Jagraon , July 1 (Iqbal Singh Rasulpur/Manjinder Gill)-
A 2012 batch officer of the Punjab Civil Services (PCS) Dr Nayan Jassal today joined as the Additional Deputy Commissioner Jagraon.
Dr Nayan, who had earlier served as SDM Kapurthala, Regional Transport Authority Jalandhar and Deputy Director Local Government Ferozepur, has a distinction of being second rank holder in PCS exam.
She has been recently transferred by the state government from Ferozepur to Jagraon. Assuming the charge of her new office, the Additional Deputy Commissioner said that she would accord top priority to further implement the schemes of the Punjab government in a better manner.
Dr Nayan said that her thrust areas would be to provide clean, effective, efficient and transparent administration to people besides ensuring effective implementation of the flagship programs of the Punjab government like Mahatma Gandhi Sarbat Vikas Yojna (MGSVY), Ghar-Ghar Rozgar Mission, Smart Village Campaign and others. She said that due focus would also be laid on ensuring the all round development of the rural areas and prosperity of its people through the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).
In a preliminary meeting with the staff in her office, the Additional Deputy Commissioner asked them to perform their duty zealously to ensure that the benefits of pro-people schemes of the state government were percolated to the people at the grass root level. Meanwhile, senior officers of district administration congratulated Dr Nayan on the occasion.