Excelsior Correspondent
NEW DELHI, Dec 15: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the 4th National Conference of Chief Secretaries in Delhi today. The three day Conference was held in Delhi from December 13 to 15.
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Modi observed that the greater benefit of this Conference was that Team India had come together for discussion with an open mind and work together for a Viksit Bharat.
He observed that Pro-People Pro-active Good Governance (P2G2) is at the core of our work through which we can achieve the vision of Viksit Bharat.
The Conference included discussions around the overarching theme of ‘Promoting Entrepreneurship, Employment and Skilling – Leveraging the Demographic Dividend’.
Prime Minister appreciated the advent of Start-ups especially in Tier 2/3 cities. He asked States to encourage such innovations and work towards providing an environment where start-ups can flourish. He urged States to identify locations suitable for entrepreneurs in smaller cities and take initiative to connect them with the banking system, provide logistics and facilitate them.
Prime Minister also asked the States to simplify the compliances which often lead to harassment of citizens. He urged the participants that States should reform the governance model in such as way as to encourage citizen participation or Jan Bhagidari. The Prime Minister also said that it is important to focus on reform, perform, and transform, and it is also important to inform the people about the various initiatives of the government.
In the health sector, PM urged that under the Fit India Movement obesity should be taken as a big challenge in Bharat. He said that only a fit and healthy India can be a Viksit Bharat. He also opined that Bharat can be made TB-mukt by end of 2025. He added that the ASHA and Anganwadi workers can play a big role in delivering this goal.
Talking about Aspirational Districts and Blocks Programme, PM said that competent officers posted in these blocks and districts can bring about massive changes at the ground level. It would also lead to immense socio-economic benefits.
Talking about development of cities, PM strongly encouraged for human resources development in order to develop cities as centres of economic growth. He emphasized on developing institutions for specialization in urban governance, water and environment management. With increasing urban mobility, he also stressed on providing adequate urban accommodation which would in turn lead to better productivity in the manufacturing sector in new industrial hubs.
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