Prime Minister Narendra Modi was
busy in January, interacting with all the Secretaries to the Government of
India. Most of the Secretaries were hard at work preparing presentations and
were burning the midnight oil. The first round of meetings was held on January
12. Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj as also Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog
Arvind Panagariya, besides all Secretaries, were present. After the
interaction, the Prime Minister formed eight groups of Secretaries to run
India. The subjects on which the groups have been set up include ‘good
governance–challenges and opportunities’, ‘employment generation strategies’,
‘farmer-centric initiatives in agriculture and allied sectors’, ‘education and
health–universal access and quality’, ‘innovative budgeting and effective
implementation’, ‘accelerated growth with inclusion and equity’, ‘Swachh Bharat
and Ganga rejuvenation’ and ‘energy efficiency and conservation’. It has also
been decided that one Secretary will act as a rapporteur in each group and
moderate the group meetings. It is learnt that Modi was happy with the various
presentations and asked questions and made suggestions. Now it has to be seen
how the ideas and presentations from the board room are injected into the
system so that India can be transformed.
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