New Delhi:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday held a meeting with secretaries of different ministries at his official residence on 7 Lok Jankalyan Marg. The meeting was held on the occasion of completion of three years of NDA government at Centre.
While addressing the officials, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that some of the best results have been achieved in the last three years when the entire government machinery worked in unison. He said that the institutions must be made result oriented.
Some of the best results in last 3 yrs achieved when entire Govt machinery worked in unison. Institutions must be made outcome-oriented: PM pic.twitter.com/Sz2t2NF7fN
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He further said that the world is looking towards India and they should not miss the opportunity.
World is looking at India differently today, and this is unique opportunity which should not be missed: PM Modi
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked top bureaucrats to identify concrete goals to be achieved by 2022, particularly focussing on the development of100 most backward districts in a mission mode through short time frames.
He told them that they had an opportunity to transform the lives of one-sixth of humanity, a statement issued by thePrime Minister's Office (PMO) said.
Underlining that institutions must be made "outcome-oriented", the prime minister asked the bureaucrats to identify concrete goals to be achieved by 2022, the 75thanniversary of Independence.
He called for a mission mode approach to the 100 most backward districts in India and said specific goals should beset on various parameters in definite short time frames for these districts, the PMO said.
On 'Swachhta Abhiyan', the prime minister said, "the biggest groundswell of support has come from the people, and that is driving change at the administrative level."
Turning to the planned roll-out of the Goods and ServicesTax (GST) regime from July 1, he said it would mark a "turning point" in the country's history. He asked the secretaries to proactively prepare for this transformation, to ensure a smooth transition, the statement said.
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Union Roadways and Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari were present on the occasion.
