PM urges officers to go to the field to understand decision-making impact

New Delhi, Aug 25: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged officers not to restrict themselves to files but go to the field, to understand the true impact of decision-making. Responding to observations made by a group of officers comprising more than 80 Additional Secretaries and Joint Secretaries serving in the Government of India here yesterday, the Prime Minister emphasised that officers must not restrict themselves to files, but go to the field, to understand the true impact of decision-making. In this context, he recalled the experience of officers in post-earthquake reconstruction in Gujarat, in 2001. The officers shared their experiences on subjects such as performance-based administration, innovation in governance, waste management, river and environment pollution, forestry, sanitation, climate change, value addition in agriculture, education and skill development. This was the second of five such interaction Mr Modi had with officers, an official statement here said. UNI