DHARAMSHALA/SHIMLA: Prime Minister Narender Modi said the government should strive to make the “Inspirational Districts’ programme of India and extend it to the block and city levels and putting the best young officers to make "Aspirational districts as "Inspirational".
Chairing three-day-long inaugural national conference of Chief Cecretaries being held here, Prime Minister lauded the success of the inspirational districts programme saying India’s best, young officers should be posted to the Aspirational Districts to bring about noticeable changes through their creative thinking and fresh ideas.
Prime Minister said they discussed ways to further accelerate progress of aspirational districts, national education policy (NEP), crop diversification, reducing compliance burden and other topics to make the conference fruitful.
Prime Minister said experience and learning gained by them while working in these districts would be unparalleled and prove useful for the entire country.
Speaking on education, Prime Minister said teachers’ training can be strengthened by leveraging digital technology and learning mobile apps. The award winning retired school teachers could also be roped in for visiting schools and training teachers, Modi said.
Prime Minister said that there could be a dedicated TV Channel for teachers’ training.
Chief secretaries hold the detailed discussions on Crop Diversification, National Education Policy and Aspirational Districts Programme on Day Two of National Conference of Chief Secretaries.
Deliberations were held on ‘Crop Diversification and Achieving Self-Sufficiency in Oilseeds, Pulses and Other Agri-Commodities’ and ‘Implementation of National Education Policy-School Education’. There were sessions on ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav: Road to 2047’ and the Aspirational Districts Programme.
As a matter of fact, in the Budget 2022-23, the central government had announced that 200 TV Channels would be launched for improving access to high quality education in the remotest part of the country.
Prime Minister suggested that it can be achieved by organising competitions among young entrepreneurs, start-ups and youth across States.
The quality content can be prepared in various mediums such as drama, animation, mono-acting, etc. in regional languages and the best content creators would be awarded, Prime Minister said.
During the lunch break, the issue on “Reducing Compliance Burden” was taken up on each table for deliberations.
The participants discussed several strategies for ‘Aatmanirbhar Krishi’ and for a digital mission in agriculture.
They underscored the need for greater Centre-state coordination for driving India’s infrastructure growth story through PM-GatiShakti.
Secretary (Finance and Expenditure) held an interactive session on the need for sound fiscal management by the states and union territories.
He spoke on the need for the rationalization of schemes and autonomous bodies and measures to reduce revenue deficit.
All the representative states and union territories, they flagged concerns, highlighted best practices and suggested possible solution in every session.
The national conference of chief secretaries is a first-of-its-kind exercise towards strengthening the partnership between the Centre and the states, to build a shared vision for Amrit Kaal.
Prime Minister was given a warm sendoff by State Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting and Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Singh Thakur and other state ministers at Gaggal airport. Prime Minister was presented with replica of Baijnath Shiv temple by Governor and Chief Minister.
