefits,” he said.
Volunteers, he said, would be paid an honorarium and trained at the Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration, Chandigarh. After training, they will be placed under SDMs and DCs to act as their eyes and ears to scrutinise the public governance system in their jurisdiction.
“They will not replace the government, but will ensure a speedy flow of information pertaining to governance in their areas,” Lt Gen Shergill added.
