Buxar: District magistrate Sahila on Monday ordered withholding of one day’s salary and sought explanations from five block development officers (BDOs) and two circle officers (COs) for remaining absent without permission from a district coordination committee meeting.The meeting, chaired by the DM at the collectorate, reviewed the progress of development schemes, healthcare campaigns, revenue-related work and public grievance redressal.The absent BDOs were from Nawanagar, Chakki, Kesath, Rajpur and Chaugain, while the COs of Chaugain and Buxar also failed to attend. Several other officials, including block panchayat raj officers from Nawanagar and Brahmpur, representatives of the Food Corporation and Bihar Medical Services and Infrastructure Corporation Limited (BMSICL), and the district IT manager, were also absent.Taking a serious view of the unauthorised absence, the DM directed officials to fix accountability.The meeting also reviewed the construction of a sewage treatment plant and an intermediate pumping station in Buxar town. Officials were directed to expedite land-related proposals and rectify discrepancies after scrutiny.The progress of the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana, TB Mukt Bharat and Anaemia Mukt Bharat campaigns was also reviewed. The civil surgeon was directed to intensify outreach through ASHA workers and improve inter-departmental coordination to accelerate child immunisation.Of the 137 applications received at state-level Sahyog camps, 125 had been resolved and 12 were pending. Panchayat-level camps received 9,455 applications, of which 8,734 had been disposed of. Overall, 733 applications remained pending.The DM directed officials to dispose of pending grievances on priority and ensure quality redressal. She also ordered surprise checks of biometric attendance and submission of reports the same day, warning that negligence in public service would not be tolerated.
