Gehlot’s way of winning the ‘political battle’, through a ‘WAR’ (room) exercise!

Jaipur: Now that a mere 18 months are left for the current dispensation, the state government has started aggressively pursuing the completion of major projects and budget announcements.

Now, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot is monitoring the works undertaken and will take day-to-day progress reports of the works.

For this work, a separate ‘War Room’ is being prepared in CMO which has been christened ‘Rajasthan State Service Delivery War Room’ and CM’s newly appointed young IAS Gaurav Goyal is working as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Goyal has been given this additional responsibility along with his basic work. Moreover, Joint Secretary in CMO - Ajay Aswal - has been given the additional responsibility of Director of the War Room.

Sources have revealed that this war room has been set up in the library building which is far from CMO where work will be carried on round the clock and five RAS officers have been posted for it and full deployment of staff has been done under it. In addition to this, various subject experts - numbering 20 - as Consultants are also being appointed here on remuneration.

The War Room will keep a close eye on the progress of all major projects of all the departments.

A workaholic, no nonsense and result oriented bureaucrat - IAS Gaurav Goyal - has been given important role in the CMO. Prior to this Goyal has shown exemplary dedication and zeal in the JDA as its Commissioner. In fact, word is that an attempt has been made to give a ‘facelift’ to CMO and thus efforts have been made to make CMO more orderly and effective in view of 2023 elections. On Wednesday, the work division of all the officers was done afresh giving Goyal important responsibility of UDH, Housing Board, Mining and Medical etc.