PM Modi Meets Govt Secretaries, Urges Them To Review Centre’s Work
He also decided to form ten Groups of Secretaries which will work on various sectors like agriculture and energy.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday decided to form ten Groups of Secretaries which will work on various sectors like agriculture, energy and transport and submit their reports by the end of next month.
The decision was announced as the Prime Minister met all Secretaries to the Government of India in New Delhi. Cabinet Ministers and Ministers of State for Independent Charge were also present at the meeting.
At the meeting, Cabinet Secretary P K Sinha made a brief presentation on the work done, as a follow up to the reports presented by 8 Groups of Secretaries to the Prime Minister in January this year, a PMO statement said. The rapporteurs for two out of the eight groups also made presentations on the status of implementation of the recommendations of their groups, the statement added.
Addressing the Secretaries, Modi complimented them for the work done by them as part of the eight thematic groups in the month of January. He urged them to undertake a critical review of the work done by the Union Government in the respective sectors that they will be studying. He also asked them to engage young officers to research related issues, the PMO statement said.
Speaking of demographic dividend, the Prime Minister said all groups must prioritize harnessing the strengths of the 800 million youth of India as part of their recommendations. He said the team of Secretaries to the Government of India, has the collective wisdom and experience to create policies to fulfill the hopes and aspirations of India’s people. He exhorted them to put their best foot forward to the task ahead, the statement said.