'Why Live Tense Lives? Quality Time With Family is Important': PM Narendra Modi to Civil Servants-NDTV 22.04.2015
Prime Minster Narendra Modi today talked about work-life balance and "quality time with family" to a hall full of civil servants at a function in Delhi.
"A life full of tension cannot achieve anything, especially when you have to run the nation," the PM said, adding, "Have you turned into robots in your daily life? If that is so, then that impacts your work."
In the imposing Vigyan Bhawan, used for high-profile government functions, the PM said, "My team has to be energetic, not tired and wilted," drawing laughter when he asked, "Why are you so serious?"
Also when he said, "Do you spend 'quality time' with your families? I want my friends to think about that... I can't personally guide you on this."
PM Modi is known to work long hours every day and is seen as a tough task master who keeps officials on their toes. He had recently acknowledged "complaints" that he makes people work even on holidays. He has, since he took office in May last year, scheduled some of his government's most important activities and events on public holidays or Sundays.
"A life full of tension cannot achieve anything, especially when you have to run the nation," the PM said, adding, "Have you turned into robots in your daily life? If that is so, then that impacts your work."
In the imposing Vigyan Bhawan, used for high-profile government functions, the PM said, "My team has to be energetic, not tired and wilted," drawing laughter when he asked, "Why are you so serious?"
Also when he said, "Do you spend 'quality time' with your families? I want my friends to think about that... I can't personally guide you on this."
PM Modi is known to work long hours every day and is seen as a tough task master who keeps officials on their toes. He had recently acknowledged "complaints" that he makes people work even on holidays. He has, since he took office in May last year, scheduled some of his government's most important activities and events on public holidays or Sundays.
At the Civil Services Day function today, he also said, "Accountability, Responsibility and Transparency, this ART is essential for good governance." The work of the government, he said, was "not only to run departments. We have to be innovative, modernise within the department as well."
PM Modi to civil servants: A life full of tension can't achieve anything-Times of India
घरवालों के साथ वक्त गुजारें, वरना जिंदगी बोरिंग फाइल बन जाएगीः नरेंद्र मोदी-Navbharat Timesप्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने मंगलवार को सिविल सेवा के अधिकारियों से जीवन के महत्व पर गौर करने को कहा। मोदी ने कहा, घरवालों को वक्त नहीं देंगे तो जिंदगी किसी फाइल का उबाऊ पन्ना हो जाएगी । उन्होंने कहा, 'तनाव से भरा जीवन कुछ हासिल नहीं कर सकता, खासकर जब आपको देश को चलाना है। आप समय प्रबंधन में बहुत अच्छे हैं, लेकिन क्या आप अपने परिवार के साथ गुणवत्तापूर्ण समय बिताते हैं? कृपया इस बारे में भी सोचिए।'
लोकतंत्र में 'राजनीतिक हस्तक्षेप' को आवश्यक करार देते हुए स्पष्ट किया कि वे इसे सुशासन में बाधा के तौर पर न देखें। राजनीतिक हस्तक्षेप और अनुचित हस्तक्षेप के बीच अंतर स्पष्ट करते हुए मोदी ने कहा कि इनमें से एक व्यवस्था के लिए 'अनिवार्य और अपरिहार्य' है वहीं दूसरे से व्यवस्था 'नष्ट' हो जाएगी।
उन्होंने कहा कि लोकतंत्र में राजनीतिक हस्तक्षेप की जरूरत है क्योंकि लोगों को जनप्रतिनिधियों से उम्मीदें होती हैं। मोदी ने कहा कि बाधा और कठिनाई जैसे शब्दों को नौकरशाही व्यवस्था से हटाने की जरूरत है। उन्होंने सिविल सर्विस दिवस समारोह में कहा, 'एक विभाग काम कर रहा है, लेकिन कहीं और इसे रोक दिया जाता है। आप सवाल करेंगे कि क्या हुआ? यह कहेगा कि यह काम करने का नौकरशाही तरीका है। उसी प्रकार अगर कुछ काम कहीं अटक जाता है तो हम कहते हैं कि यह राजनीतिक हस्तक्षेप है।'
जवाबदेही और जिम्मेदारी पर जोर देते हुए मोदी ने अधिकारियों से कहा कि हर समस्या का समाधान होता है और उसे खोजना होता है। उन्होंने कहा कि सुशासन के लिए जवाबदेही, जिम्मेदारी और पारदर्शिता (आर्ट) आवश्यक है।
नौकरशाही में सुधारों पर जोर देते हुए मोदी ने कहा कि सुधारों और प्रौद्योगिकी को बढ़ावा देने की जरूरत है, क्योंकि वह दिन दूर नहीं, जब दुनिया एम-गर्वनेंस या मोबाइल गर्वनेंस पर गौर करेगी। सरदार वल्लभभाई पटेल को याद करते हुए प्रधानमंत्री ने कहा कि देश के पहले गृह मंत्री के योगदान को याद करना स्वाभाविक है, जिन्होंने देश के एकीकरण के लिए काम किया। उन्होंने कहा, 'आज, सामाजिक-आर्थिक एकीकरण की आवश्यकता है। हम ऐसे मॉडल के बारे में सोचते हैं, जो एकीकरण को महत्व देता हो, जो लोगों को एक दूसरे के करीब लाता हो।'
मोदी ने विभिन्न क्षेत्रों में उत्कृष्ट योगदान के लिए सम्मानित किए गए अधिकारियों को बधाई दी और कहा कि पुरस्कृत लोगों द्वारा किए गए अच्छे कार्यों को दोहराने या उनसे काफी कुछ सीखने की जरूरत है। उन्होंने कहा, 'हमारा काम सिर्फ विभागों को ही नहीं चलाना है। हमें नवोन्मेषी होना होगा। हमें परिपूर्णता और क्षमता निर्माण को प्राथमिकता देने की आवश्यकता है।'
We will intervene, not interfere: PM Modi on babus
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday made it clear to bureaucrats that “political intervention” was needed in a democracy, but cautioned that “political interference” could destroy the system. Addressing bureaucrats on Civil Services Day in Delhi, Modi said that “political interference” or the “bureaucratic way” were often cited as reasons for work not being done on time.
“In a democracy, bureaucracy and political intervention go hand in hand. This is the speciality of democracy. If we have to run this country, we do not require political interference. But political intervention is necessary and inevitable, otherwise democracy will not work.
Political intervention is required in a democracy as legislators are elected by the people. Political interference destroys,” he said. Comparing the permanent nature of bureaucracy to the tenures of politicians, the PM said, “Hum asthir hain… aap sthir hain (We are unstable… you are stable).”
Stating that the country was not built or run by just politicians, Modi underlined the role played by the bureaucracy in nation-building. He also urged civil servants to end the “silo-approach” and work as a team. Originally slated to speak for 30 minutes, Modi addressed the crowd for close to an hour at the Vigyan Bhavan Plenary Hall, which was packed with bureaucrats ranging from Central government secretaries and state chief secretaries to officer trainees.
Pointing out that most bureaucrats appear very “serious” and lead “stressful lives”, Modi told the civil servants, “Do you spend quality time with your families? Has your life become like a page in a file? Has your life become like that of a robot? If yes, it has an effect on the government and the system.” He added, “Mera ek bhi saathi murjhaya hua nahin hona chahiye (None of my colleagues should be depressed).”
The PM also exhorted civil servants to hold what he called the “yuva mitra day”. He said they should mark the day by going to colleges and talking to students about why they chose the civil services over more lucrative avenues and also about their experience as bureaucrats. “It’s time to inspire youngsters,” Modi said. He also told civil servants that their grandchildren will remember the life they led as bureaucrats, and not their material accomplishments.
Modi also mooted the idea of honouring retired bureaucrats over the age of 75 and making an effort to learn from their experiences. He also spoke in favour of a system in which anybody retiring from the service — from a peon to a chief secretary — would write down their experiences and learnings, which can then be stored on the “cloud” online. “We are losing our institutional memory. Governments can’t run without that,” the PM said, ruing how the practice of leaving a “note to successor” had vanished from the bureaucratic system. Reminding civil servants of the motto, “Sheelam Param Bhushanam” (character is the highest virtue), Modi urged them to maintain a positive outlook.
He said that “good governance” requires “ART — accountability, responsibility and transparency”. He added that as the Indian economy moves from “scarcity” to “plenty”, there was a need for capacity-building in the civil services to better serve the people. He also referred to a Goldman-Sachs report which said it will take India a decade to reach the Asian average on government effectiveness. -
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