Govt orders DCs to ensure good governance

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has issued instructions to all deputy commissioners (DCs) in the province for maintaining good governance in their respective districts.

According to a statement issued here on Thursday, the chief secretary said that the DCs were the pivot of district administration and the current transitional phase required more than ‘business-as-usual’ approach from them.

He directed them  to steer the process as team leader and ensure visible improvement in the working of government entities and public functionaries. As team leaders, the DCs were obligated to facilitate other departments with specific attention to their working conditions, logistics and welfare.

Enlisting their functional priorities, the chief secretary asked the deputy commissioners to remain accessible and serve the people; regularly tour their area of jurisdiction in well-coordinated manner with the sole purpose of assisting people and redressing their grievances; remain focused on their core function of positioning the revenue establishment as a window of facility for the people; and resolution of land-related disputes and disposal of revenue cases.

The DCs have further been directed to maintain peace in their areas of responsibility by denying space to anti-state elements; reach out to people for amicable resolution of consumers problems by regulating supplies of essential commodities and solution of minor disputes to contain escalation of conflicts.



“Help marginalised segment of society and people in distress due to calamities and disasters by providing social safety nets in coordination with relief, rehabilitation and social welfare outlets,” he stated.

The chief secretary further directed the deputy commissioners to oversee provision of services to people through social welfare department and municipal entities; assist economic service providers, including agriculture, irrigation, and industries departments and create space for productive and healthy activities to engage the youth.

“Remember that as DCs you happen to be the most responsible public functionary in the district. Our responsibility demands round-the-clock presence and vigil. It should radiate from your deeds and behaviour,” the chief secretary cautioned the deputy commissioners.