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Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a powerful speech gave a call for the civil servants to stand up and be counted. Addressing bureaucrats on Civil Services Day in Delhi, PM asked them to experiment, besides increasing engagement with the people for greater results to build India into an even more powerful nation. In his about 45-minute long pep talk to a large gathering of bureaucrats from the Centre and states, Modi asked senior officials to benefit from the knowledge of their juniors, who are of a different generation and probably know better ways to do a task. (PTI)
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1. Narendra Modi: "Some people work in silos. We get more results working in team than in isolation. We need to come out of silos and work together as a team for nation building." (AP)
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2. Narendra Modi: PM said the role of civil services was earlier of a regulator. Then after some time, the role changed to that of an administrator and then controller. "When time further changed, you (civil servants) must have thought of acquiring managerial skills. Time is changing. Only being an administrator and controller is not enough. It is the need of the hour that everybody, at every level, has to be an agent of change". (AP)
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3. Narendra Modi: "We need to bring in changes. When we sit at one place we forget to experiment. If we do not experiment then how do we bring changes. There is no experiment without risk. And if we don't experiment, then it becomes merely a job". (PTI)
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4. Narendra Modi: "I always reward experiments. People who do work differently and experiment, they get a different satisfaction." The mantra of "reform to transform", should be interpreted by civil servants as "reform to perform to transform". Modi said if civil servants were able to perform, the transformation on the ground would be evident. (PTI)
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5. Narendra Modi: "Rukavat samasya paida nahin karti hai, thakavat karti hai (Obstacles do not create problems but tiredness do)". 'Jan bhagidari' or public participation is the key to success. "Initiatives have succeeded when 'jan bhagidari' is embraced. Engaging with civil society is very important. Let us create an atmosphere where everyone can contribute. The energy of 125 crore Indians will take the nation ahead." (PTI)
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