Rajasthan Chief Secretary V Srinivas interacted with 16 IAS officers recently promoted from state services and set the expectations right. These officials included Gopal Ram Birda, Meghna Chaudhary, Om Prakash Jain, Rajesh Singh, Mukesh Kumar Sharma, Mahendra Kumar Sharma, Anju Rajpal, Vivek Kumar, Madan Lal Nehra, Dinesh Kumar Jangid, Poonam Prasad Sagar, Ummed Singh, Mahaveer Kharadi, Dr Bhagchand Badhal, Aslam Sher Khan and Narendra Kumar Bansal.
Srinivas told them to focus on good governance, technological innovation and effective implementation of public welfare schemes.
“Public Trust in IAS is very high, such trust has emanated from a belief that decision making would be free and fair and without bias,” he said.
Srinivas said that Rajasthan's great institutions of governance – the Board of Revenue and District Collector – were built by dedication and hard work.
“The policy maxim of Maximum Governance – Minimum Government envisages simplifying the citizen's journey with govt, through technology empowerment, process re-engineering and seriousness of purpose,” he said.
Use of IT and AI in governance
Srinivas said that information technology and artificial intelligence should be used to make governance more effective and transparent. He said that the usefulness of AI in governance is also being widely accepted internationally.
Emphasis on contact call center and public hearing
He directed newly promoted officers to visit contact call centre at Secretariat. He suggested officials to understand the process of representations received there and ensure quality disposal of cases.
Training for capacity building
Srinivas asked officers to complete courses related to Behavioral Competence and Leadership Module of Mission Karmayogi. He said that these courses will strengthen the administrative efficiency and leadership capacity of the officers.
Making life of citizens easier is the priority
He said that in line with the maximum governance-minimum government policy of the state government, special focus is being n making lives of citizens easier and institutions more accountable. He called upon officials to work wholeheartedly in this direction.
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