Trainee officers told to be change agents

Hyderabad: Upma Chawdhry, Director, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA), Mussoorie, while addressing 300 civil servants who are attending 93rd Foundation Course at Dr MCR HRD Institute exhorted them to focus more on formulating innovative policies rather than getting bogged down merely by the details of their implementation. She stated that ‘minimum government; maximum governance’ redefines the role of role of civil servants rather than reducing it.

Upma Chawdhry said that the nature and quality of governance is an important force for eradicating poverty and promoting all-round development. She called upon the trainee civil servants to commence their exciting career journey with a commitment to bring about change in the complex system of administration and advised them to be the change agents.

Decentralised administration is the need of the hour, she said and advised the trainee civil servants to involve employees at all levels of administration to play a proactive role not only in the execution of policies but also invite their inputs in their formulation. She also underlined the need for live interface with local community, local government bodies, NGOs, etc. in order to enrich the quality of governance.

Referring to the ranking of about 200 countries across different indicators of governance, carried out by World Bank, she underlined the need to measure the quality of governance and initiate corrective action.