Narendra Modi speaks at 11th Civil Services Day: Be enablers instead of regulators, PM tells babus Here are the highlights of PM Modi's speech

Narendra Modi speaks at 11th Civil Services Day: Be enablers instead of regulators, PM tells babus

Here are the highlights of PM Modi's speech

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday addressed the civil services officers on the occasion of 11th civil services day and asked to stop being regulators to start being enablers. The prime minister, in his speech, said that there is a need to bring a qualitative change in the functioning of civil services. ” Changing trends in the last 15-20 years have altered the dynamics. Competition can play a big role in bringing a qualitative change,” Modi said. PM Modi also asked the officers to start using social media for better usage Praising the use of social media to reach out to people, Modi said, “E-governance, M-governance, social media- these are good means to reach out to the people and for their benefits.

Here are the highlights of his speech:

* Earlier, role of the government, from healthcare to wanting to set up an industry, was very strong. Things are changing since 15 years: PM Modi

* People are now seeing alternatives. For example- it can be about a private airline or a private healthcare service: PM Narendra Modi

* Changing trends in the last 15-20 years have altered the dynamics. Competition can play a big role in bringing a qualitative change: PM Modi

* With changing times, a need may arise that we may have to change our working style. From regulator, we need to be an enabling entity: PM Modi

* With quantum jump in work must also come a qualitative change: PM on Civil Services Day

* Hierarchy remains an issue- this is something we inherited from colonial rulers and we did not leave that behind in Mussoorie: PM Modi to officers

* E-governance, M-governance, social media- these are good means to reach out to the people and for their benefits: PM Modi

* A spirit of ownership is essential. Let us believe that through this set up we can bring a positive change in people’s lives: Prime Minister Modi

* Take ideas seriously, even if from your junior most person. Learn to take ownership, PM Modi tells bureaucrats

* Excellence must go hand in hand with responsibility, says PM Modi

* I see officers, ‘busy, busy’ with their mobiles. So i banned mobiles in meetings, says Prime Minister Modi

* The push for reform comes from political leadership but the perform angle is determined by officers & Jan Bhagidari transforms: PM Modi

* Every policy of ours and its implementation has to be outcome centric: PM Modi