CM greets people on New Year

Pramesh S Jain & Yogesh K Porwar

Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has extended new year greetings to people of Karnataka. “I wish the people of Karnataka are freed from all the grievances and may the New Year bring happiness in their lives,” he said.

Speaking to media persons before chairing a meeting of Deputy Commissioners he said, “I wish the officials will function with new vigor in the new year to bring greater dynamism into administration and implementation of various projects.”

The Chief Minister said,We have to prepare for a possible third wave of COVID-19 along with pushing the economy forward.

We cannot simply impose restrictions and sit back.We need to face it with various other strategies.We have to work with greater vigour to tackle it.

He asked officials to cut down on wasteful expenditure in their respective departments. As for the revenue generating departments, he wanted them to raise their efficiency to improve the State’s finances.

We should face the challenge with a positive attitude.Good thinking leads to good work. Good work paves the way for a good life. Love your work, which will bring good results,” Mr. Bommai said.

Chief Secretary P. Ravi Kumar, DG-IGP Praveen Sood and other senior officials participated in the meeting