THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, DELHI

Hon’ble LG chairs a meeting on promoting Digital Delivery of Services & ban/stop on Single Use of Plastic

Best way to reduce corruption is to minimize human interface by promotion of digital delivery of services : LG

All the agencies to identify and assess public services delivered by them and identify the processes which can be digitized : LG

Prepare to scrap single use of plastic in line with vision of Hon’ble PM:  LG

Launch public awareness campaigns with community groups to generate awareness.  

Hon’ble Lt. Governor of Delhi chaired a meeting to promote Digital Delivery of Services & prepare for scrapping of Single Use Plastics in Delhi in line with vision of Hon’ble PM with VC, DDA and Commissioners of Municipal Corporations.

At the outset, Hon’ble LG stressed on minimizing human interface by promotion of digital delivery of services. He further directed all the agencies to identify and assess public services delivered by them and identify the processes which can be digitized. He further directed that department-wise and activity-wise services may be listed to identify areas where citizens need to visit various offices and provide digital platforms for their delivery in a time bound manner. This would be the best way to reduce corruption and promote a transparent government.

Hon’ble LG further added that for the uninterrupted delivery of the digital services, the staffs should be well trained. Organizations should also incentivize performers and penalize laggards.

Thereafter, Hon’ble LG discussed the issue of preparing for stopping Single Use Plastic in Delhi. He directed that all agencies should brace up for scrapping single use plastic in accordance with vision of Hon’ble PM. To begin with steps be taken to prepare for stopping single use plastic in Government/Private offices, hospitals, parks and other public places. Hon’ble LG also directed that effective campaigns be launched to generate awareness among the community groups, market associations, RWAs etc.