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Chandigarh, Citing alarming situation of the drug menace in neighbouring Punjab, Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij today asked the Director General of Police to constitute special teams to check the drug abuse in the state.
Referring to the issue that the youths of Haryana may drift towards drugs, Vij said the effect could already be seen in the border areas of the state adjoining Punjab.
“I had a detailed discussion on this issue with the DGP (Haryana). I have directed him to constitute special teams to curb the menace of drugs in the state,” Vij told reporters here after assuming charge of the ministries alloted to him.
Chief Minister M L Khattar yesterday alloted portfolios to Vij and other ministers of his Cabinet. Khattar along with nine ministers took oath on Sunday after the BJP stormed to power in Haryana after the October 15 polls.
Vij, the five-time MLA from Ambala Cantt, has been alloted the portfolios of Health, Sports and Youth Affairs.
The Minister said that he has directed officers to avoid sitting in their offices and instead go out in the field to evaluate the performance of their departments and submit their reports.
After assuming charge, Vij today presided over a meeting of senior officers of departments concerned at the Haryana Civil Secretariat here.
“I would myself visit the field to verify the facts stated in the reports submitted to me. Besides, feedback would also be taken from the party workers and the check teams. Officers found neglecting their duties would not be spared,” he added.
Vij said the Khattar government believed in work and performance and it would be the priority of the government to provide facilities in government hospitals on the pattern of private institutes.
Asked about cleanliness in government hospitals, Vij said that he himself visited the Ambala Cantonment Hospital for surprise checking today and found that there was no arrangement for the disposal of biomedical waste.
“This issue needs to be dealt with immediately,” he said.
Meanwhile, Vij recalled how his political opponents would make fun of him when he would talk about formation of BJP government in Haryana.
“They have been proved wrong and, for the first time, the BJP has formed government in the state with clear majority and my dream has come true,” he said.
