Maharashtra minister Ganesh Naik says 10 per cent of officials lack competence

Naik, who is the state forest minister, informed that immediate action will be taken on nearly 60 per cent of the representations received, while the remaining will be resolved in a time-bound manner

Maharashtra minister and BJP leader Ganesh Naik has claimed 10 per cent of officials in the administration are "incompetent", and asserted that a strong sense of duty will eliminate the need for public grievance forums like 'janata darbar', reported news agency PTI.

Naik was speaking to reporters on Monday after holding the 'janata darbar' (public meeting) at a hall in Thane city, a stronghold of Deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena president Eknath Shinde. Read More

The meeting witnessed the submission of more than 260 representations by citizens on various civic, administrative and dev