Bihar: DM 'turns' clerk; finds way to get two years' work done in a month

Reviewing the functioning of the lower level of administration, Patna district magistrate Sanjay Kumar Agarwal on Sunday took to a clerk's job and suggested method to reduce time for completing the work.

In his two-hour visit to the legal cell of the Secretariat, Aggarwal found that 375 cases of stamp refund were pending which would take about two years to dispose. But, the DM, who was transferred to the state capital in December last, found a way out to cut short the time and suggested how the work could be done in a month, an official statement said.

During the visit, the DM came across an employee who appeared over-aged while one of her certificates, alleged to be forged, stated that she was 55 years old. Aggarwal has instructed officials to constitute a medical board to verify her age, the statement said.

Starting from Sunday, the DM has decided to visit different sections of district administration once a week to improve the work culture at lower level. He has also ordered Section, Block, District and Circle officers to do the same every Tuesday and review work, it said.

Aggarwal was recently awarded by the Election Commission of India for best electoral practices during his tenure as the DM of Gaya.