Food Minister chairs redressal meet, resolves13 complaints

Minister of State for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Rajesh Nagar chaired the District Public Relations and Grievance Redressal Committee meeting in Kurukshetra on Friday. A total of 15 complaints were listed for the meeting, of which 13 were resolved while the remaining two were kept pending.

While addressing a complaint, the minister issued instructions to the Electricity Department that until the load of the electricity connection of the farmers is increased, they should be charged as per the existing load. Any excess amount charged till now should be refunded and the process to increase their connection load should be expedited.

In another complaint filed by Kripal Singh, a resident of Kharindwa village, regarding the wrongful issuance of a No Dues Certificate (NDC), the minister directed the Deputy Commissioner to take action against the official responsible for issuing the incorrect NDC.

Bansilal and Ramesh Kumar raised a complaint stating they had been working as security guards at the Gymkhana Club for 18 years, but were being paid only Rs 10,000 per month instead of Rs 18,000. They claimed they were being forced to sign receipts for the higher amount and threatened with termination if they raised objections. In response, the minister instructed the General Manager of the Gymkhana Club to investigate the matter, ensure the pending dues were cleared and guarantee full payment of salaries in future.

During the meeting, the minister handed over a cash amount of Rs 7,500 from his own pocket to an elderly woman to help pay an electricity fine. He said that if an elderly, needy person is living without power for the want of Rs 7,500, then it becomes the duty of every capable citizen to step forward and assist. He added that the BJP government has always followed the principle of Antyodaya, uplifting the most marginalised.

Minister Rajesh Nagar also directed the Electricity Department to install a meter at the woman’s residence and restore electricity at the earliest. Thanesar MLA Ashok Arora, Shahabad MLA Ramkaran Kala, Deputy Commissioner Neha Singh, SP Nitish Agarwal, BJP district chief Tejender Singh and several other BJP leaders and officials were present at the meeting.