Lucknow, Dec 29 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Tuesday asked officials to expedite action in all pending cases of corruption.
Chairing a law and order review meeting at the Yojana Bhawan here, she expressed deep concern over the long pendency of corruption cases against government officials.

“The vigilance department needs to gear up its working so that all pending corruption cases could be expeditiously taken to their logical conclusion,” she told top officials attending the meeting.

The chief minister also expressed her displeasure at the slow working of the state Economic Offences Wing (EOW), where scores of cases including one of fraud and money laundering against Samajwadi Party general secretary Amar Singh were pending.

Mayawati further asked officials to prepare a blueprint for improving the living conditions of police personnel, particularly those of the Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC), who had to carry out duties in inhospitable and hostile conditions.

She also stressed the need to strengthen the police force in the Maoist-affected areas and issued directives for early filling up of vacancies in various wings of the state police.

Mayawati also called for strict enforcement of the provisions related to fire security, particularly in high-rise buildings, and also emphasised the need for construction of proposed fire stations in a time-bound manner.

Among other things, she asked officials to improve the purchase system for buying various articles and equipment required for modernisation of the state police force.

Among others, the meeting was attended by Cabinet Secretary Shashank Shekhar Singh, Additional Cabinet Secretary Vijay Shankar Pandey and Principal Secretary (Home) Kunwar Fateh Bahadur.