Maintain close liaison with Centre for schemes: Badal

Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal today called upon the civil administration brass to maintain close liaison with the Union government for getting centrally-sponsored schemes sanctioned for the state on top priority.

Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal on Thursday called upon the civil administration brass to maintain close liaison with the Union government for getting centrally-sponsored schemes sanctioned for the state on top priority.

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Presiding over a maiden meeting of financial commissioners, principal and administrative secretaries after taking over as chief minister of the state for the second consecutive term,

Badal asked them to personally meet officers concerned at the Centre so as to make optimum utilisation of these schemes.

He also offered his support by way of personal intervention wherever needed to get these schemes through and funds released.

Badal underscored the need to develop a knack for human relationship which was the basic factor to get the desired results through cordial relations.

The chief minister also asked the officers to never feel shy of meeting officials of lowest rung in different central government ministries and departments for development of the state.