Gujarat CM to start phase-3 of Lok Samvad Setu from Jamnagar tomorrow

Gandhinagar

Encouraged by the success of the statewide Lok Samvad Setu programme for on-the-spot solution of people’s problems started two years back, Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel will launch its 3rd edition of from Jamnagar-Kalawad on April 2, 2016. She will be at Junagadh and Keshod on April 3, 2016.

The Council of Ministers will also be present at the taluka headquarters to solve people’s problems on April 2 and 3. The next Lok Samvad Setu programmes have been arranged on April 8 and 9. The plan is to cover all the talukas in all the districts in under phase-3 of the current financial year 2016-17.

As the name implies, Mrs. Patel had started this unique statewide Lok Samvad Setu, to build a bridge between the government and people through dialogue, from Matar in Kheda district on August 1, 2014. The effort resulted in finding solution to 13,296 out of total 15,234 problems put up before the authorities in programmes held in 247 talukas during the year 2014-15 – it amounted to 87.27 per cent success.

The success rate of Lok Samvad Setu held 26 talukas in 2015-16 resulted in solving 326 out of 332 problems – it amounted to 98 per cent success.

The government proposes to solve people’s problems pertaining to problems of individual persons or larger groups, community, resurvey, inheritance, benefits of development projects, drinking water, electricity connections, etc.

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