Thursday, October 19, 2016 (ANI): Union Minister Jitendra Singh told the officers of the Jammu and Kasmir Administrative Services that they no longer need to work in separate departments and should instead take a “whole of government” attitude.
The Union Minister told the officers at the 6th Capacity Building Programme for Officers of J-K Administrative Services, which was held in the national capital by the National Centre for Good Governance, to find schemes that work together and use an integrated approach to execution for better efficiency and results that help the average person.
Singh said that the top civil servants are coming from states like Punjab, Haryana, and Jammu and Kashmir more and more because of technology, making it easier for people to access resources and changing the makeup of the central and state civil services. There are now more people from these states working for the central government, Singh said.
Singh said that the current goal of Indian public policy is to make government more open and accountable, with a focus on fiscal federalism, changing India’s rural areas, and making public service performance better.
“India has made its systems for resolving complaints more modern and has tried to get rid of any lingering sense of injustice caused by an administrative action by making procedures easier and building stronger institutions.” In this way, digital progress has made it possible for people to get their problems fixed, the minister said.
Singh also said he would use the same call centre method in Jammu and Kashmir that is being used at the centre to personally check on the happiness of people who had their problems fixed.
The minister talked about three main goals of the Digital India programme: making digital infrastructure a basic need for all citizens, making sure that services are available on demand, and giving citizens more digital power.
He said the main goal is to make sure that digital technologies make everyone’s life better, grow India’s digital economy, and open up business and job opportunities while the country’s digital and technological skills are still being developed.
The minister said Digital India has greatly shortened the distance between the government and the people and has also made it easier for important services to be delivered straight to people in a fair and honest way.
“In the process, India has emerged as one of the preeminent nations in the world to use technology to transform the lives of its citizens,” Singh stated.
He said that in today’s world, civil servants need to be able to work with integrity and be responsible. He also said that the Centre has a “zero tolerance approach to corruption,” which means that government processes are more open, there is more oversight, and people who are found to have broken the rules face harsh punishments.
“India’s legislative and constitutional framework to fight corruption has been greatly strengthened with a mandatory declaration of assets by civil servants on an annual basis, thereby focusing on preventive vigilance,” said the minister.
At the event, V. Srinivas, secretary of the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), said that the training is a chance for everyone to learn from each other, share their experiences, and work together to make life better.
For robust growth, he also stressed the need for faster and more inclusive development. He also talked about how important technology is for changing people’s lives.
Srinivas said that the government should come up with a plan to meet people’s wants and demands and work for the state’s overall growth.
The sixth plan to build capacity at NCGG began on October 9 and will end on October 20. 37 officers of the JKAS are at the event. They are secretaries, special secretaries, extra secretaries, CEOs, directors, joint commissioners, mission directors, and more.
People who work for the government in Jammu and Kashmir got to talk to experts in a wide range of fields during this programme. The topics they discussed included communication strategies, eradicating poverty, rural housing, skill India, artificial intelligence in government, tourism and culture, the Jal Jeevan Mission, digital India, the approach to the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, Ayushman Bharat, anti-corruption strategies, vigilance administration, the circular economy, revitalising rivers, innovation and entrepreneurship, and more. The people who are taking part will also go to Parliament to learn more.
Scientists have designed a character-building plan to give government workers in Jammu and Kashmir the tools they need to provide strong and smooth services to the people. (ANI)
