New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said political parties play an important role in a democracy, but it is the job of a civil servant to question whether a party in power is using taxpayers’ money to benefit itself or the country. And is she using the government. Money for the development of the country or for the expansion of the party.
Addressing the 16th Civil Services Day program at Vigyan Bhavan, Modi said that the country’s wealth will be looted, taxpayers’ money will be wasted. And if the bureaucracy falters now, the dreams of young Indians would be shattered.
Without naming any political party, the PM said that a bureaucrat should ask himself some questions before taking every decision.
“…Whether the ruling political party is looting government money to create its own vote bank or using it to make life easier for citizens, whether it is using government money to advertise the work of the party Whether it is being done or doing it sincerely to create awareness among people, whether a political party is changing policies by its political masters to create new avenues of making black money… A civil servant should think about these questions ”
Modi said the time has come for the country’s bureaucrats to live up to the expectations of Sardar Patel, who called bureaucracy the steel frame of India.
Indirectly hitting out at the opposition parties, the PM said “it has been our experience” that even if the schemes are good, even if their roadmap looks good on paper, unless the last-mile delivery is made efficient, Till then expected results will not be available. ,
Modi further claimed that everyone knows how the previous system had given the country four crore fake gas connections, four crore fake ration cards, 30 lakh youth getting fake scholarships and one crore imaginary women and children getting support from the Ministry of Women and Child. Given. Development (WCD).
“…under the guise of lakhs and crores of such fake names, a system of corruption is flourishing,” Modi said, adding that the system has now changed with the efforts of the country and its civil servants. About three lakh crore rupees have been saved from falling into wrong hands.
At a time when India is celebrating its 75th year of independence, the PM also called upon the bureaucracy to make greater efforts to achieve the ambitious target set for the next 25 years.
“When time is limited, it becomes very important to decide what will be our direction and how will we achieve it. The challenge today is not how efficient you are, the challenge is how to overcome the loopholes in the system. Let’s do.
The PM also said that in the nine years of his government, initiatives have been taken to make civil servants realize their full potential. He also mentioned how his government took several steps to rid the bureaucracy of hierarchy and protocol.
“From secretaries to assistant secretaries, I meet them regularly. I also meet the trainee officers. We have also encouraged Central Ministries to organize contemplation camp (brainstorming sessions) to involve and encourage everyone’s participation in every department,” he said.
Modi said these efforts have brought visible changes in the bureaucracy.
(Editing by Amritansh Arora)
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