Chandigarh Sep 27 PTI I am soft and gentle but please dont mistake my gentleness for something that will let inaction go unnoticed Punjabs new Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi told the administrative secretaries on MondayChairing his first meeting with the administrative secretaries of all the departments Channi exhorted them to prepare a comprehensive roadmap of 100 days of their departments to bring in more efficiency and transparency according to an official statementHe asked the administrative secretaries to submit detailed proposals in this regard to the chief secretary within a weekThe chief minister said the core sectors of health and education should be prioritised so as to provide the best and affordable healthcare facilities to people besides imparting quality education to students especially in the rural areasHe asked the administrative secretaries to discharge their duties diligently in ensuring a clean transparent and corruption-free administration to people which he added is the hallmark of the Congress government in the stateI am soft and gentle but please dont mistake my gentleness for something that will let inaction go unnoticed I will act against those who wont act for the common people Channi saidHe said corruption has to be eradicated at all costs and added that the work of the common man should be done on priorityThe chief minister also said justice should be done to every citizen irrespective of his caste creed and communityHe urged the officials to give due respect to the ministers MLAs and elected representatives but at the same time reminded them that the rule of law should be the only criterion for decision makingChanni also asked the administrative secretaries to ensure a timely completion of the ongoing projects besides implementing welfare measures so the last man standing in the queue could avail the benefits offered by the state governmentHe urged them to follow an employee-friendly approach to resolve their issues amicably so that they should not resort to agitationAssuring Channi of good governance Chief Secretary Anirudh Tewari said since his message is loud and clear they will leave no stone unturned to achieve the desired goals in line with the clean and transparent roadmap that has come directly from the chief ministerChanni was recently picked as the leader of the states Congress Legislative Party He was sworn in as the chief minister on September 20Amarinder Singh resigned as the chief minister over a week ago after being locked in a bitter power tussle with Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu PTI SUN VSD RC

Chandigarh Sep 25 PTI Senior IPS officer Iqbal Preet Singh Sahota has been given the additional charge of the Punjab DGP according to an official order issued on Saturday The development comes after DGP Dinkar Gupta a 1987-batch IPS officer proceeded on leave Sahota a 1988-batch IPS officer is presently holding the charge of the Special DGP Armed Police Jalandhar According to the order Sahota has been given the additional charge of the DGP Punjab in addition to his own duties during the leave period of Dinkar Gupta It will come into force with immediate effect as per the order The change in the head of state police force came two days after the Charanjit Singh Channi-led government appointed Anirudh Tewari as the Chief Secretary after shunting Vini Mahajan Dinkar Gupta is the husband of Mahajan After the change of guard it was certain that the top bureaucrats of the state would be replaced Charanjit Singh Channi early this week had taken the charge of Chief Minister of Punjab following an unceremonious exit of Amarinder Singh PTI CHS VSD RDK RDK

Chandigarh Sep 23 PTI The Charanjit Singh Channi-led government in Punjab on Thursday shunted Chief Secretary Vini Mahajan and appointed Anirudh Tewari in her place Tewari is a 1990-batch IAS officer and is currently holding the position of the Additional Chief Secretary Development ACS Food Processing ACS Horticulture and ACS Governance Reforms and Public Grievances Mahajan was appointed as the chief secretary last year during the Amarinder Singh-led regime and she was the first woman to hold this post She was considered close to Amarinder Singh The posting orders of Mahajan will be issued later according to a government order issued on Thursday As per the order Ravneet Kaur 1988 batch-IAS officer Sanjay Kumar 1988-batch V K Janjua 1989-batch and Kripa Shankar Saroj 1989-batch have been designated as special chief secretaries with immediate effect After the change of guard it was certain that the top bureaucrats of the state would be replaced Speculation is also rife about replacing Director General of Police Dinkar Gupta Gupta is the husband of Mahajan On Tuesday the Channi-led government had shifted nine IAS officers and two PCS officers Prior to that it had replaced principal secretary and special principal secretary to the chief minister The Congress on Sunday had picked Charanjit Singh Channi as the leader of the states Congress Legislative Party He was sworn in as the chief minister on Monday Amarinder Singh had resigned as the chief minister on Saturday after being locked in a bitter power tussle with Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu PTI CHS VSD AQS AQS

Chandigarh Sep 23 PTI The Charanjit Singh Channi-led Punjab government on Thursday shunted Chief Secretary Vini Mahajan and appointed Anirudh Tewari in her place sources said Tewari is a 1990-batch IAS officer and is currently holding the position of the Additional Chief Secretary of Development Food Processing and Horticulture Mahajan a 1987-batch officer was appointed as the chief secretary last year during the Amarinder Singh-led regime and she was the first woman to hold the post in the state Mahajan was considered close to Amarinder Singh who resigned as the chief minister last week following a power tussle in the ruling Congress PTI CHS VSD SMN SMN