'Prashashan Gaon Ki Ore' program organized at various places in Sri Vijaya Puram & Little Andaman by District Administration, SA Grievance Redressal Camps held at multiple locations

      As part of the Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances (DARPG), Government of India initiative, the District Administration of South Andaman has successfully organized the Good Governance Week (Sushasan Saptah) campaign under the theme 'Prashasan Gaon Ki Ore' from Dec.19 to 24, 2024. The Campaign aimed to bring governance closer to the people and included several events designed to enhance public access to Government services and address grievances directly at the community level.

    As part of this, Grievance Redressal Camps were held at multiple locations, including Community Hall in Mithakhari, Haddo, Wandoor, Harminder Bay village, and Hutbay in Little Andaman respectively, addressing public grievances and providing Government services at the doorstep of the citizen.

    The Camp at Mithakhari Community Hall was held under the chairmanship of Shri Vinayak Chamadia, IAS, Assistant Commissioner, South Andaman.  The event was attended by Pradhan GP Mithakhari, Up-Adhyaksh, other PRIs and representative from various Departments. It saw active participation from local residents of Mithakhari, Muslim Basti, Ograbraj, Namunaghar, and Dundas Point. Grievances were heard, and the concerned Departments were directed to resolve them on priority. Various certificates, such as Income Certificates, Resident Certificates and Senior Citizen Certificates, were issued on the spot.

     Similarly, a Camp Court was held at Wandoor Community Hall under the chairmanship of Shri Vasant Prasad Dabholkar, IAS (P). The Camp was attended by Shri Prakash Adhikari, ZPM, Shri Bharat Kumar Sharma, Panchayat Samiti Member and Shri Adhir Das, Pradhan Wandoor GP, among other public representatives. The event saw the participation of Heads of various Departments including Revenue, Police, APWD, Electricity, Agriculture, Forest, Education, Civil Supplies and Health. Several e-service certificates, including Income, Local, OBC, No Dues and Valuation Certificates were issued.

     A Camp Court was also held at Harminder Bay village & Panchayat, Samiti Bhavan, Hutbay, Little Andaman under the chairmanship of Ms. Anuja Trivedi, IAS (P). This Camp was attended by local residents and representatives from several Gram Panchayats, including Hutbay, Netaji Nagar, Ramakrishna Pur and Vivekananda Pur. Grievances were addressed and Certificates like ST Certificates, NOCs and Form F were issued.

    Another Camp was organized at Sri Vijaya Puram, chaired by Shri Thomas Vargese, Tehsildar, Sri Vijaya Puram, in the presence of local Councilors, Shri Sahul Hameed and Shri Someshwar Rao. Public representatives and citizens interacted with officials to discuss and resolve various issues. Symbolic e-governance certificates were issued to citizens during the event. The week-long celebrations, conducted under the aegis of the Hon'ble Prime Minister's vision of Prashasan Gaon Ki Ore (Administration towards Villages), emphasized the core values of transparency, accountability and responsive governance. The District Administration, South Andaman, reaffirms its commitment in addressing public grievances and ensuring that the benefits of governance reach every corner of the District, a  press release from DC,SA said.