Guwahati, Aug 19 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said the state government was working towards transforming District Commissioner (DC) offices across all 35 districts into people-centric centres of governance, with a focus on making public services more accessible and reducing the need for citizens to visit government offices.
CM Sarma made the remarks after inaugurating the Integrated DC Office of Kamrup (Metropolitan) in Guwahati.
Highlighting the government’s approach, the Chief Minister said the objective was to ensure that district administration becomes more responsive to the needs of ordinary citizens.
“We are working with a holistic approach to develop District Commissioner Offices across all of Assam’s 35 districts as people-centric centres, delivering governance to the people,” CM Sarma said.
He said the initiative was being pursued in line with the state government’s vision of “Minimum Government, Maximum Governance”, under which administrative processes should become simpler and more convenient for citizens.
According to CM Sarma, the focus should not merely be on creating modern government infrastructure but on ensuring that people can access government services without having to make multiple visits to administrative offices.
“We are working with the vision of Minimum Government, Maximum Governance – where the need for people to visit government offices comes down considerably,” he said.
The Chief Minister said that whenever citizens need to visit a government office, they should be able to access the required services easily, get their queries resolved and return home satisfied.
CM Sarma’s remarks underline the Assam government’s emphasis on improving last-mile delivery of governance and reducing the difficulties faced by citizens while accessing administrative services.
The integrated office in Kamrup (M) is part of this broader effort to strengthen district-level administration and provide citizens with a more streamlined interface with the government.
The Chief Minister said similar efforts would be undertaken across the state’s 35 districts, with DC offices envisioned as accessible and citizen-oriented centres rather than merely traditional administrative establishments.
The initiative comes amid the state government’s broader push towards administrative reforms, digitisation and improved public service delivery.
CM Sarma said the ultimate measure of governance should be the ease with which ordinary citizens can access government services and get their grievances addressed.
–IANS
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