Bengaluru : Chief Minister Basavaraj.S.Bommai said that officials will have to work with team spirit to deliver a reliable, responsible, transparent and efficient administration.

He was speaking at the officers meeting he chaired today, as soon as he took oath as Chief Minister.

Administration is a continuous process. It has to function incessantly in any situation. I have taken a strong decision of providing an efficient, honest and pro people administration for the people of the State. I am uttering this despite being aware of the difficulties of implementing them, he said.

Our State has the distinction of providing progressive and effective Governance. We have to work harder in the altered scenario. Cabinet decisions will have to be implemented in a time bound manner. Delay leads to corruption and corruption is equal to cancer in Governance. Therefore, the Government’s decisions will have to be implemented within the stipulated period, the CM added.

It is necessary for all officers to have clarity on the activities, policy, rules and guidelines of their respective departments. The CM called for officers to carry out good work with courage and without any hesitation. The Government is with you, he said.

It should be our priority to manage the current flood situation, Covid containment and management in the State, the Chief Minister instructed.

Every department has to cut down on unnecessary expenditure at the end of the year. He instructed the Chief Secretary to Government to issue guidelines in this regard.

Programmes should be implemented within the stipulated time with a sense of team spirit. Different departments should work in coordination. The guidelines will be formed after detailed discussion to clear all the doubts in this regard.

Ranking system will be adopted in order to encourage departments on the basis of their efficient performance, the CM said.

P.Ravikumar, Chief Secretary to the Government assured to live up to the expectations of the Chief Minister.

Senior officers from various departments were present in the meeting.