SME Times News Bureau | 18 Jan, 2018
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu Wednesday viewed that reforms
governance should be the constant endeavour of the government.
Delivering the Keynote address at the 110th
Annual Convention of the Indian Officers Association (IOA) on 'Leadership at
the Frontier of Tomorrow', Naidu said reforms in the style and substance of
governance should be the constant endeavour.
The Vice President said that fruits of democracy will reach
the citizens if we can combine a resolute political will with robust
administrative skill. Effective service delivery deepens the roots of democracy
because it ensures that all citizens, especially those whose voices are not
adequately heard, participate actively in nation building, he said.
Naidu said that any policy is only as good as its
implementation.
"The positive impact of policies has to be felt by the citizens.
This will happen only if the administration is responsive, the decisions are
judicious, the execution is swift and there is a culture of continuous
monitoring and evaluation," he said.
He said that with an efficient civil
administration, India can leverage every challenge that comes its way in
transforming itself into a world leader in various spheres in the years to
come.
"As we expand globally and open our doors to the entry of multinational
corporations to participate in nation’s progress, there needs to be more
emphasis on efficiency, transparency and ethical compliance," Naidu said.
The Vice President said that public administration is no
longer concerned with just implementation and monitoring of government
policies.
"In a rapidly changing world, the administrative apparatus must
be more agile than earlier. It must be innovative, humble, emphatic and
objective," he pointed out.