IEP Chandigarh, February 21
Punjab NRI Affairs Minister Kuldeep Dhaliwal held an online meeting with all the DCs, Police Commissioners and SSPs of the state to review the complaints of NRIs and directed to resolve the pending complaints by March 15. Mr. Dhaliwal said that the Punjab government under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has been taking effective steps to address the issues of NRI Punjabis and making constant efforts to resolve their grievances in a quick and meaningful manner. He added that 60 percent complaints have resolved which were received during ‘NRI Punjabian nal milani’ programme while the remaining complaints will also be redressed soon. Mr. Dhaliwal said that most of the complaints were related to the revenue and police departments, while 20 percent complaints were already pending in various courts. Minister said that DCs and SSPs have also been asked to resolve complaints of NRI Punjabis on a priority basis. He said that the district level committees have been constituted under the leadership of all the Deputy Commissioners, which were bound to solve the problems of the migrants by coordinating with various departments. On the occasion, Principal Secretary NRI Affairs J.M. Balamurugan, AIG NRI Affairs Balwinder Singh, Special Secretary NRI Kamaljit Kaur Brar, Deputy Secretary Surinder Kaur Brar, besides senior officers of various departments were present.
