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PUNJAB RIGHT TO SERVICE COMMISSION HOLDS ITS LOK ADALAT IN KHANNA

* HEARS CASES RELATED VERIFICATION FOR RENEWAL OF ARMS LICENSES

Khanna (Ludhiana), February 19 (000)-​Punjab Right to Service Commission held its Lok Adalat at Tehsil Complex at Khanna in Ludhiana district today. In this Lok Adalat, pending cases related to Verification for renewal of arms license were taken up in the presence of PRTS Commissioner Mr Iqbal Singh Sidhu, Additional Deputy Commissioner Mr Ajay Sood, besides other senior officers of the district administration.

​In this Lok Adalat, a total of 22 persons appeared before Commissioner Mr Iqbal Singh Sidhu, who heard them patiently. Majority of the public which appeared before the RTS Commissioner told him that they had received the services on time.

Mr Iqbal Singh Sidhu informed that as per the Monthly Information System report of September 2014, they had sought information related to 201 cases from ADC Khanna. He said that as per a letter dated January 23, 2015, it was claimed that 8 cases were pending while verification for renewal of arms licenses was completed in remaining 195 cases. The RTS Commissioner said that in 195 cases, the service was not provided within fixed time frame of 22 days nor was the date on which service was provided was mentioned.

He said that taking a serious view on this matter, it was decided to hold Lok Adalat for the same. He said that the ADC Khanna Mr Ajay Sood, SSP Khanna Mr Gurpreet Singh Gill and other senior officials of Khanna were warned that they should take RTS Act seriously and provide services on time.

Mr Iqbal Singh Sidhu informed that the Punjab Government has notified 149 services under the Punjab Right to Service (PRTS) Act 2011 for time bound delivery and also notified the designated officers, First Appellate Authority, Second Appellate Authority. He said that the Punjab Right to Service Act was enacted with an aim to provide hassle free service to people in a stipulated time, adding that Punjab was the first state in the country to constitute the Punjab Right to Service Commission after implementing the Punjab Right to Service Act, 2011.

​          He said that the PRTS Act-2011 has empowered people to seek services in a hassle free, corruption free, transparent and time-bound manner through different service delivery mechanism. Mr Ajay Sood said that PRTS Act 2011 would ensure that people take maximum advantage of time bound service delivery system. vv