CM launches initiative for real-time monitoring of govt deptartment

PESHAWAR: Caretaker Chief Minister Justice (Retd) Syed Arshad Hussain Shah on Friday launched a digital dashboard under the “Khushal Khyber Pakhtunkhwa” initiative for real-time monitoring of provincial departments and other public service delivery outlets at divisional and district levels.

The Khushal Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Dashboard was launched at a ceremony at the Chief Minister’s House here, said a handout.Caretaker Ministers Syed Masood Shah, Barrister Feroz Jamal Shah Kakakhel, Ahmed Rasool Bangash, Engr. Ahmed Jan, Dr. Najeebullah and other officials attended the ceremony.

Alongside live monitoring of public service delivery centres across the province, the performance of provincial departments, district administrations and police department would be assessed through Khushal Khyber Pakhtunkhwa dashboard on daily basis. Moreover, keeping in view the public service delivery of government entities, 27 key performance indicators (KPIS), including Blocked Khewats, Demarcation Cases, Pending Mutation cases, revenue collection and retrieval of state land, have been identified for district administrations.

Nine KPIS including actions against drug peddlers, street crimes, murders and theft cases have been identified for Police.In the first phase, KPIs have also been identified for different provincial departments, including health, home and tribal affairs, excise and narcotics control, local government, energy and power, livestock and dairy development, mines and minerals, relief and rehabilitation and public health engineering.

Speaking on the occasion, the Caretaker Chief Minister lauded the efforts of cabinet members, chief secretary and his entire team for materializing this flagship project in an effective and timely manner. About the major initiatives being taken under the “Khushhal Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Programme,” he said that zero tolerance against corruption, maintaining law & order, good governance, improving public service delivery, human resource export strategy, holding Khuli Kutchehries, addressing public complaints and action against narcotics and encroachments are amongst the important components of the programme.

The chief minister made it clear that due to insufficient job opportunities within the country, the caretaker provincial government has devised its Human Capital Export Strategy, under which youth of this province would be imparted with crash courses in different fields and sent abroad for employment.